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Mini Very Asian Book Trip with Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence, plus special guest Catherine Shen from CT Public Radio Thursday, August 20 Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence are back on the road to visit CT indie bookstores for one day only to sign stock and celebrate Asian American books and independent bookstores,… Read more »

Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata words by Debbi Michiko Florence and art by Inko Ai Takita, Reycraft November 2025 I am so thrilled that I got to partner with artist Inko Ai Takita for this picture biography. I am also happy she took the time to answer a few questions about this… Read more »

HOORAY! Here are the fabulous bookstores where Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence will be stopping to sign stock. With the exception of the scheduled event at Inklings (see below), all times are estimates, dependent on traffic. While Grace and Debbi would love to see you at any of these stops, please know that since… Read more »

From Oct 3- 7th,  Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence are dropping by these stores in NH, VT, CT, NY, and NJ  to sign books! Check and see if we’re going to be at a store near you. Order a book to be signed & personalized ahead of time and the store will hold it… Read more »

Hooray! On September 26 the paperback edition of book 5, Jasmine Toguchi Brave Explorer will be available! I’m running a special national preorder campaign. Preorders help authors by showing early-on the publisher and bookstores that the book is generating interest. This can cause booksellers to order more copies to keep in stock which in turn… Read more »

It’s almost time for book 6 of the Jasmine Toguchi series to launch! Jasmine Toguchi Peace-Maker will be available on March 21!   by Debbi Michiko Florence, art by Elizabet Vuković FSGBYR/Macmillan   And I have a fun pre-order campaign to launch this book! My husband recently went to Japan, and he took along Jasmine… Read more »

This is where you’ll find links to articles, interviews, and reviews for the new quartet of the Jasmine Toguchi chapter book series! Jasmine Toguchi Brave Explorer   KidLitTV – Bicultural and Bilingual books at the Chappaqua Book Festival interview. Little Tokyo Talks Podcast interview: Episode 9 – In episode 9, Sansei author Debbi Michiko Florence… Read more »

I’m so thrilled to announce the pre-order campaign for my newest middle grade book, Sweet and Sour (September 6, 2022)! This is a book of my heart about childhood friendships set in Mystic, CT. I love love love the cover – big thanks to artist Jacqueline Li and cover designer Stephanie Yang. That’s my local… Read more »

I’m thrilled to share the cover of my next middle grade novel: Sweet and Sour! Sweet and Sour, Scholastic/September 6, 2022 I love everything about this cover – how Mai and Zach are looking at each other, Bank Square Books in the background, the BT21 Cooky plush keychain on Mai’s tote bag, the clothes Mai… Read more »

This is where you’ll find updated news and links to reviews and interviews. I’ll be updating regularly. Thanks for all your support! Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai is available now! August 3, 2021 (Scholastic) “Heartbreak is for suckers.” When Jenna Sakai gets dumped over winter break, it confirms what she learned from her parents’ messy… Read more »