angelica chong
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there is something incredibly satisfying about reading the first page of a book, and immediately something in your brain sits up and goes 'oh, i'm going to like this' — and then every subsequent page proves you right
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i told him i loved his outfit and he said he felt like a flying squirrel.....jeremy strong we love u 🙂↕️🙂↕️
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publishing execs won't fight for their junior employees because they know there are 100s of eager young grads that can replace them. but it's not the same—you're not just losing fungible manpower but industry knowledge, expertise, and each person's specific editorial vision.
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hello i have some fun personal news! i am very excited to say i've joined
@orbitbooks
as an assistant editor :) here is a visual representation of my frogsona in orbit ✨
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not only do we need more sex scenes in sff/horror, they need to be 1000x weirder. get with the program, cowards!
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hello i guess it is ~official~ now! i'm moving over from Contracts at MacKids to Editorial at
@WednesdayBooks
!!! simultaenously excited and [panicked mr krabs meme] but i'm already learning so much from the amazing team here!!! ✨
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when a literary imprint pubs something vaguely speculative and calls it Revolutionary and A Big New Idea and actually it's just ....... [whispers] sff!!!!!
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R U READY 2 ENTER THE FOREST? 🍄
so stoked to be working with
@bitterkarella
on this insanely fun and barmy project. if you like your horror weird, squelchy, and raunchy...this one's for you 🙂↕️
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hello.
@orbitbooks
is looking for a summer intern! apply now to work with a bunch of nerds, our resident orc, and a cardboard cutout of dean winchester.
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hi i'm so excited for this book!!!
big shout-out to
@madsphyllis
for sending this my way,
@emilycbyron
for being my UK partner-in-crime, and of course to
@jared_poon
for writing something so wonderful that made me want to teleport back home immediately <3
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im sorry the expanse episode gaugamela is one of the best episodes of tv ever, GOODBYE!
#hugos
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oh wait lol today's my 2 year anniversary at orbit. that's fun!
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seeing publishing professionals post and rt insane, unhinged propaganda sure is something. full-on mask-off racism. im speechless lol
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working in SFF has warped my sense of book length because wdym now i'm editing a 94k manuscript i'm like "wow! this is so short! 😃"
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me when feyd-rautha was described as "sexually vulnerable" and controllable via "desire and humiliation"
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i feel like i've been seeing a lot of love for THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER recently. i'm so glad this book is finding its audience. it's remarkable, singular, and i adore it so much 🫶🏼
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good morning horrorheads.....‼️‼️
Orbit US is excited to announce the launch of Run for It, our new horror imprint! The new imprint will publish Orbit’s current horror authors and will be adding more in due course. Read more:
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can the person who coined romantasy stand up 📢📢 please look upon the chaos you've sown
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this is fucked lol. feel free to never interact with me if you agree with any of this nonsense
A publishing network for those “concerned about the impact of gender ideology on our sector and wider society” launched today for publishing professionals, authors and creatives 👇
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singaporean author 🤝🏼 singaporean editor LFG 😎
We’ve acquired CITY OF OTHERS by
@jared_poon
, an action-packed and delightful urban fantasy set in contemporary Singapore. Found family, queer romance, and supernatural creatures straight out of Southeast Asian lore all feature in this debut. Learn more:
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learnt yesterday that there is an indie bookstore in lower manhattan that gives u a jar of pickles in exchange for book donations...now i don't even like pickles but this seems like a great deal
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"no thoughts just vibes" is out in 2023. we need to start thinking
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@ZakiyaNJamal
i dont understand why this is so difficult to grasp lol. like teens can and will find a way to read whatever they want (and that includes adult if they dont enjoy ya for some reason). but the bookstore shouldnt be actively sending them in that direction
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hiiii i am so excited about this and it's been such a thrill working with
@tessagratton
and
@LitTraveler
!!!! if you like your fantasy kinda freaky and very sexy, this book is absolutely for you 😈
We’ve acquired THE MERCY MAKERS, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy by
@tessagratton
! This book is a darkly sexy, queer, and complex exploration of the ethics of faith, the nature of empire, and the interplay between romance and politics. Learn more:
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watching the way this convo swiftly turned towards "practical" issues like pen names and legalities and forms and whatnot has been interesting. when really the problem at the heart of all this is race fakery!!!
