AUTHOR

Hai guys. meet me again. did you know the person named Lang Leav? okay she is my favourite author ever. Lemme talk about her. 

Lang Leav is a novelist and poet she was born in a Thai refugee camp when her family were fleeing the Khmer Rouge Regime. She spent her formative years in Sydney, Australia, in the predominantly migrant town of Cabramatta. Among her many achievements, Lang is the winner of a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, Churchill Fellowship and Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award. Aside from her success in publishing, Lang is an accomplished artist, having exhibited her work in Australia and the United States. She was one of twenty contemporary artists handpicked to exhibit in the landmark "Playboy Redux" curated by The Warhol Museum and Playboy Enterprises. 

Her first book, Love & Misadventure (2013) was a break out success, and according to Publisher’s Weekly, foretold the poetry movement that is currently taking the publishing world by storm. Her subsequent books, including her debut novel, Sad Girls, continue to top bestseller charts in bookstores worldwide. Lang actively participates in international writer’s festivals and her tours consistently draw massive crowds. With a combined social media following of 2 million, Lang’s message of love, loss and female empowerment continues to resonate with her multitude of readers.     

Lang has been featured in various publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Straits Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. She currently resides in New Zealand with her partner and fellow author Michael Faudet.  

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Here are some of my favourite quoutes from her novels:

• “I learned that writing is the consolation prize you are given when you don’t get the thing you want the most.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Sad Girls
• “In her eyes, the sadness sings—of one who was destined, for better things.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure
• “I don't think all writers are sad, she said. I think it's the other way around- all sad people write.” 
  ― Lang Leav
• “ Strength 
  Don't let them tell you that your pain should be confined to the past, that it bears no relevance to the present. Your pain is part of who you are.
  They don't know how strong that makes you.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers
• “From Everyone
  When you don't have the whole attention of someone, you find yourself begging for it from everyone.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers
• “It was words that I fell for. In the end, it was words that broke my heart.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Memories
• “One day you will be nostalgic for today.” 
  ― Lang Leav, Lullabies

And here are her collections: