Recent Highlights
Reviews
Asian Review of Books – Review by Susan Blumberg-Kason. ‘The peach blossom spring theme persists through the story…and nicely rounds out Fu’s impressive debut work.’ (March 2022)
The Book Reporter – Review by Jana Siciliano. ‘PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING is told in a simple and deliberate tone, which truly allows us to see the humanity in each character’s story and relate to it.’ (March 2022)
Book Marks – Aggregated review based multiple reviews from active and respected outlets from the US and beyond.
Booklist, starred review – Review by Emily Park. ‘Fu’s heartfelt debut is captivating as she examines the traumas of war and the sacrifices survivors feel forced to make for a brighter future.’ (Jan 2022)
Shelf Awareness – Review by Katie Noah Gibson. ‘a gorgeous meditation on stories and identity.’ (Jan 2022)
Kirkus – ‘plumbs the immigrant experience, illuminating a key slice of Chinese history from Japan’s invasion to Mao’s rise.’ (Feb 2022)
Cambridge Edition – ‘a beautiful tale of love, loss, and just how far a parent will go for their child.’ (Nov 2021)
FEATURES
Writing.ie, April 2022, ‘Folktales in Peach Blossom Spring.’
Woman and Home Magazine, April 2022, ‘My Life in A Picture’
Writing Magazine, April 2022, ‘The First Five Pages: Writing Peach Blossom Spring’
Literary Hub, March 2022, ‘How a Secret Becomes a Story: Melissa Fu on the Importance of Listening to Elders’
BBC Radio 2 Book Club and The Reading Agency, March 2022 – Book of the Month.
Historical Novel Society, Feb 2022, ‘New Voices Roundup’
Buzz
Good Reads, March 2022 – ’33 Hot New Debut Novels to Devour Now’
Lit Hub, March 2022 – ’18 New Books Hitting the Shelves This Week’
Good Housekeeping UK, Mar 2022 – ’10 Best Books to Read This Month’
Vanity Fair, Hollywood Issue 2022 – ‘8 New Books to Read this Month’
NBC News, Mar 2022 – ’15 upcoming fiction books written by women to consider this spring’
Amazon Editor’s Picks, Jan 2022 – ‘Celebrating the Lunar New Year with a Few of Our Favorite upcoming Year of the Tiger Releases.’
Buzzfeed, Feb 2022, ‘16 Historical fiction books coming out in 2022 that are 100% worth picking up.‘
Book Riot, Mar 2022 – ‘Horoscopes and Book Recommendations’
Goodreads, Feb 2022 – ‘Readers Most Anticipated Books of March’
Interviews/Podcasts
NPR – All Things Considered with Ailsa Chang, Mar 2022
Open Book with Hachette Book Group, Mar 2022
Reading with Robin with Robin Kall Homonoff, Mar 2022
The Secret Library Podcast with Caroline Donahue, Mar 2022
Books BualBual with Elaine Chiew, Mar 2022
Flowers of China, interview with Booktime Magazine, Mar 2022.
besea.n reads…Peach Blossom Spring, Interview with Mai-Anh Peterson, Feb 2022
‘China, War, Freud and SciFi,’ Free Thinking with Rana Mitter, BBC Radio 3, Feb 2022
Brighton Book Club with Anna Burt, Feb 2022