Podcast appearances and mentions of Jade Chang

In this episode... making sense of dream premonitions; how to engage in spirit flight and dream travel - and the need for tethering when you do so; how to begin working with your ancestors in your dreams;  how to receive signs and strengthen your intuition, plus the consequences of NOT listening to your intuition; what to do when you get dream messages for someone else; and the number one thing you need to in order to receive dream messages. All with special guest Autumn Fourkiller. Join us!**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTSHermit Year Workshop Series with Amanda Yates Garcia via her Mystery Cult platform on Substack. Get the replay when you subscribe as a Yearly or Founders Member.  You can also subscribe to her newsletter for free (!) at www.amandayatesgarcia.substack.comMuses and Guides: Working with Ritual & Poetry to Activate Creative Potential Workshop (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) - with Amanda Yates Garcia and Rebecca Sharp. A daylong workshop on July 26, 2025 on bringing your spiritual work into your creative practice. Find out more via the link above.Homework Club offers creative people strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA's, accountability pods, and actual homework (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!). If you're an artist or writer looking for structure, support and community, check out Carolyn's project - Homework Club -with with arts consultant and author, Beth Pickens.Midwives of Invention will help you get unstuck in your writing, with Ann Friedman and Jade Chang.**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST AUTUMN FOURKILLERAutumn Fourkiller is member of the Cherokee Nation, writer and dream analyst. Her work and dream interpretations can be found in NY magazine's the Cut, Longreads, Atlas OBscura and many other places. Autumn also is the Tin House Writing Workshops communications coordinator, and summer scholar and was the 2022 fellow for Ann Friedman Weekly, you can subscribe to her Newsletter Dream Interpretation for Dummies via the link in the show notes.Find her on Instagram: @autumnfourkillerWebsite: autumnfourkiller.comSign up for her newsletter, Dream Interpretation for Dummies**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE MISSING WITCHES DECK OF ORACLESFrom Missing Witches authors Risa Dickens and Amy Torok comes a magical new deck featuring 52 of history's most inspiring witches.The Missing Witches Deck of Oracles pulls 52 figures—from Zora Neale Hurston to Hildegarde to Mayumi Oda and more—and presents their stories in potent and poignant spells that restore, inspire, and empower.Users may pull a card or spread a day—or find what works for them—to discover each historical witch and the guidance they offer. Each card features a unique illustration along with a simple message on one side; the other shares each witch's story along an insight, prompt, or meditation.The deck invites those new to and experienced with the craft to connect with witches living and legend and offers a uniquely rich experience for discovery, self-reflection, meditation, divination, and daily ritual.The Missing Witches Deck of Oracles is out now. North Atlantic Books is offering listeners 30% off (plus free shipping) on the deck with code MISSING at www.northatlanticbooks.com now through December 31, 2024. This offer is limited to recipients with U.S.-based mailing addresses only.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Are you an artist or writer looking for structure, support and community? Check out Carolyn's project - Homework Club -with with arts consultant and author, Beth Pickens:Homework Club offers creative people strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA's, accountability pods, and actual homework (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!). Make 2024 a BIG PROJECT year - first month free with code: YourArtMind Your Practice is our podcast.You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Jeff and Phil welcome showrunner/producer Echo Wu and writer Jade Chang, key creatives behind the Netflix animated series Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, starring Ali Wong. They talk about creating a uniquely Asian American young adult action/horror/supernatural family drama; melding Asian mythology and folklore with contemporary youth culture (complete with a playlist) to tell a multi-layered story; and how to keep your cool (and failing miserably) while working with a K-pop idol. Also: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of making Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld.

SORROWLAND by Rivers Solomon THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang Bailey and Dillon are back, baby! Now that the crew has re-assembled, Toby can introduce us to a new friend in Rivers Solomon, and Bailey can finally review the Jade Chang book she read two months ago. Plus, Dillon shares his latest reads, Andrew witnesses an unexpected fight, and we all leave Toby by the side of the road. Enjoy!

“If I didn't have this fear, what could be better?” Jade Chang Sheppard has made it her mission to inspire women to ask and answer that question. On the surface, she seems to have fear *licked*. She built her own fortune in her 20s, birthed 3 gorgeous kids, had a successful marriage *and* divorce. She redesigned her life during a “mid-life awakening,” to include traveling the world to learn to surf. But it took an ayahuasca journey and surf epiphany to bring Jade to a new threshold, and you will want to follow her off that cliff. Jade's epiphanies turn into living workshops that she shares with the world! She bought a boutique hotel in Nicaragua (www.malibupopoyo.com) and turned it into an all-inclusive surfing heaven. She launched Scarletsociety.com, a multi-media miracle of phenomenal women speaking truth about sex, health and money for women over 40 (check out their peri-menopause guide). Jade also muses on non-monogamy (we take a pause in the early part of the podcast, but don't worry, we come back to it!) sexual experimentation, power, and freedom. For a surfalogue, she coversthe Maldives, Chicama, Kelly's Wave Pool, Bali, Nicaragua, CostaRica—girlfriend gets things done. One of the best things we get to hear from this accomplished, striving, powerful, self-realized woman, especially for those bad days: surfing is the hardest thing in the world to do. Get it, Jade!Checkout the articles, podcasts and more at www.scarletsociety.comPromise, you will want to stay at: www.malibupopoyo.comThis is the article Jade mentions by Dr. Stephanie Han (surfer and future pod guest): https://scarletsociety.com/why-do-so-many-women-in-this-country-fear-divorce/ BTW, I recommend reading everything you can find by the brilliant Dr. Han, especially her book of short stories https://drstephaniehan.com/swimming-in-hong-kong/

