Ho Lin

http://www.holinauthor.com

Ho Lin is a Pushcart Prize-nominated author, musician, and filmmaker, and the co-editor of the literary journal Caveat Lector. He has degrees from Brown University and Johns Hopkins University, and currently resides in San Francisco. His publishing credits include work in Pulp magazine, The Adirondack Review, Your Impossible Voice, and Foreword Reviews.

Books by Ho Lin

Image of China Girl: And Other Stories
Image of Bond Movies: A Retrospective

Book Reviews by Ho Lin

Image of The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories: A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation from a Visionary Team of Female and Nonbinary Creators
Author(s):
Yu Chen
Genre(s):
Asian American, Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories: A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation

August 1, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“While many of the stories contained within The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories flirt with inexplicability, their charm and freshness cut through translation barriers.”

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Image of Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color
Author(s):
Abby L. Vandiver
Genre(s):
Anthologies, Short Stories, Anthologies, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Black & African American, Asian American, Interracial/Multi-ethnic/Cultural Heritage

Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color

November 22, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Midnight Hour operates from a stimulating conceit: an anthology of 20 crime stories, all taking place at midnight, all written by writers of color.”

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Image of How High?--That High
Author(s):
Diane Williams
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Single Authors

How High?—That High

October 25, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“For those familiar with Williams' work, her latest short story collection How High?—That High is more of the same: oft-perplexing, oft-illuminating.”

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Image of Cowboy Graves: Three Novellas
Author(s):
Roberto Bolaño
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction, Latino Writers, Novellas, Contemporary

Cowboy Graves: Three Novellas

June 14, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Cowboy Graves lacks the wild ambition and gravity of Bolaño’s best work, but it’s still a tasty summation of his talents.”

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Image of Interior Chinatown: A Novel
Author(s):
Charles Yu
Genre(s):
Families, Literary Fiction, Asian American

Interior Chinatown: A Novel

February 13, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“In the jaunty, acerbic Interior Chinatown, Charles Yu confronts the clichés that assail Asian men by going metaphorical, conflating their plight with the quintessential American d

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Image of Beijing Payback: A Novel
Author(s):
Daniel Nieh
Genre(s):
Asian American, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Suspense, Mystery & Thriller

Beijing Payback: A Novel

August 13, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Expect a few cultural grace notes and agreeable potboiler antics from Beijing Payback—just don't expect something truly original.”

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Image of Delayed Rays of a Star: A Novel
Author(s):
Amanda Lee Koe
Genre(s):
Debut, Biographical, Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction

Delayed Rays of a Star: A Novel

August 3, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Blurring the line between history and myth, Delayed Rays of a Star is encyclopedic in its detail and fit to bursting with invention.”

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Image of Listen Up!: Recording Music with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2, R.E.M., The Tragically Hip, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits...
Author(s):
Mark Howard
Genre(s):
Performing Arts, Rock

Listen Up!: Recording Music with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2, The Tragically Hip, REM, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits...

June 4, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Renowned producer Mark Howard’s Listen Up! splits the difference between celebrity insights and tech-head talk, offering up candid but affectionate portraits of some of rock’s mos

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Image of The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey
Author(s):
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Genre(s):
Sports

The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey

February 11, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Focusing on the art of sport rather than the noise that surrounds it, Rowan Ricardo Phillips preserves the memorable moments of the 2017 tennis season in

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Image of Amsterdam Noir (Akashic Noir Series)
Editor(s):
Rene Appel
Genre(s):
Anthology, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, International Settings, Anthologies, Short Stories

Amsterdam Noir (Akashic Noir Series)

January 18, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Although Amsterdam Noir doesn’t hit the heights of other entries in the city noir anthology series, it remains an appealing compendium, with welcome doses of local color and atmos

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Image of Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s
Author(s):
Bob Glauber
Genre(s):
Football, Sports, Sports, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s

January 13, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Those seeking an introduction to a pivotal era in pro football’s history, and three legendary coaches whose influence is still felt today, will find Guts and Genius to be a lively

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Image of Girls on the Line
Author(s):
Jennie Liu
Genre(s):
Historical, Asian American

Girls on the Line

November 15, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

“Girls on the Line is a simple, potent tale of young Chinese outcasts struggling to survive amid an unforgiving landscape of industrial and rural squalor.”

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Image of The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL
Author(s):
Doug Farrar
Genre(s):
Football

The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL

October 5, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

For those with even a rudimentary knowledge of pro football, names like Vince Lombardi and Bill Belichick may be familiar.

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Image of What We Were Promised
Author(s):
Lucy Tan
Genre(s):
Debut Fiction, Families, Historical Fiction

What We Were Promised

September 25, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Ho Lin

While the works of Amy Tan, Gish Jen, and other popular Asian-American writers have charted the trials and tribulations of immigrants in the United States, Lucy Tan reverses field in her low-key, i

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