Kathryn Ma Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Kathryn Ma on XKathryn Ma is an author. Author of novels THE CHINESE GROOVE (@CounterpointLLC) and THE YEAR SHE LEFT US (@HarperBooks @HarperPerennial)

The Great Reclamation
Rachel HengHappy pub day @rachelhengqp. I’ll be talking with Rachel about her extraordinary new novel, #TheGreatReclamation, this Saturday, 4/1, 4 pm @bookpassage CM. Join us! https://t.co/CJkjyGllRI
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Ballad of Love and Glory
Reyna GrandeI love reading the Sunday paper. Dolen Perkins-Valdez reviews “A Ballad of Love and Glory.” @dolen https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/in-love-and-glory-questions-of-identity-loyalty-and-passion-during-wartime
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forbidden City
Vanessa HuaGreat interview on research and craft behind @vanessa_hua new novel “Forbidden City” @janeciab @lithub https://t.co/JFJN1vXAG7
Paperback, 2023
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora
Sarah Ladipo ManyikaAbsolutely I’ve got my ticket and you will want one too. Tues, 1/31, 7 pm. @Booksmith Sarah Ladipo Manyika & Vendela Vida / Launch for Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora https://t.co/pcn75Vd5Ef
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine ChanMy review of “The School For Good Mothers” with appreciation for recent @lydiakiesling essay on mothers in films @sfchronicle @SFC_Datebook https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/review-darkly-imagined-tale-of-where-bad-mothers-go-to-learn-better
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Chinese Groove
Kathryn MaThank you @OprahDaily for helping to launch my novel #TheChineseGroove in this great company of books. On sale January 24 @CounterpointLLC https://t.co/OEjtUPuFjA
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Committed
Viet Thanh Nguyen@nytimesbooks Or, for the time travelers among us, Junot Diaz’s review of “The Committed” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Jamie FordOn Ford’s portrayal of the novel’s many distinct settings: Here, the author relaxes into what he does best, creating scenes filled with sensory detail, weaving fact with fiction…
Paperback, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deceit and Other Possibilities: Stories
Vanessa Hua@vanessa_hua @deanrader @dugpower @sfchronicle @SFC_Datebook The strongest memories are grounded in stories. Thanks.
Paperback, 2020
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gutted
Justin ChinCal Berkeley summer reading list includes “Gutted” by late Bay Area poet Justin Chin. Justin, you are missed. https://reading.berkeley.edu/index.html #CalSummerReading
Paperback, 2006
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book