Any of my friends in London fancy going to see filthy post punk electro from China on Monday?

Having translated an indie #music documentary featuring Chengdu post-punk electro band Stolen some years ago, I'm excited to be seeing them live as part of their world tour. They're playing Manchester on the 11th, and London on the 12th and 13th! #chinese #indie www.instagram.com/p/DaG_jzhCKL...

It's back! @tbrcon.bsky.social is a virtual FREE SciFi/fantasy/horror con, streaming live or on catch up from Jul 26th-Aug 1st. inc. @briewoodfiction.bsky.social @xuetingni.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social & more! fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2026/

Had an awesome time seeing Joan Jett and the Black Hearts live, what a doyenne of #punk #rock. The Meffs were pretty good too. #music

Priest's web novel 有匪 Legend of Fei (which you might know from the excellent #Cdrama) is one of the best contemporary Chinese Wuxia novels... #books #sff #fantasy #cdrama

Last month, firemen in Zhejiang helped hundreds get their possessions blessed over the temple fires on Putuo Mountain (for health and safety), whilst Gaokao students touched lucky number plates of cabs before exams. Faith is clearly alive in contemporary China, which is why you should read my book.

Great to see more queer Asian events over Pride, like this "No Labels" club night at The George Tavern, featuring various artists, this Friday the 10th, get your tickets here. "Canton Disco...Asian-coded pop...heavy-bass electronic trip...movie samples." dice.fm/event/2w5mx7... #queer #asian #pride

I enjoyed this one. I rarely see it talked about.

You might enjoy this short but informative thread. 👇

For those who've also been enjoying 雨霖铃 Zhan Zhao Adventures, which is excellent, it's a good segue into the literary tradition (and y'all know I love to do that), to talk about one of the cornerstones of Wuxia fiction's prototype. Thread 1/ #wuxia #literature #chinese #fantasy #cdrama

Love this, reminds me of the Drinks with Faces article I wrote a few years back, of course it's not just drinks, it's food, clothes, electronics...celebrity product endorsement is a powerful machine in China. #popculture

When I talk about a new #film that's just been a hit in China, rarely can I say to you, that it's coming to the U.K. Well, Dear You has! Here's my article about it, go and see it, it's brilliant, especially if you like Asian #culture, indie #cinema and #history. snowpavilion.co.uk/dear-you-the...

Had a brilliant time at Richmond Con, where I discussed horror storytelling with Catriona Ward, India-Rose Bower and @annodracula.bsky.social on a panel moderated by Borja Bilbao. The atmosphere was so relaxed, warm and lovely. Thanks @lavietidhar.bsky.social for organising this #SFF literary fest.

This looks really, really good!

From a fantastic company in Singapore, whom I met at UKGE, comes Sneaky Supper, a push-you-luck #tabletop #game where you sneak around at night and try to find the perfect snack without waking the house, it's great fun! Check out my review snowpavilion.co.uk/sneaky-suppe... #asian #food

Books 31/32: Sinopticon and Sinophagia ed by @xuetingni.bsky.social Two books, two genres, representing two sides of the same coin, bringing a wealth of excellent short stories from Chinese writers. Fresh perspectives are complemented by some of the finest editing and intro work I’ve seen 🪐📚💙 🩸📚

Exciting #queer #Asian things happening, apart from my upcoming anthology, the 出 Out Museum that newly opened in San Francisco, the world's first #Chinese queer museum and archive. outmuseum.org 1/ #LGBTQ

Xueting's #popculture digest brings you three notable mythical #fantasy donghua recently released or upcoming. 红孩子 Red Boy, which interestingly features a plot line prior to the timeline of the Flame Mountain story arc in Journey to the West. 1/ #animation #chinese

Get ready to get your Wuxia on with The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse and our special guest Xueting Ni @xuetingni.bsky.social 27th June 9pm (UK), 4pm (EST) , 28th June 6am (Aust) Ep link below

Let's learn queer Mandarin! youtube.com/shorts/48YVq... #queer #chinese #pride #languages

In my article published in May, I wrote, "#wuxia epics so often begin with a found child, whether misplaced, left in the wild, bequeathed, or in some way meddled with by the eccentrics of Jianghu". snowpavilion.co.uk/the-legend-o... Chang Hong Bi from Zhan Zhao Adventures. *drops mic*

In my article published in May, I wrote, "#wuxia epics so often begin with a found child, whether misplaced, left in the wild, bequeathed, or in some way meddled with by the eccentrics of Jianghu". snowpavilion.co.uk/the-legend-o... Chang Hong Bi from Zhan Zhao Adventures. *drops mic*

Charity and Sylvia de Tillie Walden fait vrmt envie.

Hello, Bluesky! I’m Connie (they/he/she), an ENNIE-winning, Chinese-American Game Master and TTRPG designer exploring divinity, monstrosity, grief—and what it means to kill god. I run @transplanarrpg.bsky.social, an all-trans, POC-led #ActualPlay in a noncolonial, antiorientalist multiverse. 🏳️‍⚧️✨

I always love coming back to this book. To me it's the first novel where Murakami's style really starts to develop. The story has a strong Dashiell Hammett vibe, with a bit of magical realism, references to Japanese history, and plenty of descriptions of food. It's like a bridge to his later work.