Jade Chang Sheppard was nearing 40 when she started wondering if she was living life to the fullest, including sexually. Was monogamy really her best option? Was she actually bi? Or kinky? What was group sex like?    Rather than seeing the exploration and life changes that followed as a crisis or breakdown, she's embraced it all as a revolution.   You'll also learn:   Ways ideas about female sexuality vs male sexuality can get in the way of exploring your kinks or fantasies (and what to do about that)   How to invite a sexual or mid-life awakening of your own   Why Jade started her company, Scarlet Society   Sponsor special:    Athletic Greens is offering you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase: athleticgreens.com/GIRLBONER   Seek approval from your doctor or dietitian before starting a supplement, especially if you have a medical condition or take other supplements.   More Girl Boner fun: augustmclaughlin.com/girlboner   IG: @GirlBonerMedia  FB: @MyGirlBoner  TikTok: @GirlBonerRadio Explore podcast advertising: zen.ai/girlbonerradio0

When Jade got divorced and entered her 40s, she had some fears and uncertainties ... especially after going to The Internet for advice. But her explorations of sex, dating, and relationships after 40 turned out to be both rewarding and hot. And she's sharing them with the world through her brand, Scarlet Society.Whether you identify as a woman or man or something else, if you're doing the dating thing after 40, things can feel intimidating. Even if you're not divorced and just getting back out there, things can be hard —especially on the apps! Questions like, "What DO I want?" are appropriate. On this episode we cover things like:What's it like being single again after years or even decades of being married?What do you do when you've done everything society says you should do, but you still feel empty, or some sense of, "Is this all there is?"Can I be a feminist and still be submissive in sex (or dominant)?What exactly is ethical non-monogamy (ENM) and why is it gaining popularity?Articles mentioned in this episode:One Woman's Guide to Feeld, the Alternative Dating App (https://bit.ly/3tYvaMX)You should date a younger man -- really (https://bit.ly/3yfvDNj)

They say the best is yet to come after we hit 40, and proving that point is the new online community, Scarlet Society. Made by women for women, Scarlet Society doesn't shy away from sex and sexuality. Instead, they confidently and fearlessly explore the world of pleasure, female health, connection and more while encouraging you to be a part of it!This week the Radical Sex Witches sit down with Scarlet Society's founder, Jade Chang Sheppard, to discuss how this incredible collective came to life, the juicy goods that live inside its walls and how you can become a (free!) member of their incredible community.*Curious about how to liberate your inner witch and experience more pleasure, turn on and a deeper connection to life? Check out these selected links from the podcast!Scarlet Society Details: WebsiteInstagram - @scarletsociety_officialFacebook - ScarletSocietyOfficialSexual Empowerment Coaching with CarlaFree 30 minute Discovery Call with CarlaHave a question or comment about this episode or anything else - let us know by connecting with us on Social!The Radical Sex Witches on InstagramConnect with Carla and Little Leah on InstagramConnect with Carla on FacebookEmail us! radicalsexwitches@gmail.comAND we would love a review on Apple Podcasts, head over and let us know what you think!We are creating another listener inspired episode in May 2022, this one called MY WORST DATE. Do you have a dating disaster, a tragic twosome (or threesome!) tale or horrible hook up story? Carla & Little Leah want to know everything! Send your story to radicalsexwitches@gmail.com and we will do our best to feature you in this special episode. Remember: don't spare any details, the more goods, the better.

How fixed are we in our ways of being and doing things? We're always confronting change, but how much can we choose it? These are some of the big ideas through small moments Jade Chang tackles in her Audible Original, You've Already Changed Your Life: A Recipe for a Revelation. Jade is a friend of the podcast, deep thinker, and author of the excellent novel, The Wangs vs. The World. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This one is for everyone whose name is pronounced differently in America than it would be in your family's original language. Angela and Annie discuss how even a simple name like Wang can be a hallmark of assimilation, a source of trauma, or an opportunity for reclaimed identity.Invitation: Tell us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we'll mail you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.Links:“America Ruined My Name for Me” by Beth Nguyen“When the Teacher Doesn't Even Try to Pronounce Your Name” by comedian Tien TranWangs vs the World by Jade Chang - excerpt in our show notes"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)Visit our show notes for more about the topics in our episodeConnect:instagram.com/heartsintaiwanfacebook.com/heartsintaiwanheartsintaiwan.com/voicemail

Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Each month, we read a book and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. This month’s pick is Sameer Pandya’s debut novel Members Only.It takes place over the course of one very intense week in the life of Raj, a middle-aged Indian-American anthropology professor. When he’s asked to help his tennis club interview potential new members, he’s thrilled by the opportunity to help diversify his tennis partners. But he makes a huge gaffe in front of a Black family, and the rest of his week gets worse from there.Listen along as Nerdette host Greta Johnsen discusses the book with Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World, and author Alisha Rai, whose Modern Love series is part of an upswell in romance novels with strong female characters and feminist sensibilities.And then get ready for next month’s pick: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste.

