Apple An
Apple An is an award-winning author, professor, and cultural memoirist whose writing bridges the lived and the remembered. With a career spanning over three decades at Syracuse University, she has published more than 200 scholarly articles and three academic books, earning 16,500+ citations and 24 honors for her contributions to research, teaching, and service. Her work as a founding editor-in-chief and historian for major academic associations reflects a lifelong commitment to intellectual rigor.
But it is in creative storytelling that Apple found her deeper calling. Since 2017, she has written, under her pen name, Apple An, memoirs, short stories, and historical novels that illuminate untold perspectives of Chinese people.
Apple is the mother and guardian of five children who became successful adults. A lifelong learner and creative soul, she enjoys tennis, ballroom dancing, gardening, travel, and the arts. Her mission is to preserve cultural memory, foster human connection, and tell stories that linger long after the last page. Learn more about Apple An and her creative work at AppleAnBooks.com.
But it is in creative storytelling that Apple found her deeper calling. Since 2017, she has written, under her pen name, Apple An, memoirs, short stories, and historical novels that illuminate untold perspectives of Chinese people.
Apple is the mother and guardian of five children who became successful adults. A lifelong learner and creative soul, she enjoys tennis, ballroom dancing, gardening, travel, and the arts. Her mission is to preserve cultural memory, foster human connection, and tell stories that linger long after the last page. Learn more about Apple An and her creative work at AppleAnBooks.com.
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Mother of Red Mountains: A Novel of a Woman's Journey Through Revolutionary China
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Historical Fiction
In the shadow of China’s tumultuous mid-20th century, an ambitious civil engineer is determined to protect her baby girls. Despite a childhood marked by tragedies, Jun carves out a stable life for herself while shrewdly and skillfully navigating a male-dominated and politically charged society. As she rises through the ranks in her profession, she turns to her in-laws to help care for her daughters. But when the Red Guards target her young family due to their connection with her in-laws’ capitalist class, Jun fears their very existence is in jeopardy. Amid frequent threats to their safety, can Jun rise above the challenges and safeguard both her family’s future and their fragile stability? Mother of Red Mountains is an epic tale that weaves together history, personal stories, and the complex culture of revolutionary China. It showcases the power of sheer grit and determination of a formidable woman who dares to dream against all odds. If you like strong female protagonists facing mountainous challenges, revealing the sacrifices they made and the strength they found in adversity, if you are interested in people's lives in the period of China from the 1930s to the 1960s, you will find Jun's life journey fascinating and yet relatable. 
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Las Crosses: An Unwavering Journey to a New Life in America
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Memoir
With no backup plan, Apple leaves Beijing right after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 to pursue her doctoral education in America. Upon arrival in the small city of Las Cruces, NM, Apple faces cultural shocks and challenges. She is anxious, ignorant, broken, lost, and homesick, but also excited, curious, open-minded, fearless, adventurous, and resilient. Apple's story transcends the Pacific Ocean, cultures, time, and personal comfort zone. She invites readers to join her on the journey with a blend of humility, humor, honesty, and vulnerability. Apple is a role model for young people, encouraging them to follow their heads, hearts, and dreams. With no backup plan, Apple leaves Beijing right after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 to pursue her doctoral education in America. Upon arrival in the small city of Las Cruces, NM, Apple faces cultural shocks and challenges. She is anxious, ignorant, broken, lost, and homesick, but also excited, curious, open-minded, fearless, adventurous, and resilient. Apple's story transcends the Pacific Ocean, cultures, time, and personal comfort zone. She invites readers to join her on the journey with a blend of humility, humor, honesty, and vulnerability. Apple is a role model for young people, encouraging them to follow their heads, hearts, and dreams. 
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28 Voices: A Nonfiction Anthology, Vol. 1
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Anthology by Multiple Authors
The authors of these 28 essays recount a wide range of life’s journeys and what we have learned from them: childhood memories, life-changing events, love and relationships, childbirth and parenthood, balancing family and career, adapting to new environments or cultures, coping with losses of loved ones, and spirituality. 
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All-in-One Dotted Journal Notebook: For a Busy, Productive & Mindful Life
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Non-fiction
Planners + Organizers + To-dos + Reminders + Trackers + Journals + Random Notes + Doodles + Nuggets of Goodness. Do you have a busy life? Do you want to be productive? Do you want to have an efficient assistant to provide notes when you need it? Do you want to eliminate loose papers and memos? Do you want to have fewer notebooks or journals to deal with daily? Do you want to spend minimum time to prepare your templates and more time to be productive and enjoy life? This All-in-One Dotted Journal Notebook might be just what you need. Give this a try for one month. There is no need to waste money if it does not work for you. You can find use examples from my website to guide you developing your own habits and uses. Get a copy today to tidy up your life! 
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Daughter of Blue City: A Novel of Coming-of-Age Through Revolutionary China
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Historical Fiction
How do you survive when the world you know is at war with itself? In the unyielding chaos of China's Cultural Revolution, young Lianlian's life is a constant battle against family violence, public shame, and brutal poverty. Raised by a resilient mother and anchored by her little sister, she learns to endure, but with a family fractured by divorce, a future seems impossible. When the political climate finally shifts and the nation scrambles for direction, Lianlian discovers her most powerful weapon is her mind. With few options left, she fixates on a single hope: a chance at a university education. Fueled by sheer will and the quiet support of her mother, she fights for her spot at a top university, seeing it as the one true path to building a life of her own. If you enjoy the multi-award-winning Mother of Red Mountains by the same author, Apple An, and like books about Chinese culture by Amy Tan and Lisa See, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, you will like this book! 
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