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Sights + Sounds: Soma Mei Sheng Frazier's novel 'Off the Books'
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:10:22
Publish Date: 2026-04-02 12:40:00
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In the new novel “Off the Books,” a young, Chinese-American woman works an underground job in The Town. She chauffeurs mysterious people to their destinations. No questions asked. But she has a lot of questions for her handsome new client. He needs a ride across the country to transport a huge, black suitcase. What’s in the bag is a mystery. 

“Off the Books” is the debut novel by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier. Soma is the former San Francisco Library Laureate and she’s now a creative writing professor at SUNY (State University of New York) at Oswego. 

KALW’s Jenee Darden spoke with Soma about themes of family, grief and romance on “The Sights + Sounds Show.” Here’s an excerpt of that interview. 
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