BAD ASIANS out Feb 2026. Wrote NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT (@henryholt). Bookseller emerita (@literatibkstore)
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Katharine is the incredible narrator of my audiobook. A serious virtuoso. NYC people come out for a live performance and all my questions about her process.
Lillian Li’s (@ZillianZi) sharp and wry new novel, #BadAsians, is officially out in the world. 📚✨
To celebrate the launch, catch Lillian in conversation with Katherine Chin at @yuandmebooks on 2/26! Check out the link for details: bit.ly/4cH8k3w
Last day of the sale!
Preorder sale for BAD ASIANS!! Be a good Asian and take advantage of 10-25% off! barnesandnoble.com/w/bad-asi…
Preorder sale for BAD ASIANS!! Be a good Asian and take advantage of 10-25% off! barnesandnoble.com/w/bad-asi…
Can’t wait to see this cover in the flesh!
💫 💕 We're obsessed with the stunning cover for #BadAsians by @ZillianZi (Lillian Li) releasing February 17, 2026!
Don't miss adding this one to your TBR! Don’t just take our word for it—check out all the amazing praise already pouring in!
bit.ly/3HYJTBw
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“Literature should be a gift to the reader, and that gift is an idealization. Ordinary life is blah, whereas literature at its best is bristling with energy.”
We’ve unlocked our interview with Edmund White. buff.ly/RL8syO5
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In “The Big Conversation: What Writers Can Learn from Bookselling,” Audrey Jennifer Smith, Michael Leali, @ZillianZi, & Ashley Lumpkin discuss how working in bookstores influenced their writing. Members & subscribers can read it in THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE. writerschronicle.awpwriter.o…
ALT A cozy bookstore entrance next to a quote from Michael Leali: “A bookstore . . . is so much more than just a retail space. We are a space for these deep conversations, for our relational capacity to grow.”
Hoping my novel BAD ASIANS (out with @HenryHolt, Feb 2026) makes this syllabus one day! (H/t @zenbyhand for sending)
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First you have to write a book word by painstaking word, and then you have to come up with better words for all the words. Sounds like a scam
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In one week, we're thrilled to welcome Priyanka Mattoo (@naanking) in celebration of her debut memoir, Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones. She'll be joined in conversation by Lillian Li (@ZillianZi)!
More: literatibookstore.com/event/…
This is amazing
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We love this idea! We'll pull together our current reads and post them ASAP! Until then, we'll leave you with one of our recent favs, @pwilliamsforson's 🍎Eating While Black🍎 (a @beardfoundation award winner!): uncpress.org/book/9781469668…
Whoa! I love this list! Can more museums do staff picks?? Like what are the staff of @mofad, @MuseumModernArt, @IntlSpyMuseum reading?
Check out this month's Staff Picks list! This month's list features works from @ZacharyZane_, @KateQuinnAuthor, @rebeccamakkai, @Lisa_See, @what_eats_owls, @ZillianZi, @MargotDouaihy, @BrandSanderson, and more!
Explore the list now at bit.ly/42zBQzE.
I’ll be at @Princeton and @labyrinth_books for this excellent event with @LauraHankin, @bhurley, and Rachel Lyon! Would love to see you if you’re in town!
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Next week! @JanikaOza discusses A HISTORY OF BURNING ("remarkable… a haunting, symphonic tale," raves @nytimesbooks) with @ZillianZi. For for information: literatibookstore.com/event/…
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This description in my book 'number one Chinese restaurant' by Lillian Li @ZillianZi
Just wow
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Hey @Princeton , coming to reunions this year? Myself and fellow alums @LauraHankin, Rachel Lyon, and @ZillianZi will be at @labyrinth_books May 26 at 2pm talking about our books and writing craft: princetonmagazine.com/a-conv…
