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Big nap energy✨ THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER, @doubledaybooks @wnbooks 2025// Stegner Fellow @Stanford // National Book Foundation 5 Under 35

[Jemimah James Wei / 魏信子 @jemmawei]

Im shaking so hard i can barely type. This novel saw me through nearly a decade of my life; she is my whole heart. It is the honor of my life to share that THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER is forthcoming from @BoudreauxLee & @doubledaybooks, I cannot believe it.

[Novel Delights @KirstHutchison]

Spanning over two decades, #TheOriginalDaughter by ⁦@jemmawei⁩ is a powerful and emotive examination of intergenerational trauma. It’s character driven, compelling and full of depth.

⁦@wnbooks⁩ ⁦⁦@RandomTTours⁩ https://t.co/UIeERlQeIK

[W&N @wnbooks]

'A book not to miss' NEW YORK TIMES
'An incredible debut' ROXANE GAY
'Wise and wonderful' PAUL BEATTY

Vivid and visceral, The Original Daughter is a breathtaking act of empathy by a new literary star, @jemmawei ✨

Out today in the UK: https://t.co/qoLCTdsAH2

[Massachusetts Review @MassReview]

Congrats to MR Prose Editor @jemmawei for being one of the @nationalbook 5 under 35! Be sure to get your copy of THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER today: https://t.co/nljVpiPy3d

[DefinitelyBooks @definitelybooks]

From stashing childhood secrets in biscuit tins to crashing out at the weight of millennial post-secondary school anxiety, join Singaporean author @jemmawei as she talks about her novel in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[Columbia Magazine @columbiamag]

In her much-anticipated debut novel, @ColumbiaSOA alumna @jemmawei ’22 examines the relationship between two sisters, asking aching questions about the bonds that tie us to our loved ones. https://t.co/SmI9KhooHJ

[BOMB Magazine @BOMBmagazine]

“Working to understand your life is, I believe, a way of owning time.” —Jemimah Wei

Author @jemmawei’s new novel THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER (@doubledaybooks) is the subject of her interview with writer @hairolma.

https://t.co/f6Ebp9vp1F

[Jemimah James Wei / 魏信子 @jemmawei]

@RandomTTours @wnbooks @skbookwormfever @KirstHutchison @AmandaDuncan12 @Silvia_reads @LyndaCheckley @wildwritinglife @ElizabethCurrie @cookiebiscuit This is so cool!!! Thank you!

[Random Things Tours 🇺🇦 @RandomTTours]

Look at this amazing #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour for #TheOriginalDaughter by @jemmawei with @wnbooks
Begins 02 June

@skbookwormfever

[School of Humanities, NTU Singapore @ntu_humanities]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐢 – 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭
@jemmawei, our alumna of NTU English (BA and MA), makes her dazzling literary debut with The Original Daughter - Learn more at https://t.co/whaeulrK8R

[Massachusetts Review @MassReview]

#LocalReading Come hear @jemmawei read from her debut novel at @odysseybks next Wednesday! https://t.co/wZPGpCjjoD

[Chris Bohjalian @ChrisBohjalian]

Looking for fiction? Here are three new novels I loved! @doubledaybooks @jemmawei

[Apple Books @AppleBooks]

Three fresh voices making waves in fiction. 📚

These debut authors are ready to go from bookstore shelves to your must-read list—bold, original, and impossible to ignore.

https://t.co/zTCFbxl1DK

[HMCPL @HMCPL]

Check out the Librarian Book Club (LBC) pick for May!
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The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei (@jemmawei)☀️
📆 Available May 6
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#HMCPL #PublicLibrary #BookClub #BookClubPick #LBC #TheOriginalDaughter #JemimahWei

[Jemimah James Wei / 魏信子 @jemmawei]

She's a genius.

[DEBUTIFUL @debutiful]

So you wanna discover the hottest debut books?

@jonvhickey, @TheDenneMichele, @jemmawei, and Aaron John Curtis are all going to be on Debutiful’s podcast this spring.

R U Ready?

[Doubleday @doubledaybooks]

We’re less than a month away from publishing @jemmawei's ✨ dazzling ✨ debut novel THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER! It’s already the talk of the town and on May 6th, you’ll see why it’s one of the anticipated books of the year.

[Joyland Publishing @JoylandPub]

"When he’d sufficiently regained his breath, he put the phone to his ear again. Don’t worry about it! I’m doing great!" —from "The Bet" by Jemimah Wei (@jemmawei)

https://t.co/dPjYhpzPpP

[Joyland Publishing @JoylandPub]

Congratulations to Joyland Magazine contributors @jemmawei and Alexander Sammartino!

[National Book Foundation @nationalbook]

Congratulations to this year’s 5 Under 35 honorees: Stacie Shannon Denetsosie (The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories), Megan Howell (Softie), Maggie Millner (Couplets: A Love Story), Alexander Sammartino (Last Acts), and Jemimah Wei (@jemmawei, The Original Daughter).

[National Book Foundation @nationalbook]

Today, we are delighted to announce the 2025 5 Under 35 honorees—five fiction writers under the age of 35 whose debut work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. | @vulture

https://t.co/lHzo89qWr1