Katie Gee Salisbury

Oscars Predictions: Final Voting Continues Following Actor Awards and PGA Ceremony 2026 Oscars predictions include contenders such as "One Battle After Another," "Hamnet," "Frankenstein," "Sinners" and "Marty Supreme."

Could 2026 be the year of #OscarsNotSoWhite? One can dream. variety.com/lists/2026-o...

If I were a congressperson questioning Pam Bondi, I'd use my time to slow clap and congratulate her on her Oscar-worthy performance.

I’m Turning the Page a reintroduction of sorts & what I’m working on next

Who knows what demons drive us to write books. I’m already knee-deep into my next one—a cultural history of mixed race identity in the U.S. More on that and my creative journey in this latest Substack post: halfcastewoman.substack.com/p/im-turning...

Lol. Definitely not top 5! Or even top 100. But still, a sign of how unlivable this country is becoming when it cannot provide even basic services economically.

It just cost me $41 to mail 10 signed bookplates and 10 postcards to a bookseller in the UK. What is wrong with America.

For reference, I went across the street to buy dim sum, enough for two people, which cost $33.

Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes With its hyper-sexualised Black female revolutionary and fetishised depiction of interracial relationships, Paul Thomas Anderson’s much-lauded latest raises questions about how white male directors de...

I appreciated this take on One Battle After Another from @ellenejones.bsky.social, one of the few voices to treat the film critically—and delve into its racial subtext. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

The many reinventions (and looks) of Anna May Wong The legendary Chinese-American actress subverted stereotypes through fashion and – eventually – an unapologetic rejection of Western attitudes towards…

In time for the BFI season on Anna May Wong, I spoke with her biographer @kayteesal.bsky.social about her key style moments, for The Face Magazine:

theface.com/culture/the-...

‘I was killed in virtually every film’: how trailblazing Chinese-American star Anna May Wong upended cinema A retrospective at the BFI celebrates how Wong – whether typecast in orientalist fantasies or breaking taboos with a kiss – could always steal the show

On Anna May Wong for the Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

It was nice little treat to read this review of my book from @pamhutch.bsky.social in @silentlondon.bsky.social: silentlondon.co.uk/2025/08/20/s...

Thank you, Helen!

Hope to see you there!

To celebrate the UK paperback release of Not Your China Doll, my biography of film star Anna May Wong, I’m giving away two copies! Here’s how to enter:

1) Subscribe to my newsletter Half-Caste Woman: halfcastewoman.substack.com

2) Comment on my most recent post by Friday, Sept. 5: bit.ly/464TtuU

The Art of Reinvention a season of Anna May Wong’s films at the British Film Institute

I’m giddy with excitement for the British Film Institute’s monthlong season of Anna May Wong films this September! To celebrate the film festival, I talked with Dr. Xin Peng about programming the season’s selections and what moviegoers can expect: halfcastewoman.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

"She says each tent had eight large cages, which hold 35 to 38 inmates, which means each tent holds close to 300 detainees."

...Like “an oversized kennel.”

Which is more interesting:

AI writing that mimics human writing

Human writing that mimics AI writing

Neither

Or:

In five years, there will be no difference between the two.

🤔

Thanks for having me on the podcast @infinite-women.com!

A Modern Townhouse Rises in Brooklyn and an Anonymous Critic Follows

I pass by this building almost every day on my nightly walks and wonder who is going to pay the nearly $5M price tag so that they can be observed in a fishbowl by the entire neighborhood. And with no closets! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/r...

The AI seems to have a moral compass…? Unlike its creator. Or at least a bullshit detector.

LIVE SOON: Darien Gee on Substack Starting May 5 at 3:00 PM EDT

Here’s the correct link! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Join me and writers @aimeeliu.bsky.social and Darien Gee today at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET for our LIVE event on Substack - UNFILTERED: Life as a Published Author - where we’ll discuss all the messy, behind-the-scenes realities that go along with publishing a book. substack.com/@dariengee/n...

RED CAR is a fantastic book and a real treat for Anna May Wong fans, myself included!

The state of reading in 2025, from a Q train rerouted on the R line from Chinatown to Downtown Brooklyn: two women bonding over a book they both just started reading — @tonytula.com’s REJECTION. Then commiserating how you can’t start up conversations with people reading on devices. 📖✨👀

The Chinese-American Actress "Some say Anna May Wong was the most photographed Chinese woman of the 20th century."

A new post by @kayteesal.bsky.social on Anna May Wong's savvy self-promotion. camillelebromley.substack.com/p/the-chines...

The state of reading in 2025, a report from an Acela headed from NYC to Boston: A woman has a paperback novel splayed open on the table with one hand, while scrolling TikTok on her phone in the other.

Me watching The Last of Us last night. But honestly, could be applied to anything that has happened in America in the last 90 days.

Congrats, Michelle!

Scanning the program for the Association of Asian American Studies conference next week in Boston. One clear trend: academics in AAS really love using "re-orienting" in their panel titles. Guess no one is immune from a bad pun, not even scholars.

Tell City Leaders: Invest in Public Libraries New York City’s public libraries provide essential free services and resources for all, and they deserve increased funding and support.

Just added my name to this letter. So much of my work is informed by the books I'm able to check out from NYPL and BPL. I honestly don't know what I'd do without public libraries. www.nypl.org/speakout?utm...

Take a break from the dumpster fire/apocalypse/end of democracy and read a zine...?

My friend Camille produced this beautifully designed, “whip-smart little zine” called Know-It-All. I contributed a piece on the thing I know the most about—what else but Anna May Wong. substack.com/home/post/p-...