Cherry Lou Sy
@cherrylousy.bsky.social
Playwright & writer. Debut novel LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU (Dutton/Penguin Random House) out now!
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Cherry Lou Sy
@cherrylousy.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My debut novel LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU about an immigrant family from the Philippines from the POV of the 17-year-old daughter got a starred PW review, Book of the Week from People mag, and made it to Amazon’s top debut books of 2024!
I really appreciated this interview because it got me talking about how expectations shift when people immigrate. The idea of “good” is challenged. What does it mean to be a “good girl”?
"You’re a good girl if you follow the same path as your parents, if you have a career, get married, [and] have kids. But I was also contending with how that gets subverted when people immigrate."
Be sure to check out Nicole Zhao's interview with @cherrylousy.bsky.social! buff.ly/rwnH3Lq
Be sure to check out Nicole Zhao's interview with @cherrylousy.bsky.social! buff.ly/rwnH3Lq
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I really appreciated this interview because it got me talking about how expectations shift when people immigrate. The idea of “good” is challenged. What does it mean to be a “good girl”?
One of my favorite interviews I’ve done!
"What is the responsibility of a 'feminist' when the power swings their way?"
Nicole Zhao chats with author @cherrylousy.bsky.social about immigration, feminism, and gender roles. Read it all here! buff.ly/vA6BRk5
Nicole Zhao chats with author @cherrylousy.bsky.social about immigration, feminism, and gender roles. Read it all here! buff.ly/vA6BRk5
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of my favorite interviews I’ve done!
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In just 14 DAYS, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold!
With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw
@susanschulman.bsky.social
With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw
@susanschulman.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In just 14 DAYS, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold!
With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw
@susanschulman.bsky.social
With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Thanks so much for printing this interview @splitlipthemag.bsky.social!
Sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER ISSUE. 🎃 🍂
WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan.
ART by Jean Shon.
PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social.
buff.ly/B6xgDQJ
WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan.
ART by Jean Shon.
PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social.
buff.ly/B6xgDQJ
October 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thanks so much for printing this interview @splitlipthemag.bsky.social!
October is Filipino American History Month 🌺
My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon.
Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu
My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon.
Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu
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October 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
October is Filipino American History Month 🌺
My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon.
Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu
My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon.
Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu
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Thank you to our September readers Kerry Cullen, @cherrylousy.bsky.social, Allison C. Meier, and Patrick Ryan! We had a blast!
September 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Thank you to our September readers Kerry Cullen, @cherrylousy.bsky.social, Allison C. Meier, and Patrick Ryan! We had a blast!
I’ll be reading tonight at Ditmas Lit.
Tonight! Join us at The Urbane Arts Club for our September show with readings by @cherrylousy.bsky.social, Patrick Ryan, Kerry Cullen, and Allison C. Meier. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’ll be reading tonight at Ditmas Lit.
Excited to read!
Ditmas Lit is Wed. 9/24! We’re excited to welcome Kerry Cullen, Patrick Ryan, Allison C. Meier, and @cherrylousy.bsky.social! RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Ditmas Lit | The Urbane
A monthly reading series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres. Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm.
www.urbanebrooklyn.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Excited to read!
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Lauren Morrow’s debut novel “Little Movements” explores being a Black artist in a space not built with you in mind, and the toll of constantly having to prove your value. (@cherrylousy.bsky.social)
The Unpredictable Choreography of Marriage, Identity, and Ambition - Electric Literature
Lauren Morrow’s “Little Movements” follows a Black choreographer who leaves her life behind to pursue her dreams
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September 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Lauren Morrow’s debut novel “Little Movements” explores being a Black artist in a space not built with you in mind, and the toll of constantly having to prove your value. (@cherrylousy.bsky.social)
Want to read about how debut authors talk about how their day jobs influenced their writing? mastersreview.com/in-conversat...
