Bill Cheng

Bill Cheng (born 1983) is a Chinese-American writer.^[2][3] He is best known for his novel Southern Cross The Dog.^[4][5] It follows the story of a boy who survives the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and then spends several decades as a refugee, an abandoned orphan and then an itinerant laborer.^[6][7][8] Cheng is known for his sardonic sense of humor and holds an MFA in writing at Hunter College.^[9][10]

Bill Cheng
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Queens, New York[1]
Occupation	Author

Books

• Cheng, Bill (9 May 2013). Southern Cross the Dog. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9781447224914.

References

1. "Bill Cheng - Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com.
2. "The One Thing White Writers Get Away With, But Authors of Color Don't". Arts.Mic.
3. "| Summer Reading: New Asian American Authors We Love". Mochi Magazine. 10 July 2013.
4. Bosman, Julie (2013-05-08). "Bill Cheng's Novel is 'Southern Cross the Dog'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
5. Smiley, Jane (2013-10-26). "Southern Cross the Dog by Bill Cheng – review". the Guardian.
6. "A Tale From The Delta, Born Of The Blues". NPR.org.
7. Apr 24, 2015 5:00 PM; Temple, Emily. "The 30 Best Books Written By Millennials". Refinery29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "Book review: "Southern Cross the Dog" by Bill Cheng - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe.
9. "New Voices: Chinese-American author Bill Cheng". USA Today.
10. "Brooklynite's debut novel explores 1920s Mississippi". Brooklyn Eagle Daily. 13 May 2013.