of course the conversation would turn to pen names and contracts and “how could someone be duped, I wouldn’t!” Because some yall dont even care about the brownface of it all. how this is just a glimpse into the inherently bigger issues at hand with this
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every day i think about how the baru cormorant books should be 1000x more popular and widely read than they are
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can you be a literary it girl if no one knows who you are
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THE RAVEN SCHOLAR is THE book for people who love robin hobb, big epic fantasy stories, and prose that lights up on the page. i devoured this in one sitting, from 12am to 7am—IT IS THAT GOOD 🙂↕️🙂↕️
We've acquired THE RAVEN SCHOLAR, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy by
@AntoniaHodgson
! This is a masterful tale of imperial deceit, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth—even if it changes her world forever. Learn more:
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roman's psychosexual encounters with men he's trying to court in bathrooms.......it's something
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anyway i can't talk about the project(s) that have made me feel this way recently but here is a book that absolutely blew me away from page one that deserves more love & attention: THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER ‼️
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finished a book that was meant to be work-reading but it was so good i ended up putting down my fun-reading book to focus on it.....truly tragic that people can't share in this goodness until, like, fall 2025 EARLIEST
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📢good morning east coast 📢 i'm so excited to be working with soraya and nadia on this incredibly powerful, mythic, and romantic book. you guys are not ready‼️
I haven't even drank my iced coffee!! but I am so excited that my book found a home with
@chronicles_of_n
and
@angelicachong_
- Aicha Kandicha will be on shelves (SCREAMING) early 2026
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trying this new thing called "staying hydrated" but at what cost? how do people live with the need to pee every 30 mins????
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the orbit team when we're scarfing down fries during happy hour
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sending blurb requests is the bane of my professional existence lol. im sorry but also please read this book. it's so great
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lmao @ pub people, myself, etc 😵💫
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🚨🚨who wants to be an orbithead click thru and apply 🚨🚨
We're hiring! Orbit is seeking a Marketing Manager and an Associate Publicist to join our New York based team. To learn more about the roles and apply, visit the link below.
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publishers remain obsessed with buying books where cishet white women are positioned as the pinnacle of an oppressed class. can we please move on!
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sth im rly loving about
@shelleypchan
's SWBTS is the specificity of the diction to reflect mandarin phrases like "rice buckets" (饭桶, a good-for-nothing), "blowing up the cow skin" (吹牛皮, bragging) and "half-empty vinegar bottle" (半瓶醋, an unknowlegable person)!!
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see you all on the flip side, i've already made a list of all the food i'm excited to eat in singapore
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if you are an author, please have your agent contact info on your website PLEEK!
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i haven't watched dune 2 yet but austin butler as a bald megamind psychosexual freak is doing something for me
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when i say i want unlikeable characters i mean someone who is a literal psychopath not someone who is insecure and boring. hope that helps!!
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working on subs today 🫡 thank you agents for your patience 🥹
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too many of you don't have friends who only read self-help/grindset business books...we gotta focus our efforts on getting adults to read FICTION, period, lol.
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@Claribel_Ortega
😭 i mean this in the nicest possible way but they were def not on the professional radar of anybody who works in publishing
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some of you are not demure at all. you are actually uncouth hope that helps!
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ENOUGH tweets. ❌REJECT tweets and ✅EMBRACE gossiping with a close circle of friends
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"the job has very little to do with the performance of the job on social media." as usual print run is spot on!
NEW EPISODE
We used last week's chaos to examine the current information culture in publishing, the relationship between agents and writers they don't represent, and how even well-intentioned folks contribute to a climate of anxiety and gatekeeping
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ok friends i need some short story collection recs (no anthologies pls).
the vibes: speculative, weird, horror, fantastical, otherworldly, sharp, uncanny...you know the drill.
here's the current TBR!
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10 favorite novels, no authors repeat:
The Remains of the Day
Wolf Hall
The Spear Cuts Through Water
Captive Prince
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
The Fifth Season
The Queen of Attolia
As Meat Loves Salt
Titus Groan
A Little Life (do not @ me, it was a formative experience)
10 favorite novels, no authors repeat:
Ninth House
If We Were Villains
Warcross
Sadie
Chosen Ones
A Tale for the Time Being
Meddling Kids
Somebody’s Daughter
The Phantom Tollbooth
Legendborn
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today marks the one year anniversary of macmillan working from home 🥲 [cue distressed existential wheezing] 🥲
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im reading an early copy of exordia by seth dickinson right now and it's taken me right out of my reading slump...being able to dive into a book fully trusting the author to take me somewhere good, and having the author deliver on that promise, is so special 🥹
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staring down the barrel of season prep, edits, copy writing, blurb requests, submissions, various admin (of course)....i need some of this juice
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i promise you this never-before-seen concept has been seen before
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ok i know there are a couple of kpop books out there now but they are to my knowledge all straight & the romance is b/w an idol & a fan/"normal" person. where is the idol x idol romance. where is the completely unhinged, vicious & depressing book abt how awful it is to be famous
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@ everyone in my inbox: im so sorry i will respond as soon as—[drowns beneath a wave of tasks]
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yall i got bodied by this kid at comic con....he was sitting on the floor reading this book, POSITIVELY RAPT. so i go up and ask what's the book and he gives me the most "ew why r u talking to me" HUH? and i had to crawl away in shame. anyway he was reading these violent delights
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anyway...keep your eyes peeled tomorrow!!!!
we're cooking up lots of cool things...watch this space! 👩🏻🍳🩸🔪🍄
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not to be sappy on main but i couldn't have done it without
@NiviaEvans
and
@bhvide
and their amazing guidance & mentorship since day 1 <3333
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in a parasocial relationship with my barista who calls me babe every morning 👉🏼👈🏼
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wish i had more insightful things to say but when you're reading something this fun/funny/all-around awesome....😎😎
In honor of turning in my big revision this morning, here is a montage of margin notes from my wonderful editor
@angelicachong_
. I'm popping into this hellsite just so I can tag her!
