My first book, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom, was published by Crown on March 18, 2025.

Listed as a notable book of nonfiction in 2025 by The Washington Post

Shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize

One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Foreign Policy

Chosen as one of the Most Anticipated Nonfiction of 2025 by Barnes and Noble

Based on years of on-the-ground reporting in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and beyond it’s a literary non-fiction exploration of what it means to be Chinese today in Xi Jinping’s China.

Order it here on Bookshop.org or Amazon.