Pulled from the vault for your listening enjoyment, it is the 2017 Emerging Voices Final Reading, live from the Skirball Cultural Center. The 2017 Fellows Soleil Davíd, Peter H.Z. Hsu, Kirin Khan, Chinyere Nwodim, and Jessica Shoemaker read their poetry and fiction, with introductions written by their mentors Jade Chang, Amelia Gray, Ashaki M. Jackson (read by Douglas Kearney), Dana Johnson, and J. Ryan Stradal.

Jeff and Phil facilitate a deep appreciation of an Asian American icon: Claudia Kishi of THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB. They welcome Naia Cucukov, Executive Producer of the new Netflix series; Jade Chang, writer of "Claudia and Mean Janine"; and Sue Ding, director of the documentary short THE CLAUDIA KISHI CLUB.

Annotated: Fiona Apple's Art of Radical Sensitivity, a profile by Emily Nussbaum in The New Yorker. Discussed: Emotionally vulnerable art, internalized misogyny, women musicians on their own islands, being your own svengali, and the enduring bias of the first listen. Voices: Me, your host, Ann Friedman. Along with Whitney Mower, Jade Chang, and Drea Clark. This is an audio experiment related to The Ann Friedman Weekly newsletter. Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afweekly/message

In this episode, we talk about twin flames (what are they, can you ever love another, what if love hurts?); how to know if you're on the right path in life and what to do if you're not sure where you are; and what to do if you're a witch in the corporate world - do arty witches sneer, or are you a hero behind enemy lines? Jade Chang joins us to discuss, come hang out with us between the worlds!**********************************Amanda refers to an Allure article about finding your Twin Flame: https://www.allure.com/story/what-is-a-twin-flame**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************To Find Out More About Jade ChangCheck out her book: The Wangs vs. the World (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328745538)Instagram: @hellojadechang Twitter: @thejadechang**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Jade Chang (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee.Design:Logo Image by Maria Minnis / tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnipFont Design by Leah Hayes / w w w . L e a h H a y e s . c o m

We loved this dark twisted book! BOOK BLURBS…. “A dark, delicious tale that will creep its way into your brain and leave you examining your own soul for signs of moral rot. I downed it in one greedy shot.” —Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World and “Tiffany Tsao’s visceral debut…reads a bit like Crazy Rich Asians if the book began with familicide instead of romance. . . Why not start off the new year with the perfect tear-it-all-down read?” —CrimeReads “In this riveting tale about the secrets and betrayals that can accompany exorbitant wealth, two sisters from a Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with the past after one of them poisons their entire family. Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella’s poisoning of their whole clan. As Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness, she desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking and brutal act. Was it her sister’s husbands abusive ways? Were the shifting loyalties and unspoken resentments at the heart of their opulent world too much to bear? Can Gwendolyn, at last, confront the carefully buried mysteries in their family’s past and the truth about who she and her sister really are?”….summary courtesy of Goodreads.

Season Two of the podcast begins today with one of my favorite guests from the first half of the show: Jade Chang. Author of The Wangs vs. The World, her novel has so many plates to keep spinning: multiple perspectives, historical events, characters of many different ages and experiences, and the hardest thing of all: humor. I had to know how Jade succeeded in balancing all these complex elements in a book that is so delightful and inspiring to read. I know you'll enjoy this episode, because Jade has great advice about how to write a first draft that is easier to work with later. I also learned how she works with beta readers and how exactly she asks them for feedback in order to get the information she needs most. This and so much more as we launch a jam-packed season of inspiration and practical advice: Next Draft See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we talk about … the 3 of Cups, collaboration, celebration, and using your emotional intelligence. Today, our producer Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs will be making her FIRST on the air appearance in the more than 2 years of us doing the podcast, as will the famous novelist, television writer, and BFF, Jade Chang.**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************To Find Out More About Jade ChangCheck out her book: The Wangs vs. the World (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328745538)Instagram: @hellojadechang Twitter: @thejadechang Amanda's References Include:Great recent essay on Emotional Intelligence in the NYT, Adults Guide To Social Skills. Emotional Intelligence: Psychology Today article.Follow Nedra Glover Tawwab, a psychologist who focuses on boundaries, on Instagram @nedratawwab Lovage Soup recipe: https://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-lovage-and-potato-soup-253324**********************************Carolyn References:Artist/designer Jillian Maddocks of 323**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.3 of Cups Round:Verse 1:A moving circle of 3 creates in harmonywe raise the 3 of Cups - synchronized, we cry, "To Us!"Verse 2:The Muses, Fates, and Graces kiss in sweetest synthesisWe turn the 3 of Cups, and rhyme, "To Us! To Us!"Verse 3:"To Friendship! O! To these good times! To yours and yours and mine!"We lift the 3 of Cups, "To Us! To Us! To Us!"Additional music:"3 is a Magic Number" by Bob Dorough for Schoolhouse Rock!"Black Celebration" by Depeche Mode**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Jade Chang (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Jade Chang is the author of The Wangs vs. the World. She’s also a journalist and a television writer. Chang is the recipient of a Sundance Fellowship for Arts Journalism, […]