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oh hey! my story is in this! thanks so much to the sine theta team for putting this together and working with me to make my work stronger!!! 💕💕
A box closes its mouth to become itself. sinθ
#21
“BOX 盒” presents works which play with the rules of enclosure; works which open up possibilities of joyful connection. You can grab our latest issue here:
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anyways
#mswl
👁️👄👁️
me when feyd-rautha was described as "sexually vulnerable" and controllable via "desire and humiliation"
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nothing like being a little tipsy walking around ur neighborhood with ur library haul
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this book made me sit up from the very first page, it's so good. (and if you are a jane seymour enthusiast like me....you're in for a treat)
We could not be more excited to announce the acquisition of Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race.
The Tudor queens as you've never seen them before. . . Henry VIII had it coming.
Read more about this exciting acquisition here
@ecarylloh
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oh! anyways......
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wow. just spent the entire day finishing The Ones We're Meant to Find by
@joanhewrites
and i can safely say it's one of the best books i've read in a while. perfectly executed twists, devastating relationships, beautiful prose...THAT ENDING!!!!! 🥲🥲🥲
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physically, i'm sending emails. mentally, i'm vacationing in eel city
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screaming shaking crying throwing up AGAIN
New trailer for ‘FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA’ has been released.
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy & Chris Hemsworth.
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oh hello!!!! 👀👀😌😌
sinθ magazine is pleased to announce the shortlisted writers for our summer writing contest.
Prose: Celeste Chen, Angelica Chong, Huiru May Huang, Yong-Yu Huang, and Amy Wang
Poetry: Anne Chen, Joyce Kung, Stella Lei, Alice Liang, and Adeline Loh
Congratulations to all! 😍
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me dissociating at happy hour
when my yapping battery runs out i just sit there like this
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ended my reading year with wrath goddess sing, which was a truly excellent book and sets the standard for greek myth retellings. the way it engages with its source material is so ballsy, lively, and ultimately very compelling. also, thank god it was horny. not enough books are!
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hamlet-heads and fellow sexy nerd enjoyers...yall should be reading this, and can in fact be reading this, right now!! 🤖
🎂 🎉 Happy book birthday to THE DEATH I GAVE HIM by Em X. Liu!
The queer scifi retelling of Hamlet as a locked room thriller that you never knew you needed...
Buy it now!
"oh, the tension! It will murder you.” -
@shelleypchan
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why am i in the office rn lol ?
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what do i want to get out of reading? im not necessarily interested in seeing my experiences replicated on the page (in either "good" or "bad" ways). like joan said, i like when books are less a mirror & more the surface of a lake that you can dive thru to explore richer depths
I want to write people, first and foremost, and not vehicles of some cause, however noble and well intentioned. I want to write stories for me, not make mirrors for everyone--there I said it
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fondly remembering how i got my friend who works at jpmorgan to read this by telling her it was a finance fantasy with lesbians, and then she started texting me about baru's hyperinflation schemes and how she was creating asset-backed securities for prostitutes
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this is literally orbit hq right now...meme credit to
@elinasavalia
who Gets It 🫡
@AntoniaHodgson
you must answer for the emotional rollercoaster you've put everyone through!
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ok obviously my tbr is hundreds of books long but here is the shortlist for the start of 2022....!!! im trying to be more organized and intentional about the books i read lol let's see how that goes
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SPRING AIR JUST TASTES DIFFERENT. i can feel myself photosynthesizing 😌🌱
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someday awards will nominate books that actually fit into the correct age category, but today is not that day!
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friends with summer fridays: IT'S TIME TO LOG OFF. pls go outside. drink a fizzy drink. sit in the park. pet a dog. shut that laptop!
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before it turns 2024 in new york, here were my favorite books/films/tv of the year. a lot of interesting reading and viewing; i'm excited to dig into older works next year and divest myself from the hype cycle lol
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this is how your email finds me
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running late for lunch because of this ridiculous subway!!! new york is back!!! nature is healing!!!!
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SWBTS was my favorite book of 2021 and dare i say HWDTW is 1) impossibly even better and 2) on track to be my favorite book of 2023.....do yourself a favor and read this series now!!
He Who Drowned the World is out today from
@torbooks
!
Yes, it’s dark. It’s about queer people who’ve been hurt by the world, who learn to hurt in return. But it also has the loveliest moments of human connection I’ve ever written.
I hope it brings you both pain and catharsis 💙
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