Ling Ma made a bold entrance into the literary world with the release of “Severance” in 2018. Her debut novel received praise from critics and casual readers alike, earning a spot on the first ...

After Ling Ma got laid off from her office job, she decided to get her revenge by killing almost everyone in the world — in her debut novel, that is. Aug. 24, 2018.

Ling Ma’s Continual State of Return. After foretelling the horrors of pandemic-era capitalism in her 2018 novel, Severance, Ma returns with a disquieting story collection for the subconscious.

Ling Ma breaks down her creative process and inspiration behind “Peking Duck,” a short story from her collection, "Bliss Montage." Skip to main content Skip to footer site map.

Ling Ma’s own “Bliss Montage” is a surreal subversion of this trope. The women populating these stories are not merely at the center, they are the center.