Part bildungsroman, part Hallmark holiday rom-com, the novel spoke to writer Terry Nguyen, who had some questions about Delia’s writing process, New York social scenes, and the Midwest.ĭELIA CAI: I’m, like, having a heart attack, but it’s good to see you. With parallels to Cai’s own trajectory, the book follows a New York City magazine sales rep as her life unravels during a trip to her hometown. The Vanity Fair correspondent just logged onto Zoom for her first-ever interview to promote her debut novel Central Places.