About Karen Bao:
Karen Jialu Bao does science in the lab, then goes home and writes about it. A Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University, she studies mosquito brains by blasting them with an electron beam. She has eight ear piercings for no reason. Her favorite activities include cooking, tending her plants, singing, and playing her violin. She is the author of Pangu’s Shadow (Lerner, 2024), the Dove Chronicles trilogy (Penguin), and a contributor to the YA mental health anthology Ab(solutely) Normal (Candlewick).
Follow her on TikTok for absurdist writing videos and Instagram for a glimpse of life outside writing. She is championed by Tricia Skinner of Fuse Literary.