Media
Welcome to my media page.
Here you'll find podcast interviews, radio appearances, editorial reviews, library features, and conversations about my journey as a Cambodian-American author preserving Khmer history, mythology, and culture through fiction.
In The News
AP News
Cambodian-American Author Som Phin Brings Khmer History and Culture to Global Readers Through Fiction
EIN Presswire
Moments with Marianne Radio Show Takes Center Stage with Meaningful Conversations
KQED: Preserving The Culture
Personal reflection on growing up Cambodian-American and preserving Khmer stories
World Authors Org
From One Story to More Than 35 Novels: Inside Som Phin’s Cambodian-American Writing Journey
Vents Magazine
Beyond Dragons and European Folklore: How Som Phin is Bringing Khmer Mythology into Fantasy
Park Magazine NY
Between Two Worlds: How Som Phin’s ‘The Dancer’s Shadow’ Reimagines the Search for Home
Featured Interview
🎙 KMET: Moments with Marianne
A conversation about The Dancer’s Shadow novel, preserving Cambodian history through fiction, celebrating Khmer identity, independent publishing, and building a lifelong literary legacy.
🎙 KQED: Perspectives
A personal reflection on assimilation, motherhood, and the journey from hiding Cambodian identity to preserving Khmer culture for the next generation.
🎙The Authors Show®
A conversation about What My Khmer Father Couldn't Say novel, generational misunderstanding, the Cambodian refugee experience, and how seeing our parents as whole people can change the way we understand their love and sacrifices.
Podcast Interviews
🎙 HUMAN ENOUGH
A discussion about embracing Khmer identity, representation, and telling stories rooted in culture and memory.
🎙 The Drunken Taoist
Som Phin joins host Daniele Bolelli for a conversation on Cambodian history and culture, Som’s family story, identity, and her journey as an author.
Editorial Reviews
⭐ Kirkus Reviews
Som Phin’s The Dancer’s Shadow is a beautiful and thought-provoking addition to the growing canon of diaspora literature.
⭐ Publishers Weekly
Author Spotlight: Q&A
⭐ Readers’ Favorite
Som Phin’s The Love That History Erased is outstanding historical romance, with an Angkorian world that feels fully inhabited.
⭐ Feathered Quill
Som Phin’s Threads of Jasmine turns a private ache into a shared language.
⭐ The US Review
Som Phin’s A Stranger to Her Blood examines a perilous moment in Franco-Cambodian relations through the lens of a forbidden romance.
Library Collections
Several of Som Phin's books are available through public library systems across the United States.
📚California Public Library Collection
📚 Washington, DC Public Library
📚 Lowell Pollard Memorial Library
📚 Indie Author Project / BookLife Elite Collection
Interviews, Libraries & Speaking
For podcast invitations, library events, speaking engagements, interviews, or media requests, please visit the Contact page.