Pri and Camilla discuss airport beauty product discounts and their hatred of Bird scooters. Writer Jade Chang (The Wangs vs. the World) shares the wonders of growing up Chinese-American in the San Fernando Valley, working at J. Peterman, the importance of gut health, and why she cuts her own hair: because expensive salons are a scam. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one’s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard.  With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years. Vuong is in conversation with Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World.

Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Feedback Priceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan) Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl) The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl)   Questions 1. I am leaving for a two week trip to a small town in Italy on June 9th and I’m looking for a book (or series!) that will keep me hooked in a town with very little WiFi. I tend towards non-fiction over fiction, but I have recently gotten into queer YA fiction and if I read adult fiction it is either historical fiction or crime/suspense. For reference, I have read and loved almost every Nelson DeMille and Dan Brown book. I am not a fan of more traditional literature (think Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice etc) and my eyes tend to glaze over if an author takes two pages to describe a chair. Otherwise, I am pretty open and trust your recommendation! All the best, -Renee   2. Hello! I’m moving from Texas to Washington state in late August and would love recommendations for audiobooks to listen to during those 35 (!!!) hours of driving! I’d love something set in the Pacific Northwest, or on a cross country road trip. Fantasy (especially with folkloric elements) tends to be my favorite, but I also like mystery, horror, sci-fi, romance and post-apocalyptic. I’m a sucker for beautiful or descriptive prose, competent and clever protagonists, and weird magical people (or creatures). Bonus points for queer characters! Here is a link to my goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9756176-rachel Thank you! -Rachel   3. I would love to find reading recommendation on books that talk about nutrition for those not on a diet. I don’t need to diet but i would like to know more about what is best to be putting in my body. Do you have any recommendations on where to start? Thank you!! I have found so many great books to read through your podcast! -Whitney   4. YA Non Fiction Needed! Rioters! I am in a quandary… Summer is sliding in and so too is the opportunity for brain drain if I don’t stack up some books for our rising Sophomore who has found respite from studies in scrolling, Tik-Toking, picture editing and other time burglaring activities. She’s got walls of books, all read, some re-read and most of which are fiction. She likes realistic fiction, suspense thrill, social justice, psychological thrillers, a lil true crime, maybe some romance, and doesn’t prefer to linger in long prose. Books that have moved from her shelf to nightstand lately are: Mosquitoland, You by Caroline Kepnes, Dumplin, Neverworld Wake, Home by Toni Morrison, This Is Where It Ends, Eleanor and Park and others. She likes scary movies, is a great playlist maker (I follow all her Spotify lists—they’re awesome). Nothing rattles or grosses her out. She’s a wicked artist and her caricatures are requested on TikTok all the time. She plays tennis and loves to win . I am hoping you can throw all this in your mix master and pour out some great Non Fiction that can grab a Sophomore’s attention. For this I’m infinitely grateful. Thank you soooooo much!! -Wynne   5. Hi, I love the podcast and I’m hoping you can help me. I’m a teacher looking forward to my summer vacation in a few weeks and I would love plenty of book recommendations for over the summer. I don’t really know a good way of defining what I liked to read other than I typically like relatively recent literary fiction, though I like plenty of lighter fare, too. I think I tend to like authors that write very plainly, as I seem to have little patience for overly wrought phrasing and writing that, to me, sounds too pretentious. I’m currently reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and I could barely put it down to write this e-mail. Some books and authors I’ve particularly enjoyed are Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sourdough and Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, all of Jhumpa Lahiri’s books, and Less by Andrew Sean Greer. I also enjoy some mysteries, especially the Dublin Murder Squad Series by Tana French. The problem is I am kind of a picky reader and there are plenty of books that I thought I would like that I end up quitting on after a hundred pages or so. Authors and books that haven’t clicked with me recently are The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead, What’s Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi, Purity by Jonathan Franzen, The Wangs Versus the World by Jade Chang, and The Wife by Meg Wolitzer .I also tend to not love long books (anything over 450 pages). 350 pages seems to be the perfect amount for my attention span. What are your thoughts, based on what I’ve described about Ottessa Moshfegh’s books? I’ve read a few pages of both Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation at bookstores and I was interested but I also wondered if I might end up hating them 5 chapters in. Maybe you can help me with my pickiness! Thank you for any recommendations. Best, -Kellie   6. Hello ladies! I’m working my way through the Read Harder Challenge and trying to find romance novels for as many of the prompts as possible – which has been really fun! Currently, I am looking for an #ownvoices romance novel from Mexico/Central America. I prefer queer, historical/fantastic themes to modern day settings, but Read Harder is all about getting out of your comfort zone so I’m open to anything. Thanks for your help

