Every Day…

Posted by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on June 24, 2025 · Leave a Comment 

…I wake up with this Elvis Costello song stuck in my head. Friends, I am on sabbatical and grinding away on edits to a new novel acquired this year by Henry Holt & Co./Macmillan as well as another project (TBA)! Meanwhile, I’m beyond excited to share the paperback cover for Off the Books, out now … Continue reading →

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From NY to CA, NYT to RFA, LitHub to Electric Lit

Posted by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on September 5, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

Off the Books has me on a whirlwind tour. Check out the Events page, and you’ll understand why I’m so sleep-deprived that life’s become a waking dream: the book tour kicked off with six fabulous events in four fabulous states in ten (yup, fabulous) days, and now I’m back on the East Coast and in … Continue reading →

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Off the Books Named One of Summer’s Most Anticipated Novels

Posted by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on June 23, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

Big thanks to Bustle for naming Off the Books one of the summer’s most anticipated books (spoiler warning: big tipoffs in Bustle‘s review) and to the San Francisco Chronicle, which listed it among 8 Bay Area books “perfect to pore over.” Here are more early words about the novel: “Frazier captures the relatable toggle between … Continue reading →

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Off the Books Available for Preorder

Posted by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on December 10, 2023 · Leave a Comment 

Since 2019, I’ve spent my nights in a well-worn armchair—late enough to aurally pinpoint the tree where a great horned owl calls out in the darkness beyond my window—and written a novel about college dropout Mei, who does her best to mind her own business but gets tangled up in a dicey international issue. Here … Continue reading →

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