This photo was taken by June Kim! But I’m not blonde anymore so if you’re Googling me before we meet you may want to scroll down.

Delia Cai is a freelance writer and editor living in New York. Here is what she’s written lately:

Also rn she has a column at FastCo and CULTURED magazine.

But you most likely know her from her newsletter Deez Links, which apparently was at the forefront of our 2020s Substack-as-literary-genre wave.  In 2024, she published the viral Hate Read pop-up newsletter (okay it’s a blog), which you can read about in The New York Times. Deez Links currently has nearly 24,000 subscribers. Which is crazy lol.

From 2021-2024, she was the senior vanities correspondent at Vanity Fair, covering celebrity and culture.

Her debut novel, Central Places, was named as one of the “Today” show’s best new books of 2023. Now Nylon thinks she’s a lit “it” girl

She’s on Twitter @deliacai and IG @deeeliacai; if you’d like to finagle book press, please email the lovely Melissa at mfolds@penguinrandomhouse.com.

This slightly more recent photo was taken by Anna Maria Lopez! This is who you need to look for.

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