Episode 70 is Mae Coyiuto.
Mae Coyiuto is a Chinese-Filipino writer, born and raised in the Philippines. Mae earned her BA in Psychology from Pomona College and her master’s degree in Writing for Young Adults/Children from The New School. If she's not writing, she's usually fangirling over Beyoncé, tennis, Gilmore Girls, or all of the above. She currently lives in Manila.
In this episode, we discussed her most recent release Chloe and the Kaishao Boys. How this book came from an assignment from grad school and that it’s the first book she’d written with a Chinese-filipino main character. We talked about her own debutante party or debut, and the pressures of senior year. We also discussed writing nuanced characters and perspectives as well as her journey to being published internationally.
Links:
Maritkit and the Ocean of Stars Caris Avendano Cruz
This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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