In case you missed it, here's my essay about living in Las Vegas in the lead up to the US presidential elections, and witnessing the promises (and deceptions) of the American Dream, for @electricliterature.com

Thanks so much to @electricliterature.com and to Meredith Talusan for publishing my essay about living in Las Vegas in the lead-up to the US presidential elections, while looking at the promises (and deceptions) of the American Dream.

Thanks so much to @electricliterature.com and to Meredith Talusan for publishing my essay about living in Las Vegas in the lead-up to the US presidential elections, while looking at the promises (and deceptions) of the American Dream.

My diss track for racist New Zealanders and Karori Karens seems to have taken off in New Zealand while ruffling some feathers, and so I'm sharing it again because we troll like that

People usually see New Zealand as this tolerant, liberal utopia, and although it has great qualities, it also has a hard time dealing with racism and xenophobia. Thankfully, Newsroom NZ ran an excerpt from my latest book, about the racist landlady from hell. newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/28/a...

People usually see New Zealand as this tolerant, liberal utopia, and although it has great qualities, it also has a hard time dealing with racism and xenophobia. Thankfully, Newsroom NZ ran an excerpt from my latest book, about the racist landlady from hell. newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/28/a...

In honor of the late Jo Lou, deputy editor at @electricliterature.com, who opened doors for me when I first pitched an article to her in 2021, setting into motion a years long collaboration that resulted in this interview. I was a complete stranger to her, and yet she was so kind.

I'm back with an interview with Liminal Magazine in Australia! We talked about the opportunities nonfiction preset to turn inwards, the roles played by fiction and nonfiction in depicting the immigrant experience, and how to determine when a project is finished. www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/...

I'm back with an interview with Liminal Magazine in Australia! We talked about the opportunities nonfiction preset to turn inwards, the roles played by fiction and nonfiction in depicting the immigrant experience, and how to determine when a project is finished. www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/...

In case you were planning to buy my book, Book People in Austin has 14 SIGNED copies! They also deliver to my knowledge. bookpeople.com/book/9780810...

It's not often that I see reading lists about Filipino fathers, which is why I made this list to celebrate my book's release for @electricliterature.com! electricliterature.com/9-books-abou...

So happy to hear my book being reviewed on Radio New Zealand! Considering how hard it is to get a book reviewed, and to get my book in the hands of Kiwi readers while living outside New Zealand, it's a huge win for me. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

“A lot of immigrants become convinced of their smallness without being fully conscious of it, and I learned that to keep my self worth intact, I had to fight back.”

And oh yes I also wrote this for the @nupress.bsky.social blog, about how I wove my late father's poetry into my work as an act of collaboration across the distances for my essay collection, Returning to My Father's Kitchen. nupress.northwestern.edu/blog/2025/05...

At a low point in my life, I met Paul Beatty at the Auckland Writer's Festival. Our conversation at his signing table changed my life. I'm glad I stuck around long enough to write about it for the @writersdigest.bsky.social. www.writersdigest.com/and-now-i-kn...

At a low point in my life, I met Paul Beatty at the Auckland Writer's Festival. Our conversation at his signing table changed my life. I'm glad I stuck around long enough to write about it for the @writersdigest.bsky.social. www.writersdigest.com/and-now-i-kn...

Congrats on a job well done! Happy pub day @missmacansantos.bsky.social !

Cherry Lou Sy speaks with Monica Macansantos about her latest essay collection “Returning to My Father’s Kitchen,” the tradition of creative writing instruction in the Philippines, experiences of dislocation across countries, and what draws her to write about food, memory, and loss.

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...

To celebrate my book's release today, @literaryhub.bsky.social ran my essay about how my father and I got our literary education in the Philippines from used bookstores. Hoping this gives joy to second hand book lovers! lithub.com/monica-macan...

Writers and artists: reply with a link to one of your works. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.

I'm part of this brilliance in case you're coming to AWP!

One thing about working in an indie bookstore is that I see how thin their margins are. Always shop locally when you can. Keep local businesses alive, and keep the money in your community.

FML Zuckerberg pirated my short story to train Meta's AI program. Who else is in a class action-y mode

both of my published books are in here and i am in a class action-y mood today

Really good biko for breakfast, thanks to Valerio's in Las Vegas!

One of my favorite quotes from my recent short story in @riverstyxmag.bsky.social. To read more, click here: www.riverstyx.org/proof-blog/l...

If you were planning on pre-ordering my book, here's another sale! They ship to anywhere in the world! Click here to order: nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014839...

There isn't that much that has been written about Filipino-New Zealanders, which is why I'm proud of this short story that's now free to read on @riverstyxmag.bsky.social! Follow the story of a young Filipina grappling with religious trauma in Aotearoa NZ. www.riverstyx.org/proof-blog/l...

i just think that it's a good idea, before you explain something to someone else, to be sure that they don't understand the thing and that you do

Can we also declare that "neoliberalism" is a meaningless word, having been used to death by a certain contingent of Leftier Than Thou assholes to mean "stuff I don't like"?

Please give. Right now is CRUCIAL!

I'll be co-hosting this event with Oliver de la Paz, National Book Award-longlisted author of The Diaspora Sonnets as well as six other collections of poetry. If you're in Vegas, or know someone in Vegas who loves poetry, please check out this free event! blackmountaininstitute.org/event/an-eve...

Hey y'all! 👋🏽 We are the only Asian American-run news outlet dedicated to science, climate, and environmental coverage. We've never been more proud of our decision to quit Twitter/X, thanks to the community we've built here. Could you help us get to 15,000 followers to close out the month?

Amidst the current shitshow, we are doing a reading series featuring Filipino authors in Las Vegas! Yes, with me as host! Joy amidst the darkness! More here: blackmountaininstitute.org/live-experie...

Forgive me. I tried Moncrieff/Kilmartin. I got past page 50. My head was hurting from reading and re reading lines. I gave up and switched to Lydia Davis. Please tell me I made the right choice.

My book club homies! We talked about Oliver de la Paz's poetry

While the world burns, I keep writing to stay sane. I finished the draft of a new short story today, about a plane highjacking, ironically. It made me laugh, it made me cry a little. We keep moving.

Cracking open this book to console myself as the world falls apart

Hooray for my Shearing Fellow buddy!

Looking back at issue 2 of Shirley, filled with stories by Fortunato Salazar, Monica S. Macansantos, GJ Hart...

Last day!

For those who were planning on pre-ordering my book: Barnes and Noble is doing a pre-order sale! Save 25% (or 35% if you're a premium member) by pre-ordering from B&N between now and February 7. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/returning-...

For those who were planning on pre-ordering my book: Barnes and Noble is doing a pre-order sale! Save 25% (or 35% if you're a premium member) by pre-ordering from B&N between now and February 7. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/returning-...

Czeslaw Milosz "I ask not out of sorrow, but in wonder."

I see that a few book reviewers follow me. Would you be interested in reviewing my essay collection, Returning to My Father's Kitchen, for the Adroit Journal? Because they're interested. Let me know so that I can get you a review copy! @nupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/about/call-f...

I see that a few book reviewers follow me. Would you be interested in reviewing my essay collection, Returning to My Father's Kitchen, for the Adroit Journal? Because they're interested. Let me know so that I can get you a review copy! @nupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/about/call-f...

Dedicating my book to the father I had and the father I was given, both of whom made this book possible