Episode 210
#210 - Author Chat w/ Gloria Chao
For this author chat episode, we chat with author Gloria Chao about her latest novel, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, a YA rom-com about a girl who tries to save her family's lantern business by granting her Chinese American community's wishes, and has to rely on her ex-best friend for help. We chat with Gloria about her long journey to becoming a prolific author of Asian American YA romances, as well as her inspirations for her new book.
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