
Interview with Angela Chen
10/28/20 • 40 min
Kendra talks to Angela Chen, the author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, which is out now from Beacon Press.
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Books MentionedAngela Recommends
- The Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra Decker
- Loveless by Alice Oseman
- Asexual Erotics by Ela Przyblo
- Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives edited by Karli June Cerankowski and Megan Milks
Author: Angela Chen Website | Twitter | Buy the Book
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Kendra talks to Angela Chen, the author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, which is out now from Beacon Press.
Thanks to our sponsors:
- Acorn TV - Use code readingwomen at https://acorn.tv to receive your first 30 days free!
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Books MentionedAngela Recommends
- The Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra Decker
- Loveless by Alice Oseman
- Asexual Erotics by Ela Przyblo
- Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives edited by Karli June Cerankowski and Megan Milks
Author: Angela Chen Website | Twitter | Buy the Book
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Questions? Comments? Email us [email protected].
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Music by Isaac Greene
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- Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
- Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism edited by Nikki Khanna
- Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri
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- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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Interview with K-Ming Chang
To kick off a series of interviews in partnership with the Miami Book Fair, Kendra talks to K-Ming Chang, the author of Bestiary, which is out now from One World. Sign up for the Miami Book Fair!
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K-Ming Recommends
- Ghost Forrest by Pik-Shuen Fung
- The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala, Translated by Anna Kiushner
- Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen by Marilyn Chin
- The White Book by Han King
Author Bio
K-Ming Chang / 張欣明 is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree. She is the author of the debut novel BESTIARY (One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her micro-chapbook BONE HOUSE, a queer retelling of Wuthering Heights, is forthcoming from Bull City Press’ INCH series in 2021, and she is currently working on a collection of short stories.
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