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.
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Kathryn Ma is an author. Author of novels THE CHINESE GROOVE (@CounterpointLLC) and THE YEAR SHE LEFT US (@HarperBooks @HarperPerennial)

The Great Reclamation
Rachel Heng
Happy 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
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Ballad of Love and Glory
Reyna Grande
I 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
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forbidden City
Vanessa Hua
Great interview on research and craft behind @vanessa_hua new novel “Forbidden City” @janeciab @lithub https://t.co/JFJN1vXAG7
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Absolutely 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
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan
My 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
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Chinese Groove
Kathryn Ma
Thank 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
$27.00$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
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Jamie Ford
On 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
$17.99$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
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gutted
Justin Chin
Cal 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
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book