Lunar New Year and Telling Magical Stories

Very excited that the year of the Fire Horse is starting off strong with San Francisco Public Library programming event on February 21, 2026 at 4pm, with yours truly moderating a panel with Yangsze Choo, Aimee Phan, and Julie Leong! In the spirit of Lunar New Year—a season of renewal, remembrance, and storytelling—local authors Yangsze … Continue reading Lunar New Year and Telling Magical Stories

Julia’s 2025 Year-End Publishing Wrap Up

I wrote one at the end of 2024 and forgot to even post it since my website then was in disarray. This year I migrated to WordPress for ease of posting my events because the big lesson of 2025 was LIVE EVENTS. Maybe it was the forced isolation of lockdown, but in-person events was a … Continue reading Julia’s 2025 Year-End Publishing Wrap Up

Urban Fantasy is Undead

I read a lot of Urban Fantasy. I read broadly but UF is probably my favorite. As a reader, I was totally unaware of publishing trends. But in the last few years I’ve had to learn a lot more about publishing and then I started to hear that “urban fantasy is dead” from publishing insiders. … Continue reading Urban Fantasy is Undead