“Rebecca Kuang was delightful with both the public at our large event and in small meetings with our graduate and undergraduate students: funny, approachable, curious, gracious, and generous in sharing her experiences and wisdom. And the sneak peak reading from the new book was amazing and made hundreds of people thirsty for Katabasis!” — Department of English, University of Minnesota, 2025
“R.F. Kuang is an incredibly generous and engaging speaker. During her visit, she captivated audiences with her honest and original discussions, offered invaluable book recommendations to students, and took the time to connect meaningfully with everyone she met. Her willingness to stay after her talk and continue conversations reflects her deep commitment to fostering literary and academic communities. It was an absolute pleasure to host her, and her presence left a lasting impact on all who attended.” — Asian American Studies Program, Northwestern University, 2025
I have directed the St. Mark’s Lit Fest for fifteen years and interviewed over sixty writers in that time. As good as many of them were, no writer has spoken with greater intelligence, wit, depth, and charm as Ms. Kuang. She could hardly have been a kinder, more gracious, and more personable human being than she was at our event. She is a jewel, captivating both as a writer and a person.” — St. Mark’s School of Texas, 2025
“Ms. Kuang is a remarkable person who is thoughtful and engaging about so many topics. She brings so much enthusiasm and energy to an author event, and she leaves behind something special that will last with audience members for a long time.” — Richland Library, 2024
“Rebecca spoke to a sold-out audience of 600, and her talk was perfect for our large community of readers. She is articulate, intelligent, engaging, and our audience loved her.” — Fort Collins Reads, 2024
“We loved having Rebecca visit us at Simmons! Rebecca is hilarious. She’s as brilliant a storyteller in person as she is in writing. It’s also clear how much she cares about engaging her audience and taking the time to talk to readers. We heard from several attendees how much they enjoyed her lecture on the creative process and the dialogue that emerged during her live Q&A. We’re also very grateful that Rebecca was willing to hang around and chat with students who had questions for her after the talk was over.” — Simmons University, 2024
“Rebecca was a wonderful guest. She gave a writing workshop to middle and high school students. She was gentle with them—especially those fragile, giggly middle schoolers!—and drew them out by validating their experience as readers as writers. At the reception/book signing, Rebecca engaged each guest and graciously gave additional face-time to the students volunteering to assist with the signing line. In the main event, an in-conversation talk, Rebecca was engaging, thoughtful, and funny. Our entire community is grateful for the insight she has shared with us!” — NSU University School, 2024
“Rebecca took our students seriously, which was just wonderful. She was thoughtful, sincere, approachable, and deeply intelligent. The kids LOVED her.” — Dalton School, 2024
“Rebecca was a lovely guest. She was agreeable, yet flexible, regarding all of the arrangements. Someone I spoke to who heard her presentation called her “sassy,” in a good way. I would agree! Her intelligence and her sense of humor are a winning combination on the stage.” — Kalamazoo Public Library, 2024
“All attendees enjoyed how open and personable Rebecca was. She was an incredible addition to the panel and Forum!” — Georgetown University, 2024
“Rebecca is at once eloquent and down-to-earth, gracefully navigating tone shifts to provide insightful responses to both profound and playful questions. She went above and beyond by generously staying over time to ensure all attendees had a chance to get their books personally signed. Rebecca is a remarkably patient and charming conversationalist — an overall delightful individual who we are honored to have collaborated with.” — UChicago Taiwanese American Student Association, 2024
“Rebecca F. Kuang is genuine, high-spirited, and incredibly talented. Her charisma fills up a room and her humour is quick and sharp. Even with the circumstances of our event, RFK’s wisdom and cheer were much appreciated and genuinely received by the audience.” — Hunter College, 2024
“Rebecca F. Kuang is not only a master author, she is an intelligent, humorous, and inspiring speaker. We loved hosting her as our One Book One ND featured author.” — Humanities North Dakota, 2024
“Rebecca was our most eagerly anticipated author of the day and her presentation did not disappoint! She gave a well-researched and thought-provoking talk that got rave reviews from attendees. I was especially impressed with her responses during Q&A segment. She answered each question with a fantastic blend of candor, humor, and insight.” — West Virginia Book Festival, 2023
“Wow wow wow to R. F. Kuang’s interview. She is just bubbling over with enthusiasm, personality, and intellect. It’s amazing that she’s delving into such different settings and characters. I love how she describes her process – writing the scenes she feels passionate about then going back and interlacing them to make the plot, how she has to love what she’s working on to write it. And the 3-part structure with many small points of tension and resolution within. I like her ideas of magic as a metaphor for nuclear weapons or DNA technology – “everyone is a bit afraid because no one can control it perfectly.” The interviewer had great questions and was able to optimize the time with Kuang. Thank you for making this happen.” — Fantasy Writers Week, 2023
“I thought the event was a great success, there were many people all very eager for the Q&A portions as much as the book signing. I loved seeing just how excited the attendees were to have Rebecca with us! You could tell she was connecting with the audience and that they were super engaged. Rebecca was an amazing speaker, and always gave incredible in-depth responses to the questions Steve asked that really blew us all away!” — Wesleyan University, 2023
