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I'm thrilled to report that in its first week in print, Little Fires Everywhere debuts at #7 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller List! (It's also at #8 on the NYT Combined Print & Ebook List, #10 on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List, #4 on the Indie National List, and Amazon's #8 most sold book.)

Thank you so much, all of you, for your support!

Here's where I'll be touring for Little Fires Everywhere in September, October, and November. If I'm near you, please stop by and say hi! More details about each event will be on the shortly.

UPDATE: I've moved the date of my Cleveland-area reading (at Shaker Heights Public Library)--dates below are correct!

Here's where I'll be touring for Little Fires Everywhere in September, October, and November. If I'm near you, please stop by and say hi! More details about each event will be on the shortly.

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My second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, is now available for preorder! 

Click to pre-order at the retailer of your choice, or call your local indie bookstore.

The cover of LIttle Fires Everywhere will be revealed soon--stay tuned! 

Here's something cool. My mom informs me that there's a hidden pun on the traditional Chinese cover (available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)

Look carefully at characters at top right and bottom left--see how the bottom half of each is shaded out, almost ghostly? At top right, the radical for "ear" (耳) is shaded out; at bottom left, the radical for "mouth" (口) is shaded out. A nod to how no one in this family speaks (or listens)...

I really love this cover, but love it even more now that I know this.

Some new international covers to share--here are the covers for the Hebrew and Greek translations!

The Hebrew translation (from Sendik Books) will be on pre-sale at the end of April and in bookstores throughout Israel in May. The Greek translation (from Metaichmio) will be out in May as well.

Want to see more of covers from other countries? . 

Have questions about Everything I Never Told You? This Wednesday (March 9) I'll be doing a LIVE Q&A on my Facebook author page!

How to join in: 

1. Anytime between now and March 9, post a question for me in the comments of this post on my Facebook author page: 

2. I'll be answering those questions via live video on my Facebook author page (click for link) at 2:30 pm ET on March 9. Head over there on the 9th to watch the video live, ask more questions live, and join the conversation!

Looking forward to hearing your questions!

I'm honored and thrilled to share that I'm one of the NEA's 2016 Creative Writing Fellows! Through its creative writing fellowships program, the NEA gives writers the time and space to create, revise, conduct research, and connect with readers. 

You can view the whole list (with many, MANY writers I admire) .

I'm delighted to share that I'm a judge (along with Héctor Tobar and Rachel Eliza Griffiths) for the . 

The Pen Open Book Award is given annually to an exceptional book-length work of literature by a writer of color. It's truly an honor to help judge it--and I have been reading like a madwoman (40+ books over the past 2 months) as part of the process! It's opened my eyes to many new writers and many new forms, and I hope the award itself will do the same for others.

Our longlist will be announced in December, and in the meantime, you can read more about the award .

I'm very proud to be on the , alongside so many authors (and books) I admire myself. 

From the award website: "The International DUBLIN Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award is an initiative of Dublin City Council the municipal government of Dublin which now retains full ownership of the award. The Award aims to promote excellence in world literature. Nominations are submitted by library systems in major cities throughout the world. The award is now in its 20th year. The Lord Mayor of Dublin is Patron of the Award."

The full longlist is available  and the shortlist will be announced in April.