In episode 97, the girls are joined by writer and the editor of the Good Immigrant books Nikesh Shukla. They discuss his upbringing, a racist experience that altered his life, what got him into writing, his past rap career and how it bled into the subject matter of his first novel, and much, much more! Follow him on Twitter at @nikeshshukla and on Instagram at @nshuklawhaaat. Also check out the Good Immigrant book here! Also if you're in the Los Angeles area, Nikesh will be at Chevalier Books tomorrow, Tuesday, 4th June, from 7pm to 9pm to do a The Good Immigrant USA panel with Jade Chang and our very own Dani Fernandez! More info can be found here! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The second part of our 2019 Moms, Dads, and Grads recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by: BookCon Again, but Better by Christine Riccio Exhalation by Ted Chiang Books recommended in this episode: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang, The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Men We Reaped by Jesymn Ward. Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Daisy Jones and the Six I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Soon the Light Will Be Perfect by Dave Patterson The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle IQ by Joe Ide Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Saints for All Occasions by J Courtney Sullivan Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Also LOVE, HATE, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sadhya Menon Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Swamplandia by Karen Russell Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen You Don’t Have to Like Me by Alida Nugent Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed This Is How It Feels by Rebecca Barrow

Saadia interviews Jade Chang. Jade is the author of The Wangs vs. the World. The book has been named a New York Times Editors Choice as well as best Book of the Year by Amazon, Buzzfeed, NPR, and others. Jade has appeared on national programs and she has spoken to audiences at universities and book festivals. According to NPR "Her book is unrelentingly fun, but it is also raw and profane—a story of fierce pride, fierce anger, and even fiercer love." She is also the contributing writer to The Good Immigrant USA. Her essay titled "How to Center Your Story" is the perfect ending to the book. They talk about her writing, the notion of the American Dream and how Jade felt "othered" after the 2016 elections. Become a supporter of this podcast:

Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. Grieving and guilt-ridden, Phoebe is increasingly drawn into a religious group--a secretive extremist cult--founded by a charismatic former student, John Leal. He has an enigmatic past that involves North Korea and Phoebe's Korean American family. Meanwhile, Will struggles to confront the fundamentalism he's tried to escape, and the obsession consuming the one he loves. When the group bombs several buildings in the name of faith, killing five people, Phoebe disappears. Will devotes himself to finding her, tilting into obsession himself, seeking answers to what happened to Phoebe and if she could have been responsible for this violent act. R.O. Kwon's The Incendiaries is a fractured love story and a brilliant examination of the minds of extremist terrorists, and of what can happen to people who lose what they love most. Kwon is joined by Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World.

Author of “The List” in Amazon's The Real Thing Collection Interview starts at 13:23 and ends at 39:21 “I think we look at the Big Five publishers as being kind of set in their ways and really traditional, but I actually think that everyone is looking to try new things. I think everyone is realizing that just putting out a hardcover in the exact same way isn't going to always work in a way that they would hope. It's more that I'm just excited about different ways of approaching storytelling.” (Photo credit: Teresa Flowers) News Echo Look ($199.99) is now available to all U.S. customers (press release) - June 6, 2018 “Want to Read Michael Lewis's Next Work? You'll Be Able to Listen to It First” by Alexandra Alter at The New York Times - June 2, 2018 Amazon Fire TV Cube “Amazon's Fire TV Cube is an Echo, streamking box, and universal remote in one” by Chris Welch at The Verge - June 7, 2018 Interview with Jade Chang “The List” by Jade Chang in the Amazon Original Stories collection, The Real Thing The Wangs Vs. the World by Jade Chang “The Deceptively Simple Work of an Artist Who Hallucinated as a Child” by Tasos Gaintatzis and Marina Legaki at The Hundreds - December 19, 2014 “Love and Estrogen” by Samantha Allen in The Real Thing collection Content “What Books are Highlighted the Most Densely?” By Daniel Doyon at Readwise - May 10, 2018 Next Week's Guest Bradley Metrock, CEO of Score Publishing, which is the new owner of Digital Book World, scheduled for October 2nd through 4th in Nashville, Tennessee. Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

This week we're chatting about some horrifying xenophobia, racism, homophobia, you name in in 1950s LA. Angel is remembering that one time he tried to be a hero and when he had much better hair in Angel ep 202, "Are you now or have you ever been" For more hot chicks with[out] superpowers check out: Emily is super excited to hear activist Gabrielle Union speak at an upcoming conference and hopes you all heed her words Hannah has begun another to-be-completed fantasy series, this one by S A Chakraborty all about an Egyptian woman in the Napoleonic era who has some magical abilities Haley has been reading The Wangs Vs the World by Jade Chang about a wealthy family that loses so much in the Great Recession and the patriarch who tries to visit his family throughout

