Zen Cho

I want to introduce everyone to a really good, but underread science fiction novel instead: Geoffrey Ryman's THE CHILD GARDEN

Writing workshops (Yes, I'm starting one)

Popping up from the void to say, I'm starting an independent writing workshop! Do have a look, and share with anyone you think might be interested. samit.substack.com/p/writing-wo...

Aw glad you're enjoying it!

Thank you!!

Oh I LOVE her! Hope you enjoy her books as and when you get to them. Sadly they're harder to hunt down in the US as most are out of print

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

Thank you!!

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Took a break from life this weekend to read Behind Frenemy Lines by @zenaldehyde.bsky.social. I wasn't sure what to expect because I discovered Cho through her SFF & rarely read romance, but I LOVED it. This book is so delightful! If you read romance at all, you need to read it. #Books #AmReading 📚📖

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

Katherine Blake's novel The Interior Life where a woman has two lives, an everyday deal with the kids, husband, PTA, etc. and then an amazing secondary world fantasy that she slips in and out of.
And @jdnicoll.bsky.social points out it's (amazingly) available free here: www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

I love this book! So absorbing. I'm due a reread ...

It was this one!!

I remember that! It was printed satin, not brocade, but very Chrestomanci. Sadly gone by the time I went back to look in the shop, but IIRC it was also memorable for being a twin of one worn by Sister Michael in Derry Girls ...

Yes twinkliness is a very important quality of Christmas music

Thank you!!!

Catnip for British dads

That's a great link, thanks, added several songs I'd forgotten or didn't know the title of (but had heard loads on the radio) to my playlist 😆

Christmas music should BE sad but SOUND jaunty

Image of a dark-haired bespectacled man labelled "me (not a middle-aged British man)", gesturing at a butterfly labelled "searching for a Christmas playlist that features both Fairytale of New York and Stop The Cavalry", with the caption "is this being British"

Getting started wrapping Xmas presents today and so

Cover of the House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree with grey heraldry showing Notre Dame bisected by a sword The text above reads "Enter a Ruined Paris", and below "March 10, 2026"

Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a dragon wrapped around grey heraldry showing a crowned hawthorn tree. The background is blue with spatters of grungy black The text reads "Ruled by Fallen Angels..." and "March 10, 2026"

Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger in flames wrapped around grey heraldry showing a hawk above a tower The background is blue with spatters of grungy black The text reads "And Dragons of the depths", "March 10, 2026"

Covers of all three books, The House of Shattered Wings (banyan tree and Notre Dame), The House of Binding Thorns (eastern dragon and crowned hawthorn tree), The House of Sundering Flames (tiger in flames and hawk over tower) The text reads "Read the Complete Trilogy", "Available in Ebook and Trade Paperback March 10, 2026"

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!

awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

Episode 11 - Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho (or how to write conflict without killing anyone) Podcast Episode · The Binge Reading Bookclub · 27/11/2025 · 55m

Episode 11 - Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social

Bestselling author Nicholas Binge @bingewriting.bsky.social breaks down how Cho creates compelling conflict without killing anyone!

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/t...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6xV0...

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Thank you!!

Yes I'm v excited about it! It's going to be so cute

This is such a fun little novella and might have been the first romance I ever read? A great start, tbh, if unflattering for some of its successors. Check it ouuuut

Thank you!!

Isn't it?? I'm so excited to see it IRL!

I love it so much 🥹

You can pre-order a print edition of Jade Yeo with a glorious new cover now! Check out the link for details ⬇️

A lit candle in a red clay diya made by a child and a small elephant figure on a windowsill; it's dark outside

Happy Deepavali! My 3yo came home from nursery brimming with excitement: "We light candles to help Sita and Rama get home. The bad guy has loads of heads."

It's like how kdrama romances often reveal a forgotten childhood encounter or secret past connection between the two lovers, this is because 缘分 is also super romantic