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Tiger’s Mouth by Lucy TanVoices at the Table With Jenna Bush Hager
A First Look at “Tiger’s Mouth,” a Story of Friendship, Ambition, and CompetitionKirkus
Review: Tiger’s MouthBooklist
Starred Review: Tiger’s MouthLibrary Journal
Review: Tiger’s MouthLiterary Leanings
28 Anticipated Books for FallShelf Awareness
Review: Tiger’s MouthPublishers Weekly
Starred Review: Tiger’s MouthBookBub
The Best Books of Fall 2026TODAY with Jenna and Sheinelle
Tiger’s Mouth on Good Morning America
2020
Cream City Review
Interview with 2020 Fiction Prize Judge Lucy Tan
2019
2018
The Washington Post
50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018Milwaukee Magazine
5 Books to Cozy Up With This FallKollaboration San Francisco
#KollabSFGetsLit with Lucy Tan, Author of What We Were PromisedElectric Literature
Trading the American Dream for the Promise of a New ChinaAnn Arbor Observer
Immigrants and ExpatsShelf Awareness
Starred Review: What We Were PromisedThe Isthmus
A writer learns to listenThe National Book Review
5 Hot BooksThe Christian Science Monitor
'What We Were Promised' depicts post-Mao China in a deft debut novel set in ShanghaiMidwestern Gothic
Interview: Lucy TanWriting Fun
Shanghai with Lucy TanReading Women
Podcast InterviewRefinery 29
The Best New Books Out This JulyBarnes & Noble
July’s Best New FictionShelf Awareness
Review: What We Were PromisedThe Every Girl
The 10 Most Anticipated Novels of the SummerInk and Paper Blog
9 Asian American Women Writers That Rock My Reading WorldShe Reads
This Summer's Must-Read DebutsModern Mrs. Darcy
Podcast ReviewKirkus Reviews
Kirkus reviews What We Were PromisedBarnes & Noble
Discover Great New Writers Summer 2018 SelectionPublishers Marketplace
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Literary & Debut FictionLibrary Journal
Summer Debuts | Fiction Previews, Jul. 2018
2017
Huffington Post
60 Books We Can't Wait To Read In 2018Electric Literature
46 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2018Write & Eat Podcast
Podcast Interview
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The Center For Fiction
What We Were Promised longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel PrizePublishers Weekly
What We Were Promised Named a "Best Book of Summer"Modern Mrs. Darcy
Summer Reading Guide 2018Modern Mrs. Darcy
Minimalist Summer Reading Guide 2018