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GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Video: 'GMA' January 2024 Book Club pick: ‘The Storm We Made’
Live interview - author Vanessa Chan joins GMA
'The Storm We Made' by Vanessa Chan is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for January (includes excerpt)
BBC RADIO 2
The Radio 2 Book Club with Zoe Ball
NPR
In 'The Storm We Made', the horrors of war are the main character
Book of the Day: Two historical fiction novels focus on women's lives during wars in Southeast Asia
LATE NIGHT LIT - LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS PODCAST
Vanessa Chan
BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN’S HOUR
Weekend Woman's Hour - Women in the metaverse, Author Vanessa Chan, Women and negotiation
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Why one of Facebook’s few female execs left to write a gritty Malaysian World War II novel
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Making family history into historical fiction in ‘The Storm We Made’
BARNES & NOBLE POURED OVER PODCAST
Vanessa Chan on The Storm We Made
THE STAR
For Vanessa Chan, home is where the heart is
Malaysian author's debut makes 'Good Morning America' book club pick
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Ex-Facebook exec Vanessa Chan on her novel The Storm We Made, set in Malaysia’s past, and being ‘obsessed’ with Michelle Yeoh
OTHER PEOPLE PODCAST
901. Vanessa Chan
ELECTRIC LIT
In “The Storm We Made,” A Malayan Housewife Becomes a Spy During WWII
THE MALAY MAIL
In conversation with a best-selling author... and a look at some of her readers
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
Author pens brilliant debut novel set in World War II Malaya
TATLER MALAYSIA
Author Vanessa Chan offers a gut-wrenching tale of the Japanese Occupation in ‘The Storm We Made’
THE SUNDAY TIMES (SOUTH AFRICA)
Living history: a family’s story of tumultuous times in Malaysia’s past
ABC RADIO (AUSTRALIA)
Sunjeev Sahota, Vanessa Chan and Winnie Dunn bring us stories from home
SHELF AWARENESS
The Writer’s Life: Vanessa Chan: 'Stories Only Become History When They Are Written Down'
BOMB MAGAZINE
Vanessa Chan by Sasha Vasilyuk
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
An Indies Introduce Q&A with Vanessa Chan
THE RUMPUS
The First Book: Vanessa Chan
CREATIVE INDEPENDENT
On enjoying the time you spend not working
REVIEWS
NEW YORK TIMES
Book Review: In This Debut Novel, Power Plays and Contradictions Abound
Editor’s Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
THE GUARDIAN
The Observer: Review – rich Malaysian second world war saga
SUNDAY TIMES
The best historical fiction for January 2024
STAR TRIBUNE
Review: The Storm We Made
WASHINGTON POST
In ‘The Storm We Made,’ a mother’s best intentions endanger her family
THE SUNDAY TIMES (SOUTH AFRICA)
‘The Storm We Made’ — A thrilling encounter that changes history
AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
Review - The Storm We Made
SHELF AWARENESS
A heart-stopping wartime novel (starred)
THE BOOKSELLER
Audio Pick
BOOKLIST
An intricate puzzle
BOOK REPORTER
The Storm We Made
KIRKUS REVIEWS
A chilling exploration of the costs of human weakness and desire
LISTS & ROUNDUPS
NEW YORK TIMES
18 New Books Coming in January
Culture Calendar - The Storm We Made (Tuesday)
AMAZON.COM
Editors' Picks: Best Literature and fiction of January
VANITY FAIR
11 New Books to Read This Month
ELLE
The Best (and Most Anticipated) Fiction Books of 2024, So Far
HARPERS BAZAAR (UK)
The 10 best novels to read in 2024
BARNES & NOBLE
Our Most Anticipated Books of January 2024
BOOKSHOP.ORG
Editor’s Pick
OPRAH DAILY
The Most Anticipated Books of 2024
TODAY
41 books we can't wait to read in 2024
GOODREADS
Hot & New: 81 Very Recent Hit Books (Across Genres)
Readers' Most Anticipated Books of January
6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week
87 New Debut Novels to Check Out This Season
WOMAN’S WORLD
7 Reads You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
12 Must-Read Historical Fiction Books That Will Send You Back in Time
SCARY MOMMY
2023's Most Influential Authors Reveal The 2024 Novels They’re Most Excited To Read
LIT HUB
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024
18 New Books Out Today
ELECTRIC LITERATURE
75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024
READER’S DIGEST
The 30 New Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2024 (Editor’s Pick)
TOWN & COUNTRY
The 30 Must-Read Books of Winter 2024
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
12 Most-Anticipated Books Coming Out in 2024
TATLER MALAYSIA
International Women’s Day 2024: 9 books by Malaysian women authors
BOOKRIOT
New World War II Historical Fiction For 2024
The Best New Book Releases Out January 2, 2024
AUDIBLE
The most anticipated debuts of 2024
DEBUTIFUL
THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024 – PART ONE
12 NOTEWORTHY DEBUT BOOKS TO READ THIS JANUARY
LUXURY LONDON
The best new books to read in January 2024
READ BETWEEN THE SPINES
January 2024 Most Anticipated New Book Releases
THE RUMPUS
The Rumpus’s Most Anticipated Books of (early) 2024
What to Read When: The Most Beautiful Books of 2023
REAL SIMPLE
The Books List: Top Picks for Book Club & Beyond (Dec 2023)
These Are the 60 Best Books of 2023
ALTA JOURNAL
12 New Books for January
STYLECASTER
14 of the Best & Most Anticipated Books of 2024, According to an Author
CONDE NAST TRAVEL
Women Who Travel Book Club: 9 New Books to Read on Your Winter Getaway
SATURDAY EVENING POST
10 Reads for the New Year
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
19 new books to cozy up with this winter
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
The January 2024 Indie Next List Preview
THE BOOKSELLER
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