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SXSW Online Keynote Speaker Charles Yu on Insecurity, Fatherhood, and Representation

The Interior Chinatown author reflects on how Asian American lives are characterized in popular entertainment

by Vivie Behrens March 11, 2021September 30, 2025

The Fiction Writer as Futurecaster

Charles Yu is keeping his eye on the robots

by Audra Schroeder March 4, 2011September 30, 2025

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The Year in Books

‘Freedom,’ ‘Finkler,’ and the ‘Kids’ of America

by Kimberley Jones, Audra Schroeder, W. A. Brenner, Cindy Widner, Jay Trachtenberg, James Renovitch and Richard Whittaker January 7, 2011September 30, 2025

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New in Print

This ingenious debut novel is set in a time-skipping future

by Audra Schroeder October 29, 2010September 30, 2025

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