Jenny Xie (novelist)

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Jenny Xie is a Chinese-American novelist. In 2023, the National Book Foundation honored her as a "5 Under 35" writer.[1][2]

Xie was born in Shanghai. She graduated from University of California, Berkeley and received a Master of Fine Arts from the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars.[3] She has received a Bread Loaf scholarship and MacDowell Fellowship, and completed residencies with Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Loghaven.

She was an executive editor with Dwell.[3]

Xie has contributed writing to multiple publications, including Apartment Therapy, Architectural Digest, The Atlantic.[4] AGNI, Dwell, Ninth Letter, and Narrative Magazine.[3] Her debut novel, Holding Pattern, was published in 2023.

As of 2023, Xie lived in Brooklyn.[5]

Publications[edit]

  • Holding Pattern. Penguin. 2023. ISBN 978-0-593-53972-9.[6][7][8][9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Merlene, Kate (2023-04-05). "Yiyun Li Wins the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award | Book Pulse". Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ^ "National Book Foundation: '5 Under 35'". Shelf Awareness. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Jenny Xie". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ Xie, Jenny (2023-05-19). "My Novel Is a Love Letter My Mother Can't Read". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ López Restrepo, Manuela (2023-06-20). "Mother-daughter relationships are fraught. Jenny Xie explores how". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ Tarng, Tammy (2023-06-21). "Dumped by Her Boyfriend, She Takes a Job Cuddling Others". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  7. ^ "Mother-daughter relationships are fraught. Jenny Xie explores how". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ HOLDING PATTERN | Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  9. ^ "Jenny Xie's Debut Novel, 'Holding Pattern,' Is a Mother-Daughter Coming-of-Age Story". Shondaland. 2023-06-26. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  10. ^ Recinos, Eva (2023-07-10). "The Right Touch". Alta Online. Archived from the original on 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

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