News
Press
50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2019, Washington Post
Must-Read Books of 2019, TIME Magazine
Best Books of 2019, Esquire Magazine
Editor’s Choice, New York Times
Best Audiobooks of 2019, Washington Post
14 Books to Watch for in May, New York Times
The 12 Best Books of Spring, Wall Street Journal Magazine
10 New Books You Should Read in May, TIME Magazine
7 Highly Anticipated Debut Novels, Los Angeles Times
The Best New Books Coming Out Spring 2019, Southern Living
Best Books Coming Out in May 2019, Cosmopolitan
Reviews
A debut novel revisits a tragedy in an Asian-American family, Brian Haman, The New York Times
In the wake of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, a family tragedy unfolds, Ilana Masad, The Washington Post
‘The Unpassing’ lays bare one family’s struggles in 1980s Alaska, K. B. Thors, SF Chronicle
In Chia-Chia Lin’s ‘The Unpassing,’ a Taiwanese family searches for home, Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times
Review: ‘The Unpassing,’ by Chia-Chia Lin, Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel, Larissa Pham, The Nation
A family tragedy rocks Alaska in ‘The Unpassing,’ Bradley Sides, Chicago Review of Books
Interviews
In ‘The Unpassing,’ a Taiwanese Family Grieves in the Harsh Wilderness—with YZ Chin, Electric Literature
Allowing Space: A Conversation With Chia-Chia Lin—with Ruth LeFaive, The Rumpus
“The Home Is a Place as Wild as Any in the World”—with Alex Madison, Longreads