In honor of Women’s National Book Association’s 2017 centennial anniversary, WNBA/LA is proud to present: Bookwomen Speak: WNBA Centennial Visionaries Series Jade Chang and Natashia Deón In Conversation with Lisa Mecham. Writer, poet, and literary enthusiast Lisa Mecham will engage critically acclaimed authors Jade Chang (The Wangs vs. The World) and Natashia Deón (Grace) in a discussion on writing, stories, and community and inclusion in literary spaces. All are welcome to attend. ​​ABOUT WOMEN'S NATIONAL BOOK ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES CHAPTER: Women's National Book Association, Los Angeles is a nonprofit organization that promotes literacy and supports the role of women in the book community. WNBA/LA brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds to share knowledge of the book industry and to support local reading initiatives. ​www.wnba-books.org/la Event date:  Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 7:30pm

Startup (Little Brown and Company) Doree Shafrir’s hilarious, smart debut Startup is set in the heart of New York City’s tech industry, where 36 is considered past your prime and a pole-dancing workshop is an acceptable Thursday evening activity with your co-workers. A veteran online journalist, Doree has written a hilarious and sharply observed novel about the difficulties of real-life connection in our hyper-connected world. Startup assembles a cast of indelible characters: Mack, the it-boy visionary of the moment trying to take his app to the next level; Isabel, a social media hero working for him a bit too closely; Katya, an ambitious Russian emigre journalist desperate for a scoop; and Sabrina, an exhausted mother of two whose inattentive husband happens to be Katya's boss. When a scandal erupts in the lower Manhattan loft building where all four work, they quickly discover just how small a world the Big Apple's tech community can be. A senior culture writer at BuzzFeed, Doree was inspired to write this novel by the follies and foibles of the startup world, and also in part by some of the scandals that plagued the tech industry in the last few years. Camille Perri, author of The Assistants, notes Startup “is chock-full of strong women transcending the workplace drama, sexual politics, and all-around dumb stuff the men in their life are doing. It’s a novel that just might spark the official feministing of startup culture.” This debut, already praised by Rumaan Alam, Joanna Rakoff, and Nick Bilton, is a sharp, hugely entertaining story of youth, ambition, love, money and technology's inability to hack human nature. Praise for Startup  “Is there a satirist alive more brilliant—and more insightful—than Doree Shafrir? That I tore through Startup in a single day—ignoring the cries of my children and the dinging of my phone, laughing with recognition at her characters’ foibles—is perhaps not nearly as significant as the fact that this ridiculously compelling novel has haunted me, every minute, in the weeks that followed. If you have ever lived in New York or worked in an office, you will love this novel. If you love the novels of Tom Perotta, you will love this novel. But also: If you are a sentient human, you will love this novel.”--Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year "Don't buy this book. Don't open. Don't start reading it. Because if you do, I can assure you, you won't be able to put it down. I was hooked from the first page and found myself lost in a beautifully-written fiction that so succinctly echoes today's bizarre reality."— Nick Bilton, Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair and author of Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal “This funny, empowering debut is chock-full of strong women transcending the workplace drama, sexual politics, and all-around dumb stuff the men in their life are doing. It’s a novel that just might spark the official feministing of startup culture. If I were a tech bro, I’d be shaking in my hoodie.”–Camille Perri, author of The Assistants Doree Shafrir has also been on staff at Rolling Stone, the New York Observer, Gawker, and Philadelphia Weekly, and has contributed to publications including the New York Times, the New Yorker, Slate, The Awl, New York Magazine, Marie Claire, and Wired. She grew up outside of Boston, lived in New York for nine years, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband Matt Mira, a comedy writer and podcaster. Jade Chang has covered arts and culture as a journalist and editor. She is the recipient of a Sundance Fellowship for Arts Journalism, the AIGA/Winterhouse Award for Design Criticism, and the James D. Houston Memorial scholarship from the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. The Wangs VS. The World is her first book.

