thanks for visiting my site! i’m an author and my debut novel, Silver Phoenix : Beyond the Kingdom of Xia (greenwillow books / harpercollins) was released on april 28! i’m also a student of chinese brush painting and have a picture book in the works. please take a look around! my blog is updated regularly and i love comments and emails! =)

Silver Phoenix : Beyond the Kingdom of Xia

May 15, 2009 : Silver Phoenix named one of
the top ten fantasy novels for youth by booklist.
The book cover is featured on magazine cover! wow!!

“I couldn’t put it down. Your heart will be racing, and you’ll be aching for more. An addictive gem.”

—Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and Airhead series

“Beautifully written, lush, exotic, and romantic, with a gutsy heroine who defies convention to fulfill her destiny—Silver Phoenix has it all!”

—Alyson Noel, New York Times bestselling author of Evermore

available APRIL 28, 2009

pre-order from barnes and noble or also at mysterious galaxy
an awesome local independent bookstore in san diego.

celebrating two book releases!

two of my writerly friends have books that
launched this week! first is THE STOLEN ONE
by suzanne crowley. i really loved this read and
you’ve seen the stunning cover before, by chris
borgman, the same talented photographer who
created the SILVER PHOENIX cover.

from booklist :
Set in Elizabethan England, this novel tells of
16-year-old Kat, who has grown up in a [...]

li rong rendered

so exciting! philomela was kind enough to
do fan art of li rong, the charming funny younger
brother to chen yong! beautifully done, philomela!
and THANK YOU! i love fan art!
you can see more of philomela’s art
on her blog here. =D
i’ll be doing an ucsd alumni interview tomorrow
which i’m excited about, as i have such fond memories
of my [...]