A combination of personal narratives, educational text, and creative writing, these pieces touch upon themes of femininity, race, class, spirituality, privilege, beauty, and identity. All the Filipina authors featured reflect a variety of experiences: they are immigrants, migrant workers, first/second/third generation, biracial, (former) illegal aliens, albino, and LGBTQIA+ identifying, and many of these books are their literary debuts. The 16 books listed here are a return to roots, providing a sense of belonging to the marginalized and also help to decolonize the mind. With the recent onslaught of Asian American/Pacific Islander hate crimes in the USA and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on the horizon in May, I wanted to compile a reading list that not only highlights Asian literary excellence, but also amplifies the voices of primarily Filipina/x authors. However, the lack of representation on library and bookstore shelves left me feeling disconnected to stories with predominantly white characters and Westernized lived experiences. After becoming the prime suspect in the case, Lila must take it upon herself to find the real killer-and hopefully save the future of her family’s restaurant as well.Learn more about the Philippines and Filipino culture through the stories of 16 Filipina authors.įor the majority of my life, books have provided an instant escape whenever I wanted to travel to faraway places. But Lila’s bad luck just continues when an ex-boyfriend who has been posting horrible reviews online about her tita’s cooking suddenly drops dead in the middle of the restaurant. Drawing from her own Filipino heritage, Mia introduces readers to Lila Macapagal, a young woman who is stuck working in her Tita Rosie’s Filipino restaurant after enduring a streak of the worst clichés life has to offer.
She's also a 2017 Pitch Wars alum and 2018-2020 mentor. Deeck - Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers, and the 2016 Mystery Writers of America/Helen McCloy Scholarship. Mia Manansala is the winner of the 2018 Hugh Holton Award, the 2018 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award, the 2017 William F. Manansala about her culinary cozy mystery, ARSENIC AND ADOBO, which launches May 4 with Berkley. Tonight we’re chatting with debut author Mia P.
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