The seventh book from Benjamin Percy is the terrifying THE DARK NET. He tells James what he's learned writing comics, how he juggles his projects, why his sister slept with the lights on into her 20s (spoiler: it's Ben's fault), and how he overcame being a closeted genre fan. Plus Percy's editor and editorial director of fiction at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Helen Atsma. - Benjamin Percy: http://benjaminpercy.com/ Benjamin and James Discuss: Green Arrow  Teen Titans  Black Canary  Dennis O'Neil  Neal Adams  The Justice League The Flash  Wonder Woman  Batman  Superman  Green Lantern  DC Comics  Juan Ferreyra  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WARLORD  Spider-Man  Mike Grell  X-Men  Wolverine  VOODOO HEART by Scott Snyder  WHO CAN SAVE US NOW? ed by Owen King  VERTIGO COMICS  Katherine Fausset RED MOON by Benjamin Percy  Mark Doyle  DIE HARD  The Pulitzer Price  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  CONAN THE BARBARIAN Soundtrack  Tom Waits "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave  Enya  The Jonas Brothers  Rick Astley  Jen Percy  POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE  REFRESH, REFRESH by Benjamin Percy  THE LANGUAGE OF ELK by Benjamin Percy  Sherman Alexie  Alice Munro  Flannery O'Connor  THRILLING TALES ed. by Michael Chabon Jim Shepard  Nick Hornby  Margaret Atwood  Susanna Clarke  Kate Atkinson  Peter Straub Dennis Lehane  Cormac McCarthy  The Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop  University of Nevada MFA  Kelly Link  Colson Whitehead  Justin Cronin  Karen Russell  WHAT THE WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN ALL THE WATER LEAVES US by Laura van den Berg  TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf  Margot Livesey  Tim O'Brien  GQ  THE DEAD LANDS by Benjamin Percy  THE TWILIGHT ZONE  Powell's Books  INDEPENDENCE DAY - James and Helen Discuss:  Steve Martin "Refresh, Refresh" by Benjamin Percy  THE PARIS REVIEW  Katherine Fausset  TIN HOUSE  Grub Street, Inc.  Graywolf Publishing  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WILDING by Benjamin Percy  Grand Central Publishing  THE LONEY by Andrew Michael Hurley  THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  Stephen King  TOY STORY JAWS  THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C.S. Lewis  ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN Archie  E.M. Forster  Alvar Aalto  MISS KOPP'S MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS by Amy Stewart  GIRL WAITS WITH GUN by Amy Stewart  NEVER COMING BACK by ALISON McGHEE THE FIRST DAY by Phil Harrison Marilynne Robinson   -   http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Jade Chang looked at the economic crash of 2008 and saw a novel.   This is just one of the many miraculous things about her. While the rest of us were running around like maniacs and freaking out, Jade started to see an idea come into form. What if a family lost everything in that crash? What would that look like? What if this character she had in her head was a self-made man who was crushed under the weight of what happened at that time? The answers to these and many other questions became The Wangs vs. The World, out in paperback this week and one of the most noteworthy books of last year.  I knew I had to speak to Jade after reading the book and laughing, feeling touched, amused, and heartbroken throughout reading it. It is a very special book for certain. So when I was lucky enough to meet her at a book event she led the q+a for, I grabbed the chance to invite her. I know I say all the episodes of the show are my favorite, but this one is absolutely my favorite as I share it with you. I had been dreaming about a discussion on character, and this one got so deeply into all of the aspects of character I find fascinating. I hope you all love Jade as much as I did. She's a wonder.  Show Notes | This episode brought to you by The Story Intensive See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Autumn and Kendra chat about the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, some of their favorite Book of the Month picks, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang http://amzn.to/2ozRkF2 Swimming Lessons and Claire Fuller http://amzn.to/2oFJM0y The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel http://amzn.to/2n8A2Pi Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West http://amzn.to/2nULP0I All Grown Up by Jamie Attenberg http://amzn.to/2nUHPNR Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue http://amzn.to/2n8E8qJ Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett http://amzn.to/2n8Bzow Dear Friend from My Life I Write You in Your Life by Yiyun Li http://amzn.to/2oFL9fI The Whole Art of Detection by Lyndsay Faye http://amzn.to/2n8AVHO THINGS MENTIONED Baileys Prize http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk Jhalak Prize https://mediadiversified.org/2017/03/17/and-the-winner-of-the-inaugural-jhalak-prize-is/ Jade Chang on Seth Meyers http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/jade-changs-book-gives-the-middle-finger-to-traditional-immigrant-novels/3424089 Lindy West on This American Life https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps Book of the Month has kindly given us a coupon code for you to receive three months of BOTM for $9.99 a month + a free BOTM tote! Just use our affiliate link and the code WOMEN at check out. Thank you so much for supporting the Reading Women! (Code Expires 04/30) http://www.shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=401961&m=61119&u=1319101 CONTACT hello@readingwomenpodcast.com | readingwomen.com Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Litsy: @thereadingwomen Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martha's guests are Jade Chang, Daniel Connolly, and Marc Eliot.

This week's Podcast features interviews from LARB's recent event in San Francisco. Co-hosts Tom Lutz and Laurie Winer speak with Rabih Alameddine about his new book The Angel of History, structures of narrative outside the American mainstream, and the state of poetry in light of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize; and then Jade Chang talks about her novel The Wangs vs The World, the changing shape of the American immigrant tale, and her desire to struggle as a stand-up comic. Then Taschen's Dian Hanson returns to recommend the spectacular erotic photography of China's Ren Hang (soon to be published by Taschen); and we re-listen to CP Cavafy's classic poem Waiting for the Barbarians, pending the arrival of Donald Trump.

On this episode our guests are Jade Chang and Krystal Chang. Jade Chang lives in Los Angeles and is the author of The Wangs vs. The World recently released from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Krystal Chang lives in Los Angeles and is a landscape architect who also creates floral works and installations. In a new edition of Notes from The People we hear from Los Angeles activist and labor organizer Alexis Soto on the presidential election here in the United States and this new political climate we find ourselves in. And we close out this episode with the song Teriyaki Milkshake from Los Angeles band Rats off their self-titled album.

Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World, talks to Daniel Ford about what inspired her debut novel, her approach to character development, how she navigated the publishing process, and why aspiring authors need to be ambitious.

Episode #121 -Jade Chang, author of THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD

Daniel Ford, Adam Vitcavage, and Gary Almeter discuss Writer’s Bone’s book recommendations from the past two months. Authors include Jade Chang, Nick Mainieri, Zadie Smith, Tim Murphy, Sonya Chung, and more!

Join us this Wednesday as we speak with author Jade Chang about her debut novel

This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.

Jade Chang is the guest. Her debut novel The Wangs vs. the World is available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In today's monologue, I talk about going pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher and Drew are joined by Jade Chang to chat about a road trip, writing what is most challenging, and aliens. Jade likes how cozy it is in the library and the guys love how cozy "The Wangs vs. The World" is as a novel. Then the aliens, because Margaret Wappler's Neon Green is about aliens, sort of.  15 Seconds of a Song: Ashes of American Flags - Wilco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret takes over hosting duties this week in a special supersized episode of Pop Rocket! She's joined by author Jade Chang, LA Weekly film critic April Wolfe, and host of Pop Rocket’s sister show Bullseye, Jesse Thorn to talk about documentaries! Plus, Margaret talks to Jade about her new book, The Wangs vs. The World. Jesse talks about the Golden State Warriors, April has a few words to say on The Handmaiden, and Margaret reviews the Anthony Weiner documentary. With Margaret Wappler and guests, Jesse Thorn, Jade Chang, and April Wolfe Produced by Christian Dueñas for MaximumFun.org

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Jade Chang about what was interesting about writing a book set during the Great Recession ("When you're in a time of upheaval, it's also a time when anything can happen"), and the ways her novel rebels against the traditional immigrant narrative ("I really wanted to write about immigrants who see themselves as absolutely central to their own story and to the story of this country"); guest readers Brian Eng and Jennifer Eng join Oppenheimer to discuss art and artifice, success and failure, and the relationship between being seen and being known.

Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jade Chang, whose debut novel The Wangs Against The World was released just this month by Houghton Mifflin. Jade has worked with the BBC, Glamour and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. She has been the recipient of a Sundance Arts fellowship and currently lives in Los Angeles. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Wangs Against the World is a book about the American dream, the losing of that dream and the attempt through an erratic, hilarious and poignant road trip to regain that dream, or actually an Asian dream. Our protagonists are Charles Wang, an entrepreneur whose cosmetics line was a fabulous success and then not. Or as Ernest Hemingway says in The Sun Also Rises, How did you go bankrupt? “Two ways, gradually and then suddenly.” He resents what America has done to him, and yearns for what may be an illusory homestead in China. Barbra his second wife, a stoic woman, is forced constantly to be reminded of Charles glamorous first wife, May Lee and her dramatic exit from the story. Andrew, the wealthy student whose life is uprooted as are all the characters by Charles sudden and complete financial meltdown, is an aspiring comic, who stand up routines, up until a moment of epiphany are mediocre at best. Then Grace is a 16 year old, whose social media prowess is side tracked by the financial circumstance that resonate throughout the work. Saina is the one character who at times seems settled, and then not and whose home is the place to which each of these prodigal family members hope to find their peace. Throughout the journey, a portion of which is narrated by a non human protagonist we are caught between laughing out loud, which I did several times and thinking seriously about what it means to be American, to be Asian, to be wealthy, to be poor and to yearn for various things in life things that on the surface may be ephemeral by resonate with each of us.

Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jade Chang, whose debut novel The Wangs Against The World was released just this month by Houghton Mifflin. Jade has worked with the BBC, Glamour and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. She has been the recipient of a Sundance Arts fellowship and currently lives in Los Angeles. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Wangs Against the World is a book about the American dream, the losing of that dream and the attempt through an erratic, hilarious and poignant road trip to regain that dream, or actually an Asian dream. Our protagonists are Charles Wang, an entrepreneur whose cosmetics line was a fabulous success and then not. Or as Ernest Hemingway says in The Sun Also Rises, How did you go bankrupt? “Two ways, gradually and then suddenly.” He resents what America has done to him, and yearns for what may be an illusory homestead in China. Barbra his second wife, a stoic woman, is forced constantly to be reminded of Charles glamorous first wife, May Lee and her dramatic exit from the story. Andrew, the wealthy student whose life is uprooted as are all the characters by Charles sudden and complete financial meltdown, is an aspiring comic, who stand up routines, up until a moment of epiphany are mediocre at best. Then Grace is a 16 year old, whose social media prowess is side tracked by the financial circumstance that resonate throughout the work. Saina is the one character who at times seems settled, and then not and whose home is the place to which each of these prodigal family members hope to find their peace. Throughout the journey, a portion of which is narrated by a non human protagonist we are caught between laughing out loud, which I did several times and thinking seriously about what it means to be American, to be Asian, to be wealthy, to be poor and to yearn for various things in life things that on the surface may be ephemeral by resonate with each of us.