Pre-Publication News

Received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. Read the review here.

Received a starred review in Library Journal. Read the review here.

Received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews. Read the review here.

Received a starred review in Shelf Awareness. Read the review here.

Shout out in the San Francisco Chronicle for “Gish Jen’s scorchingly moving (though also funny!) 10th book, Bad Bad Girl.” 

Included in the LA Times’ 30 Books to Read This Fall: “Two generations of bad girls emerge as strong women and complete human beings.”

Included in Oprah Daily’s list of 25 Best Books of Fall: “Jen weaves an unexpectedly endearing portrait of two “bad bad girls.”

Included in the Toronto Star’s list of best fall books: “Jen reckons with her mother’s death. . .casting a wide and compassionate eye on the patterns that repeat over generations.”

Included in LitHub’s Ultimate Fall 2025 Reading List

Listed among W Magazine’s 18 Must-Read Books for Fall

Included in Dandelion Chandelier's list of Best New Books of October 2025

Included by Camille Styles in their feature, Your Fall Reading List is Here: 20 Books We Can’t Stop Talking About

Listed by Story Exchange in their feature, We’re Falling In Love With These 10 Books

Shout out in Bookreporter

Included by BookBub on their list of the Best Historical Fiction of Fall