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    A Year in Reading: Jessamine Chan

    by Jessamine Chan Dec 05, 2022 4 minutes

    At this time last year, a little birdie (recent debut author) warned me that I might never read for pleasure again after my pub day. While this turned out to be kind of true, I tried to carve out time for pleasure reading throughout the year, even when that meant falling behind on blurb requests and event prep deadlines, which was of course very enjoyable reading too! Somehow, because of these efforts and deadlines and the great privilege of a life and career where a lot of my work is reading, I read 47 books, four times more than 2021. I wish I could mention every title here.

    My 2022 began in dramatic fashion with my debut novel, , publishing on the first Tuesday in

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