Some early prep for my new fall term class, Home Video: Understanding the VHS. This one is from 1987.

Escape to Refuge! Former rebel guerillas go to ground on a utopian planet. There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. #cozy #hopepunk #utopia #spaceopera #specfic books2read.com/b/aplaceofre... victoriajanssen.itch.io bookshop.org/beta-search?...

"I am Ashrah, the Warrior of Balance, the Sword of Freedom, the Twilight Spirit." New pinned post with all my Ashrah commissions so far (credits in the alt text) 😈🗡️💜 Her story is coming soon in Eternal Flame, Book 1 of #ChroniclesOfTheRealms 🔥 #ChroniclesOfTheRealmsArt #SayaAshrah

Here’s the cover for my upcoming new book, A Scholar’s Guide to Demonology & Other Dark Arts! More information at www.panmacmillan.com/authors/gene...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Chinese cultures in the novels you've read and #Cdramas you've watched? youtube.com/shorts/Iksb4... #culture #chinese #books #nonfiction #mythology #gods

Glad to hear you talking on the Gaokao. I think a lot of people in the West are unaware of it...I've seen very thick books stacked five or six deep on each student's table while preparing for it and it gave me serious pause.

Please check this out, y'all!

Very much looking forward to reading a few pages from my story ‘Awd Goggle’ - which has just been published by @carnyxpress.co.uk in the anthology Oaths and Offerings - at The Hyde Park Book Club tomorrow as part of the Leeds Literary Festival! www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/oaths...

It's true. They're amazing. I found a lot of great books because of them.

There is a college student collecting information on what makes romance readers and romance writers buy romance books. If you read Romance, please donate some time to science! #Romancelandia #Romance #Books #AmReading 📚 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

For no apparent reason, a wolfhound has been added to the novel. The wolfhound adds many thousands of the words to the total word count. The wolfhound has become plot-relevant. The wolfhound cannot be edited out without the entire novel collapsing. Also it's cute and all the characters love it! 🥰

Pride month means please buy my books so I can afford to use my eyeballs. Fuck you, Specsavers. This shouldn't happen.

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Chinese cultures in the novels you've read and #Cdramas you've watched? youtube.com/shorts/Iksb4... #culture #chinese #books #nonfiction #mythology #gods

Thrilled to be on @tombookbeard.bsky.social 's podcast and #Youtube channel (Fourbeardsmen), to chat about curating Chinese #sff and Roll for Noodles (officially for the very first time), this Saturday 9pm BST for the #livestream! #books #chinese #dnd #fantasy #game #scifi #horror #genre #geek

My short talk on Chinese horror at a recent writers showcase in China, if you're coming to Richmond Con 👇, I look forward to meeting you! snowpavilion.co.uk/into-the-maz...

Proud of us all. 🌈 #pride #pridemonth

The literary form of the Chu Song is replete with indigenous mythology and shamanistic rituals. Here's me reading from Qu Yuan's Soul Summoning, as I make zongzi. See link for my article with an abridged translation of the poem. snowpavilion.co.uk/summoning-of... youtube.com/shorts/HUc30...

Happy Duanwu Jie, Dragon Boat Festival, here's part 2 where I talk about Qu Yuan and China's space programme. #science #culture #festival #chinese youtube.com/shorts/pfntV...

Welcome to ep2 of Roll For Noodles, where I let the dice decide my dinner, this week I make the world's tinniest bowl of noodles, with a special mini dice set I got from UK Game Expo. Join me! youtube.com/shorts/rxF7d... #game #cooking #dnd #fantasy #food #asian #geek

With the gaokao, China's famously gruelling university entrance exams trending, I'm reminded of my translated Chinese #scifi novelette by Zhou Wen, The Girl Who Stole Life, published in May. A story of mirror neurons neurolinguististic tech, and characters motivated by these very pressures. #sff

Summer's here again, marked by Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Jie 端午节 this Friday, the most famous origin of this major traditional summer festival has to do with Qu Yuan, the Warring States poet... youtube.com/shorts/gugxU... #culture #festivals #chinese

Not the sort of thing I'd usually write, but feels like things are bubbling over. On gatekeeping and barriers to my work in cultural #representation. #chinese #culture #author #diversity snowpavilion.co.uk/gatekeeping-...

Not the sort of thing I'd usually write, but feels like things are bubbling over. On gatekeeping and barriers to my work in cultural #representation. #chinese #culture #author #diversity snowpavilion.co.uk/gatekeeping-...

Liked Mysterious 🪷 Casebook so much I bought Teng Ping's web novels, printed edition comes with all the extras, each chapter tells the solving of one case, long but carries you through with the mystery and gripping writing. Differences between #Cdrama and novel are interesting. #wuxia #crime #books

Comics are a huge thing in East Asian #popculture, but each region has its own unique styles and storytelling traditions, that's why they're referred to differently. Let's make sure that's represented properly... youtube.com/shorts/nA0i1... #representation #comics