Whilst at Asakusa, Tokyo, I learned about the Satsuma Rebellion that changed the course of Japanese history. Here I recite Rinaldo Hartanto's Thou Shalt Not Forget This Anger, thinking of this, the 2025 Indonesian riots and the toppling of corrupt Malaysian generals. www.tiktok.com/@salina.chri...

Women in Comics panel at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social: Hags and witches are portrayed as ‘bad stepmothers’ and ‘stealers of youth’ (Snow White, Rapunzel). Why do women put up with this stereotype in folklore? storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/12/02/s...

The Rise of Femgore panel at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social panel: Femgore gives female authors a language for them to articulate their shame, anger and fear. The writing of brutal experiences aren't exclusive to male horror authors. storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/12/02/s...

It’s ok for Beauty to fall for The Creature (Frankenstein). So why can’t a handsome man fall for a hag? Why do horror books glorify violence towards women? Authors at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social discuss if femgore is the answer to misogynistic 'torture porn' horror. storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/12/02/s...

27 Sept 2025, LAKAR. Manning my booth. Told Dr Zambry, Minister of Higher Education, my books are in the Malaysian high school reading list and entered into British Library. They're already at MPH Bookstore and Eslite Spectrum, and major bookshops worldwide.

27 Sept 2025, LAKAR. Glad to see poet Mohd Faiz again. Got to know the Perakians: poet Wang Tao, author Mamu MK Hasny. Got to see Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, (also Pangkor native) reciting poetry.

Homecoming, 27 Sept 2025. Did a reading of The Keeper Of My Kin at Laman Karya Lumut during a Perak Library poetry event. The bit about the were-tiger eating the soldiers during WW2. That's me dressed as one of the Radens (who can command 'servants' and turn into a tiger).

Catch the trailers to all my ebooks here: salinachristmas.com/campaigns-eb... Parts 1-3 available in print as The Keeper of My Kin, Parts 4-5 as A Request For Betrayal. Novels available worldwide at major bookstores, on Amazon, iand n Malaysia at Eslite Spectrum Starhill and MPH Bookstores. #fiction

You follow me, I follow back, thank you. Note: I'm writing so hardly on social media. Also, when on social media, I follow silently and rarely comment.

Garden curated by @zarinaholmes.bsky.social, my story editor. She grew roses in London. In Malaysia, she grew all these flowers. The English Garden is her inspiration. Happy Malaysia Day. Peace to the world www.tiktok.com/@salina.chri...

Breakfast walk to get our roti canai. Three minutes. A lifetime of joy. This is what Malaysia Day means to me. Peace to the world. I wish this happiness on everyone on earth.

Monsoon: Kuala Lumpur vs Manjung. In that small seaside town, our drain is our Zen show. Happy Malaysia Day.

Thanks for the follow. I enjoy the posts on nature and books. You all make my day.

Book 7: Scissors in the Fold. Available on @amazonkindle.bsky.social and at major bookshops worldwide 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷🇸🇬🇹🇼. Distributed by Gerakbudaya in 🇲🇾 www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook... #fiction #horror #fantasy

Scissors in the Fold. Part 7 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on @amazonkindle.bsky.social. Parts 1-5 are available as novels The Keeper of My Kin & A Request For Betrayal. Available online & worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Starhill & MPH. Distributed by Gerakbudaya. #fiction #horror

Book 6: The Devil from the Deep. Available on @amazonkindle.bsky.social and major bookshops worldwide 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇯🇵🇰🇷🇸🇬. Distributed by Gerakbudaya in 🇲🇾 www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

The Devil from the Deep. Part 6 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on @amazonkindle.bsky.social. Parts 1-5 are available as novels The Keeper of My Kin & A Request For Betrayal. Available online & worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum Starhill & MPH. Distributed by Gerakbudaya.

ICYMI: Interview with the Vampire: The Emmy snub that book fans should watch. Also news updates on the summer's anime releases and Yoshiki's reaction to Dan Da Dan. storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/09/02/i... @storyofbooks.bsky.social

Had the pleasure of reading aloud Kitab Tamadun Cina at a mamak restaurant during Malaysia Week. Can't be any more Malaysian than that. It's hard & fun reading in Malay & doing the secular lectio divina in English. Thanks @robotforaday.bsky.social for the idea. www.instagram.com/p/DOObdTfEn8S/

Dead to Rights: 5⭐️ A historical film about the brave people who smuggled incriminating Nanjing massacre photos that put an end to WW2 Japanese occupation. If you love Godzilla Minus One, please watch this for balance. Not a dry eyes at the Kuala Lumpur cinema just now. youtu.be/hn1LRaks6S4?...

Brilliant adaptation. It doesn't make sense that Interview with the Vampire gets no Emmy nomination for Directing, Writing or Acting. It interprets Anne Rice's works so well. #iwtv storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/09/02/i...

Book 5: A Truce Made In Blood. Peace demands sacrifice. Available on @amazonkindle.bsky.social and major bookshops worldwide 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷🇹🇼. Distributed by GerakBudaya in Malaysia 🇲🇾 www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

Book 4: The Brotherhood of the Tiger-Men. Choose a side. Available on @amazonkdp.bsky.social and major bookshops worldwide 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷🇹🇼. Distributed by Gerakbudaya in Malaysia 🇲🇾 www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

The TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire impresses fans and critics, but it freaks out the establishment; Yoshiki buries the hatchet with Dan Da Dan, to fans’ relief; Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen dominate summer anime releases. storyofbooks.co.uk/2025/09/02/i...

