I made a commitment to uplifting voices this year, and one way that I can do that is by highlighting authors from marginalized communities and promoting diverse reads. I’ve created this series to feature different authors and my favorite books from their catalogues.

This time I am featuring Gloria Chao.

About Gloria:

Gloria Chao is a screenwriter and the award-winning author of The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (forthcoming 6.24.25), Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT and became a dentist before realizing she’d rather spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles.

Books I’ve Read and Recommend:

American Panda
Ex Marks the Spot
Our Wayward Fate

Books Still on My TBR:

Rent a Boyfriend
When You Wish Upon a Lantern

Covers link to Bookshop.org