ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 10hBooks 134 & 135 of 2026: The Hindus: An Alternative History, by Wendy Doniger; Korpu Hierosa: The Body Heroic, by Kevin Martens Wong. #yishreads #hinduhistory #indianhistory #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Books 132 & 133 of 2026: The Roma: A Traveling History, by Madeline Potter; D/O, by Yashmita d/o Ananthan. #yishreads #romahistory #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Books 130 & 131 of 2026: Humiliation, by Wayne Koestenbaum; The Albatross File Unredacted: What the Official Story Leaves Out, by Thum Ping Tjin. #yishreads #singaporehistory #malaysianhistory #americanliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Books 128 & 129 of 2026: Alternative Alamat, ed. Paolo Chikiamco; Billy, Seetoh & Co, by Kasan Goh. #yishreads #philippineliterature #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Books 126 & 127 of 2026: A Sudden Wild Magic, by Diana Wynne Jones; Zarra and the Twelve Realms of Kayangan, by Heidi Shamsuddin. ##yishreads #britishliterature #malaysianliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Books 124 & 125 of 2026: Fablemaker, by Mandy Moe Pwint Tu; Delicious Hunger, by Hai Fan, trans Jeremy Tiang. #yishreads #myanmareseliterature #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Books 122 & 123 of 2026: Hikayat Indraputra: A Malay Romance, ed. SWR Mulyadi; Chinese Society in Nineteenth Century Singapore, by Lee Poh Ling. #yishreads #indonesianliterature #singaporehistory 020
Reposted by @ngyisheng.bsky.socialTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 31/01/2026It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards. 20100343166
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Books 120 & 121 of 2026: The Redemption of Time, by Baoshu, trans @kyliu99.bsky.social ; Wolf's Path, by @jolantru.bsky.social . #yishreads #chineseliterature #singlit 020
Reposted by @ngyisheng.bsky.socialAussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#SiteSelection takes place this week @laworldcon.bsky.social at 20:00 on Thursday and Friday the Brisbane Team will be hosting parties on the Lanai Deck (duration, 4 hours). Do come along and say hello! #Meanjin2028 #Brisbanein2028 156
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Books 118 & 119 of 2026: Another World Is Possible, by ArtScience Museum; A Strange Case of Erasure, by Jaclyn Lim. #yishreads #worldart #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Books 116 & 117 of 2026: SQ21: Singapore Queer Families in the 21st Century, ed. Jason Wee; The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, by Alan Downs. #yishreads #singlit #americanliterature #queerliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Books 114 & 115 of 2026: 15 Grams, by Mahita Vas; Gigil: A Sapphic Anthology, ed. Bunny Luz. #yishreads #singlit #philippineliterature #bookstagram 030
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Books 112 & 113 of 2026: White Dust from Mongolia, by Tse Guang Hao; Songs of the Saints of India, eds. John Stratton Hawley & Mark Juergensmeyer. #yishreads #singlit #indianliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Books 110 & 111 of 2026: Java Facts and Fancies, by Augusta de Wit; The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, by Shehan Karunatilaka. #yishreads #indonesianliterature #dutchliterature #srilankanliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Books 108 & 109 of 2026: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances, by @aliettedebodard.com ; The Wretched and the Damned, by @yudhanjaya.bsky.social. #yishreads #frenchliterature #srilankanliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Books 106 & 107 of 2026: A Smile Drying on a Line, by P Ahilan; Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders, by Aliette de Bodard. #yishreads #srilankanliterature #FrenchLiterature #bookstagram 020
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Books 104 & 105 of 2026: Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire, by Sujit Sivasundaram; The Pirates of Tarutao, by Paul Adirex. #yishreads #worldhistory #thailiterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Books 102 & 103 of 2026: & This is How to Stay Alive, by Shingai Njeri Kagunda; Let Us Be Silent, by Sasanka Perera. #yishreads #kenyanliterature #srilankanliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Books 100 & 101 of 2026: Of Princes and Beauties: Adult Erotic Faerie Tales, ed. Cecilia Tan; The Hungry Ghosts, by Shyam Selvadurai. #yishreads #americanliterature #srilankanliterature #canadianliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Books 98 & 99: We Met in Beijing, by Antony Tao; Lieutenant Kurosawa’s Errand Boy, by Warran Kulasegaran. #yishreads #chineseliterature #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Books 96 & 97: Carnal: Banahaw, by Bambi Eloriaga-Amago, Roland Amago & BK Pena; Hot Girls Have Stomach Issues, by Kimberley Chia Qin. #yishreads #philippineliterature #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Books 94 & 95 of 2026: It Would Be Night in Caracas, by Karina Sainz Borgo; Gossamer Years, by Michitsuna's Mother. #yishreads #venezuelanliterature #japaneseliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Books 92 & 93 of 2026: Sololand, by Hassan Blasim; Revenge, by Yoko Ogawa. #yishreads #iraqiliterature #japaneseliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Books 90 & 91 of 2026: The Mountains Sing, by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai; The Sarashina Diary, by Sugawara no Takasue no Musue. #yishreads #vietnameseliterature #japaneseliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Books 88 & 89 of 2026: Two Tails, by Kifurai; The Reason I Jump, by Naoki Higashida. #yishreads #indonesianliterature #japaneseliterature #bookstagram 020
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Books 86 & 87 of 2026: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by @silviamg.bsky.social; Voices from the Underworld: Chinese Hell deity worship in contemporary Singapore and Malaysia, by Fabian Graham. #yishreads #mexicanliterature #canadianliterature #singaporestudies #malaysianstudies #taoiststudies 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Books 84 & 85 of 2026: Sailors, by Iffah Rostam; The In-Betweens and Other Stories, by Anna Griffin. #yishreads #singlit 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Books 82 & 83 of 2026: Diné bahane': The Navajo Creation Story, by Paul G Zolbrod; Sublimation is Strange, by Koh Faith. #yishreads #americanliterature #singlit 010
