My Books Have Been Banned or Challenged in 16 States
Since 2021, there has been an extremely disturbing surge in book bans in school districts and libraries in the United States. The most frequently targeted books are about people of color, LGBTQ+ people, racism, and history.
In the last two years, my books have been banned, challenged, or restricted in 44 cases in 40 communities across 16 states. Last Night at the Telegraph Club receives the most attention, but Ash, Huntress, A Line in the Dark and A Scatter of Light have also been targeted by book banners.
From 2016 to 2017
We have arrived at the end of another calendar year. Every year I look back on what I did and look forward to what comes next; these posts are tagged taking stock if you want to see where I’ve come from.
Why there's no HUNTRESS sequel
Lately I've been asked several times about the possibility of a Huntress sequel, and while I've answered that question before, I guess it's time for an update. So today, I present you with The Definitive Answer to the Question of Whether There Will Be a Sequel to Huntress: Probably not.
On avoiding the exotic in "Huntress"
Since Huntress was published, I've noticed that some reviews mention that the reader didn't realize that many aspects of the fantasy world in the book are based in Chinese and Japanese culture, or that they only realized that because of the cover copy or the cover itself. This is really interesting and makes me think a few things.
On music and writing (and a HUNTRESS playlist)
I grew up with music in my house because my mother is a pianist. Before we immigrated to the United States, she was a professional musician in China. After we moved here, one of the first things my parents bought was a little upright piano.
Happy book birthday to HUNTRESS!
Happy book birthday to Huntress! This is a novel I did not know I was going to write until fall of 2008, when I was finishing up the last round of revisions on Ash and was facing the second book in my contract.