Mixed Feelings

Mixed Feelings is a compelling and deeply moving essay collection/memoir by award-winning author and poet Jennifer Tseng. Blurring the lines between personal history, lyrical essay, and cultural critique, Tseng invites readers into a profound exploration of multiheritage and queer identities, intersectional experiences, and the persistent human weight of grief and trauma.

At its core, this brilliant collection tackles a universal, searching question: “Why am I like this?” Through prose that is as sharp as a detective’s eye and as tender as a scholar’s heart, Tseng offers readers a captivating journey through self-discovery, belonging, and emotional honesty.

"Tseng is a compelling storyteller and an elegant stylist who approaches her stories a little like a detective and a little like a scholar, entirely herself. At bottom, this book asks a question, why am I like this, and these essays all offer different answers. For her and for you." — Alexander Chee