In Conversation: Six Debut Authors Discuss How Their Day Jobs Inform Their Writing - The Masters Review
Six fiction authors with new novels met in an online group of debut authors. Recently, they got together to discuss how their day jobs inform their writing. Christine Ma-Kellams is a college professor...
mastersreview.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Want to read about how debut authors talk about how their day jobs influenced their writing? mastersreview.com/in-conversat...
Congrats on a job well done! Happy pub day @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
Plus I have an interview about my book and my decision to return home to the Philippines after my dad died in @electricliterature.com! Grateful to @cherrylousy.bsky.social for her insightful and thoughtful questions. electricliterature.com/how-a-filipi...
How a Filipino Poet’s Kitchen Became His Daughter’s Writing Desk - Electric Literature
Monica Macansantos traces memory, legacy, and identity through the food her father left behind
electricliterature.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congrats on a job well done! Happy pub day @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
I’ll be chatting with Eve Chung tomorrow during the softcover release of her debut novel at @wordbookstores.bsky.social in Jersey City!
May 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’ll be chatting with Eve Chung tomorrow during the softcover release of her debut novel at @wordbookstores.bsky.social in Jersey City!
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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
I'll be teaching a generative 8-week class @writingco-lab.bsky.social this April! www.writingco-lab.com/classes/four...
Four Humours Framework: 8 Week Generative Course with Cherry Lou Sy — Writing Co-Lab
To generate new work, sometimes we must defamiliarize and remember in a different way -- and that is where this course comes in! This is an 8-week generative course where we'll be using the conce...
www.writingco-lab.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'll be teaching a generative 8-week class @writingco-lab.bsky.social this April! www.writingco-lab.com/classes/four...
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
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in case you need to hear this today ❤️
January 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
in case you need to hear this today ❤️
Joined a giant book club in Meta and one reader posted that she used AI to generate a book to gift to her daughter based on a questionnaire—all for $36. She is recommending the “service” to others. Ugh.
January 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Joined a giant book club in Meta and one reader posted that she used AI to generate a book to gift to her daughter based on a questionnaire—all for $36. She is recommending the “service” to others. Ugh.
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my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social
my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.
"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?
my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.
"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?
Black Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Predicted The Dystopia of the LA Fires By Studying History
This week, her hometown of Pasadena has seen at least 5 killed, and 5 schools burned to ash.
www.teenvogue.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social
my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.
"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?
my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.
"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?
@karissachen.bsky.social a bit late on the well wishes but happy pub day! Can’t wait to dive in! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726130...
Homeseeking: A GMA Book Club Pick by Karissa Chen: 9780593712993 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Sweeping and epic…An impactful love story, told against the backdrop of historical events…One of the best debut novels of this century.”—Pittsburgh...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@karissachen.bsky.social a bit late on the well wishes but happy pub day! Can’t wait to dive in! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726130...
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🍑 "These are peaches that make you feel alive."
Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true!
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...
Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true!
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...
Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit
How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🍑 "These are peaches that make you feel alive."
Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true!
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...
Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true!
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...
I’ve been focusing on reading books and listening to audiobooks. Is it worth binging the new Squid Games?
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’ve been focusing on reading books and listening to audiobooks. Is it worth binging the new Squid Games?
I just found out that George Carlin voiced Thomas and Friends! The things you find out when kids are around…
January 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I just found out that George Carlin voiced Thomas and Friends! The things you find out when kids are around…
Congrats @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
Omg it's real: my book now has a beautiful cover and ISBN! My collection of essays about grief, home, and belonging, RETURNING TO MY FATHER'S KITCHEN, can now be pre-ordered from Northwestern University Press, with a release date of May 15. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014839...
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Congrats @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
Vanity Fair highlighted LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU this month! www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
6 Can’t-Miss Novels to Read in November, From Daniel M. Lavery, Cherry Lou Sy, and More
From inspired detective stories to rich family dramas, here are the books to read this month.
www.vanityfair.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Vanity Fair highlighted LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU this month! www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