A Truce Made In Blood. Part 5 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on Amazon Kindle. Part of the novel A Request For Betrayal. Available online and at major book outlets worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Starhill & MPH Bookstores. Distributed by GerakBudaya.

Shamsiah Fakeh’s memoir of her time with the 10th Regiment of the Malayan Communist Party completed the story I first learned as a child, when my father served with the 1st Royal Malay Regiment. Both form the narrative of my country’s independence. salinachristmas.com/2025/08/17/s...

2024. Reunited with the Avalokitashvara of Bidor, Perak at Muzium Negara, the inspiration behind my fantasy series. I wrote the first ebook in 2022 in London. I looked at the Asian artefacts at the V&A Museum a lot for research. This statue is part of my heritage. salinachristmas.com/2022/11/06/f...

Book 3: The Night of the Flying Blades. Treason comes from within. Available on Amazon Kindle and major bookshops worldwide. In Malaysia at Eslite Spectrum and and MPH. Distributed by GerakBudaya. www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

The Brotherhood of the Tiger-Men. Part 4 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on Amazon Kindle. Part of the novel A Request For Betrayal. Available online & at major book outlets worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum Starhill & MPH. Distributed by GerakBudaya. #fantasy #fiction #horror

Throwback to IABF 2025. I talked about monsters, their place in our psyche & their function as a storytelling device. My 3rd book talk. Would love to take it to London, where the monstering began in my head. salinachristmas.com/2025/05/06/i... #fantasy #fiction

Spent the weekend promoting a jazz festival. My feet. Thank goodness for brogues. Excellent bands, though. Jazz should be the national (modern) sound of Malaysia (thank you, P Ramlee!). A quick snap with the CD of my book campaigns.

Throwback to KL International Book Fair 2025. My first ever international book fair as an author on showcase, although I attended London Book Fair and MCM Comic Con London several times. What my readers told me inform my next book. salinachristmas.com/2025/05/26/t...

The Constant Companion Tales added to high school syllabus. Thank you, Ministry of Education. salinachristmas.com/2025/08/07/t... #fiction #fantasy #horror

My books made it into the Malaysian high school reading list. Honoured to announce this during our Independence month. Also available on Amazon and major bookstores worldwide. In Malaysia, at Eslite Spectrum Starhill and MPH Bookstores. Distributed by GerakBudaya. 🌐 salinachristmas.com #fantasy

The Night of the Flying Blades. Part 3 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on Amazon Kindle. Part of the novel The Keeper Of My Kin. Available online and at major book outlets worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum Starhill and MPH. #fiction #fantasy #horror

Book 2: A Request For Betrayal. If we’re not united, we’re finished. Available on Amazon and major bookshops worldwide 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇯🇵🇨🇦🇹🇼🇰🇷🇸🇬. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum and MPH. Distributed by GerakBudaya. www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

I want peace for my region. Just like I want peace for Europe and the Middle East.

Ebook 2: "The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion": www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

Ebook 1: "The Red-Haired Gurkhas": www.tiktok.com/@story0fbook...

I've been posting our ebook campaigns as silent reels. You can listen to the music at salinachristmas.com/campaigns-eb....

10 August 2022, I tweeted this: I have to read “Overture” again to dig the Dream Vortex 😫 Btw I got to The Sandman’s “Thermidor” on Audible where his son’s severed head sings a most beautiful song. So mournful. Will Netflix have this song in Season 2? Is it in Greek? I miss the #TheSandman ⏳

The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion. Part 2 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on Amazon Kindle. Part of the novel The Keeper Of My Kin. Available online and at major book outlets worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum Starhill and MPH. #fiction #fantasy #horror

I'm savouring Sandman Season 2, one episode per week, like I'm savouring my favourite sake. Very. Slowly. Cup by cup. Because that was how I enjoyed the graphic novels. Pages by pages.

The Red-Haired Gurkhas. Part 1 of The Constant Companion Tales. Available on Amazon Kindle. Part of the novel The Keeper Of My Kin. Available online and at major book outlets worldwide. In Malaysia 🇲🇾 at Eslite Spectrum Starhill and MPH. #fiction #fantasy #horror .

Check out my fantasy horror fiction. War meets witchcraft. Soldiers meet ghosts. Perps pining for peace. Part 6 and 7 are not in paperback yet. So ebook readers get to know the plot first ✨ And possibly the ending 🧨

Part 4 & 5 was inspired by the Malaysia-Indonesia Konfrontasi of the 1960s, and by our childhood in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. There's a lot of ghosts and demons in my stories but the historical research I did in the UK, the Ardennes, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand & Japan.

Part 1 was inspired by British Remembrance Day that my twin and I used to attend. Our dad was a military officer in the Malaysian army. Served alongside the Commonwealth regiments. Part 2 & 3 were inspired by WW2 stories our grandfather told us about. He survived that war, and the Emergency period.

Many #indie #books to come...find out more about my provocative #indie #novels, short #story and #poetry collections on my #Amazon⁠ ⁠#authors page www.amazon.com/stores/autho... #booksky #indiebooks #book #readers #indie #publishing #read #poets #reading #ebook

Another reader of my books. Encik Wyre, please enjoy The Keeper of My Kin and A Request for Betrayal.