My debut novel, HEIRESS APPARENTLY, the first book in the DAUGHTERS OF THE DYNASTY series is out!
LINKS TO ORDER HEIRESS APPARENTLY:
Link to order from Third Place Books: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/local-authors/diana-ma
Third Place Books is my local bookstore, and they can ship to anywhere in the US. You can also request a signed and personalized copy online in the “Comments” section at checkout!
Link to order from Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/heiress-apparently-daughters-of-the-dynasty/9781419749964
Bookshop is a great organization that supports independent booksellers!
PAST EVENTS:
December 3, 2020: Third Place Books Virtual Book Launch of Heiress Apparently in Conversation with Katherine McGee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxddOEFiKWA
December 10, 2020: North Seattle College Virtual Library Salon Book Talk
March 5-7, 2021: North Texas Teen Festival: http://www.northtexasteenbookfestival.com/festival-day
March 6-7, 2021: Tucson Festival of Books: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=1444
April 3, 2021 and April 10, 2021: TeenBookCon: https://www.teenbookcon.org/
April 24, 2021: Yallwest Book Festival: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h7qIQctPSXykCpAYgv4zhw
May 3, 2021: Asian Author Alliance’s AAPI Book Month (AAPI Romance Panel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYoHsVglpok
UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 15, 2021: Greater Rochester Teen Book Fest: https://www.teenbookfest.org
May 26, 2021: AAPI Heritage Festival, sponsored by Scarsdale Public Library
May 29, 2021: Asian Author Alliance’s AAPI Book Month (Debut AAPI Authors Panel): https://asianauthoralliance.com/aapibookmonth/2021-aapi-book-month-participants/
PRAISE FOR HEIRESS APPARENTLY:
“Soap-opera–worthy twists are grounded by ties to significant events in contemporary Chinese history in this meaningful debut.” —Kirkus Review
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/diana-ma/heiress-apparently/
“A worthy addition to all libraries, especially those seeking nuanced books with Asian American protagonists.”– School Library Journal
“More than a cute rom-com, this novel highlights LGBTQ+ rights, contemporary attitudes held by Chinese citizens, Chinese history, Hollywood’s ethnic prejudices, and pride in culture and family. . . this is a fun start to a promising series.”— Booklist
OTHER HEIRESS APPARENTLY NEWS:
Video of me reading the first chapter of Heiress Apparently!
Talking about Heiress Apparently on Books and Boba Podcast!
Pen and Story Interview by SCBWI Western Washington: https://www.penandstory.com/2021/02/18/interview-with-debut-author-diana-ma/
New Voices Interview in Cynsations: https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2021/02/new-voices-roseanne-a-brown-diana-ma-on-creating-characters-that-mirrored-themselves/
School Library Journal Conversation with Angeline Boulley: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=Diverse-Mentorship-Angeline-Boulley-and-Diana-Ma-in-Conversation
MEDIA:
We Need Diverse Books Guest Blog about My Experience with the WNDB Mentorship Program: https://diversebooks.org/sff-author-diana-mas-experience-with-the-wndb-mentorship-program/
We Need Diverse Books Guest Blog about Why I Hope Readers See Themselves in My Chinese-American YA Protagonist: https://diversebooks.org/why-i-hope-readers-see-themselves-in-my-chinese-american-ya-protagonist/
MORE PUBLICATIONS:
Link to “Six Feet” Poem: http://anmly.org/ap31/citizenship-discontents-31/diana-ma/
About Me
I’m a Chinese American author who writes YA and MG books that feature kickass Asian American heroes. Growing up as a Chinese American girl, these were the kind of characters I hungered to find in books. I believe that it’s important for all kids to recognize themselves as the heroes of the books they read and that diverse books help us create a better world. I have two wonderful kids of my own and want them to grow up with books that represent them.
I was a 2019 We Need Diverse Books mentee with Swati Avashti, and I have an BA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington and an MA in English with a Creative Writing focus from the University of Illinois, Chicago. I’m represented by Christa Heschke and Daniele Hunter of McIntosh and Otis. I live in a suburb of Seattle and teach composition, creative writing, literature, and humanities at North Seattle College.
