2018 BookExpo held in New York

A young Chinese American writer, Rebecca F. Kuang, is to sign her historical fiction "The Poppy War"at the BookExpo on Saturday.​ The historical fiction, picked up by HarperCollins in May 2016, was set in a mythical land inspired by 20th century China. The book follows a young orphan's entry into an elite military school and her discovery of shamanic power as a war brews in the background. [Photo: Screenshot from Amazon]