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Patsy C. Robertson Author Of A Concoction of Lies

From Patsy's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Patsy's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Patsy C. Robertson Why Patsy loves this book

I was once a doctoral student, and that experience drew me to Elaine Hsieh Chou's book Disorientation: A Novel. The story is about Ingrid Yang, a Taiwanese-American PhD student who has devoted years of time, effort, and considerable resources to completing her dissertation on a little-known but revered Chinese American poet.

I immediately empathized with Ingrid’s challenges. Her journey is a tale of self-discovery, racial identity, and the pursuit of truth, culminating in awe-inspiring self-confidence and peace of mind.

By Elaine Hsieh Chou ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Disorientation as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE SELECTION * A MALALA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A FAVORITE BOOK OF 2022 BY NPR AND BOOK RIOT * A MUST-READ MARCH 2022 BOOK BY TIME, VANITY FAIR, EW AND THE CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS * A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY GOODREADS, NYLON, BUZZFEED AND MORE

A Taiwanese American woman’s coming-of-consciousness ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos on a college campus in this outrageously hilarious and startlingly tender debut novel.

Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet Xiao-Wen Chou…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Patsy C. Robertson Author Of A Concoction of Lies

From Patsy's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Patsy's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Patsy C. Robertson Why Patsy loves this book

I love stories about characters on Broadway or in the theatre world, which is why I chose “Yellow Face: A Semi-Autobiographical Comedy” by David Henry Hwang.

I was captivated as DHH, the protagonist, tried but failed to balance racial biases, artistic freedom, and social responsibility.

By David Henry Hwang ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Yellow Face as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

“A thesis of a play, unafraid of complexities and contradictions, pepped up with a light dramatic fizz. It asks whether race is skin-deep, actable or even fakeable, and it does so with huge wit and brio.” -TimeOut London

“A pungent play of ideas with a big heart. Yellow Face brings to the national discussion about race a sense of humor a mile wide, an even-handed treatment and a hopeful, healing vision of a world that could be” –Variety

“It's about our country, about public image, about face,” says David Henry Hwang about his latest work, a mock documentary that puts…


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