Karissa Chen

2 weeks ago | people.com | Karissa Chen

A young Karissa Chen with her brother and grandparents. Photo: Courtesy Karissa Chen The summer I was 8, I discovered Chinese dramas for the first time. I was at my grandmother’s house in Cincinnati, where my brother and I often spent part of our break. When my grandmother wasn’t doing housework, she often watched taped Chinese shows a relative mailed her, and one mid-morning, taking a break from playing with my brother, I decided to join her.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lizz Schumer |Karissa Chen

The summer I was 8, I discovered Chinese dramas for the first time. I was at my grandmother’s house in Cincinnati, where my brother and I often spent part of our break. When my grandmother wasn’t doing housework, she often watched taped Chinese shows a relative mailed her, and one mid-morning, taking a break from playing with my brother, I decided to join her.

2 months ago | theepochtimes.com | Adam Douglas |Karissa Chen

“Homeseeking” is the debut novel by Taiwan-American writer Karissa Chen, a romantic historical drama spanning several decades and thousands of miles as it traces the lives of two people in love. It’s bittersweet, part soap opera, part war-torn love story, and part lyrical poem about the beauty of China. These are successfully combined. The two central characters of “Homeseeking” are Zhang Suchi and Wang Haiwen.

2 months ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Karissa Chen

by | Read by Katharine Chin, Kenneth Lee Narrators Katharine Chin and Kenneth Lee captivate with this 60-year saga. Childhood sweethearts Haiwen and Suchi grow up in the same Shanghai neighborhood before being torn apart by war and time. Suchi's perspective, narrated by Chin, moves forward in time, while Haiwen's, narrated by Lee, moves backward. Chin's voice is warm and emotive, capturing Suchi's personality as she matures.

2 months ago | audible.com | Haley Hill |Emily Smith |Karissa Chen |Amal El-Mohtar

First-time novelists never fail to deliver some of our favorite stories of the year, tackling bold and timely themes with the boundless momentum of rising literary stars. The latest slate from emerging storytellers dazzles across genres, showcasing the beauty of language through bright and witty banter, tender plot twists, and inventive prose that, at times, has narrators performing literal feats of oral acrobatics.