Hua was the 2020-2021 Arts editor. She was previously the Theater | Film | Television Arts assistant editor.

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Alumna&#039;s thriller subverts gender roles amid compact action in debut novel - Daily Bruin

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Utilitarian screenwriting lends to tight action sequences in Valerie Brandy’s debut novel, “Animals We Are.” Set in the wilderness of Yosemite, California, the alumna’s debut novel published Dec.

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Alumna’s thriller subverts gender roles amid compact action in debut novel

By Paige Hua

Jan. 6, 2020 10:52 p.m.