Reposted by @ngyisheng.bsky.socialR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I'm not doing so great right now. I've had horrible back pain for almost a week, but the meds are barely working & I don't have the funds to do more tests to help figure out what's wrong. If you could help me out so I could get some scans done, I'd appreciate it. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...gofundme.comDonate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula RatnakarHi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses 16585
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 05/06/2026My story "The Three Bussy Problem" is included in this bundle! (It's in the I Want That Twink Obliterated anthology.) 0114
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Books 80 & 81 of 2026: Reimagining Singapore's History: Essays on Pre-Colonial Roots and Modern Identity, ed. Matthew Oey; Reputations Live On: An Early Malay Autobiography, by Mohamed Salleh bin Perang. #yishreads #singaporehistory #malaysianliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Books 78 & 79 of 2026: In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui Nam; They Flew: A History of the Impossible, by Carlos Eire. #yishreads #malaysianliterature #Christianhistory #europeanhistory 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My May 2026 #YISHREADS column looks at Caribbean & Southeast Asian sci-fi, in line w Suspect journal's theme of Archipelagic Entanglements! Feat. works by @nalohop.bsky.social , @elianeboey.bsky.social , @boriscrito.bsky.social , Rexy Dorado & Karen Lord. singaporeunbound.org/suspect-jour...singaporeunbound.org#YISHREADS May 2026 — Singapore Unbound‘Will we rise with the stars, or be washed away by the coming monsoons?’—This May, Ng Yi-Sheng reviews five science fiction titles from the archipelagic Caribbean and Southeast Asia. 175
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Books 78 & 79 of 2026: The Earnest Mask, by Xi Ni Er; The Mythology Class, by Arnold Arre. #yishreads #singlit #philippineliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Books 76 & 77 of 2026: Club Contango, by @elianeboey.bsky.social ; The Oceans of Cruelty: Twenty-Five Tales of a Corpse Spirit, by Douglas J Penick. #yishreads #singlit #indianliterature 111
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Books 74 & 75 of 2026: 1000 Character Classic, ed. Evelyn Lip; Midnight Robber, by @nalohop.bsky.social . #yishreads #chineseliterature #jamaicanliterature 020
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Books 72 & 73 of 2026: The Story of Han Xiangzi, by Yang Erzeng; The Blue, Beautiful World, by Karen Lord. #yishreads #chineseliterature #barbadianliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Books 70 & 71 of 2026: Loong's Tales, ed. Lynn Sun; Sordidez, by E. G. Condé. #yishreads #chineseliterature #puertoricanliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Books 67, 68 & 69 of 2026: Wijaya Kusuma & Reyog by Akhmad Fadly; Elska: Singapore, ed. Liam Campbell. #yishreads #indonesianliterature #singlit (kinda) 110
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Books 65 & 66 of 2026: A Tale of Two Tigers, by Hafidz Yakob; Perompak Antariksa Malin, by Jagad Raya. #yisheads #bruneianliterature #indonesianliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Books 63 & 64 of 2026: Tarsilah Brunei II: Period of Splendour and Fame, by Dr. Haji Awang Mohd; Singasisa, by Calvin Karim & Zaki Ragman. #yishreads #bruneianhistory #singlit 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Books 61 & 62 of 2026: Tarsilah Brunei: The Early History of Brunei Up to 1432 AD, by Dr. Haji Awang Mohd; Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints, by Kit Brooks & Frank Feltens. #yishreads #bruneianhistory #japaneseart 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Books 59 & 60 of 2026: Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings, by Abolqasem Ferdowsi; Iban Woman, by Golda Mowe. #yishreads #iranianliterature #malaysianliterature 000
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Books 57 & 58 of 2026: The 16 Dreams of King Pasenadi, by Bhante Suvanno; The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions, by Larry Mitchell. #yishreads #malaysianliterature #buddhistliterature #americanliterature #queerliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Books 55 & 56 of 2026: Horatio Archibald Marmaduke: What My Father Wanted to Call Me, by Pauline Gan; Philippine Metrical Romances, eds. Rosita Ventura Castro, Antolina T Antonio, Patricia Melendez-Cruz, Josefina T Mariano & Rosella Jean Makasiar-Puno. #yishreads #singlit #philippineliterature 010
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Books 53 & 54 of 2026: Emperor Shaka the Great, by Mazisi Kunene; The Missing Anthology: Stories from Singapore's Sex Workers, eds. Vanessa Ho, Raksha Mahtani & nor. #yishreads #southafricanliterature #singlit 000
Reposted by @ngyisheng.bsky.socialEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I'm assured by writer friends that one good thing you can do to support them is to buy not just new releases but explore their backlists. Read SF/fantasy? Like queer stuff? I am part way through a project looking at great queer SFF from the 2020s. 2021 is here, and... 1/2borrowed-and-blue.beehiiv.comThe Queersar Not An Award 2021For excellence in queer SFF and SFF with queers released in 2021 216370
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Books 51 & 52 of 2026: The Sibyl, by Hamant Singh; Babad Tanah Jawa: The Chronicles of Java, trans & ed. Willem Remmelink. #yishreads #singlit #indonesianliterature #indonesianhistory 020
ngyisheng.bsky.social @ngyisheng.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Books 49 & 50 of 2026: Slow Boat to China & Other Stories, by Ng Kim Chew; Hexwood, by Diana Wynne Jones. #yishreads #malaysianliterature #britishliterature 010
