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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

SALE REMINDER: only a few more days left for the B&N sale! through 9/7, you can get select hardcovers (including PRODIGAL TIGER!) for 50% off. yay books!!

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

sometimes it's just necessary to give your book a photoshoot 🥰 PRODIGAL TIGER is on shelves now.

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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

CA Bay Area! Not feeling terribly patriotic this 4th of July weekend? Why not come to @baycon.org and celebrate the hope, power, and fun of speculative fiction with us instead! I am SO excited to be on this panel with @samjamtimtam.bsky.social, @magicrobotcarnival.com, T.A. Chan, and Cheri Radke!

Graphic promoting the panel "The Ins and Outs of Publishing with Local Debut Authors," which will be Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 3:45-5pm at BayCon 42/Westercon 78 in the Santa Clara Marriott. Panel features T.A. Chan, author of THE CELESTIAL SEAS; Samantha Chong, author of PRODIGAL TIGER; Cheri Radke, author of AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS; Marley Rose-Teter, author of THE BONE BRIDES; and Mia V. Moss, author of THE HERESY OF THIEVES.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

PRODIGAL TIGER is out in the world today. Even typing these words out feels surreal. 7 years of work and 7 years of a wild, wonderful ride, and now it’s over. Or rather—it’s just beginning.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

THIS IS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED THANK YOU MARLEY AHHHHH

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

BREAKING: Meet PAPER GHOSTS, my new Malaysian YA contemporary fantasy coming in 2028! I am so delighted to return to Penang in this book! The characters in this are so sassy and I adore them so much. On deck: ghosts, shenanigans, and more ghost-punching.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

welcome to the "use cats to promote book" portion of marketing which promises to be purr-fect and not at all a cat-astrophe. puns furever. i'm feline good about this. ok no but for real there is a goodreads giveaway happening right now until MARCH 12!! more info: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A STARRED REVIEW!!!!! From @ala_booklist ?! I am over the moon to get to share this with all of you. Truly it has been such a ride getting to connect with folks who have loved Caroline as much as I do, and I have so loved hearing your thoughts on the ghosties and the crew's shenanigans .

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

SURPRISE: sneak peek of PRODIGAL TIGER!!!! The Nerd Daily has the full first chapter — thank you for the feature ❤️ thenerddaily.com/prodigal-tig...

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

breaking news! PRODIGAL TIGER is "Read Now" on NetGalley currently, which means that you can request it without needing approval! I'm not sure how long the window is open, but if you wanted to dive into a world of monsters and magic, This Is Your Moment. I hope you enjoy Caroline's shenanigans!

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

PRODIGAL TIGER's cover is the gift that keeps on giving — couldn't resist taking a photoshoot with it when the light was really good! ICYMI, PRODIGAL TIGER is available for request now on NetGalley and Edelweiss! Run, don't walk :) Links in thread.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

News! ARCs of Prodigal Tiger are now available to request on NetGalley and Edelweiss 👀 Run don't walk! NG: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... ED: www.edelweiss.plus#sku=0593860101

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

we're answering questions about RTM today! swing bybthe RTM account to ask your burning qs or if you have one for me specifically leave it below!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Attention applicants! We're hosting an AMA on the RTM socials on 11/3 starting at 8 a.m. EST! We'll be answering questions about the program or anything specific you have for our mentors. (Some will also have AMAs on their personal pages, so keep an eye out!) See you then!

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

be honest: which word did you see first and how long did it take you to find all six (bc it took me far longer than i thought it would take to make this)

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

non-writing post and belated postcards from the van gogh exhibit at @nybg.bsky.social — so lovely to get to spend my last day in new york wandering the grounds and immersing myself in beautiful recreations of van gogh's work and the gardens he saw in his lifetime ❤️

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

ALERT: PRODIGAL TIGER cover + shiny release date of March 17, 2026! Thank you to Kelly Chong for this brilliant illustration, Kaitlin Yang for helping design the cover, and of course @penguinteen.bsky.social‬ for sharing! I WEPT when I saw this cover. (Actually first I screamed. and then I wept)

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thrilled to get to talk to students at The High School of Art And Design as part of their launch for the AAPI Club's anthology, "Have You Eaten Yet"! The 28-page collection anthology features stories that illustrates the deep cultural connections between food and history across AAPI communities.

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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates) @authorhien.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

It’s that time! Barnes & Noble prëôrder sale is live for premium & rewards members! Twin Tides is a YA thriller that’s a haunted Viet Parent Trap www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twin-tides... ❤️💖 #yabooks #books

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

returning october 2025
#DVPit
now on bluesky
40+ participating agents & editors (and counting)
follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

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Roanne Lau @roannelau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🎉 I AM OFFICIALLY A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!! 🎉 My book The Serpent Called Mercy has officially hit shelves in North America (UK/Commonwealth tomorrow)! This is a dream come true for me, and I’m so grateful. Here’s my very last unboxing video to celebrate:

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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates) @authorhien.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Social Media Cover Reveal 🌊 Isn’t she stunning? Twin Tides is my YA debut about a ghost, long lost twins, and the legacies we inherit as diaspora ❤️💖 #books

Twin Tides book cover with long haired ghost rising from the water and two girls standing back to back. One screams and the other cries with a house in the background. Colors are dark blue with neon yellow font. Text: out December 9 available for preorder

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

it's not lost on me, btw, that while this guy is doing this extremely bad take /for a newspaper/, authors of color are losing sleep over representation in their books because they want to get every single thing right to be good stewards of the cultures they're sharing

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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates) @authorhien.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The exclusive cover reveal, excerpt, & interview are live on BookishBrews 😭 I’m so excited to share the absolutely STUNNING cover of Twin Tides with you all. Credit: Reiko Murakami - art & Trisha Previte - design bookishbrews.com/twin-tides-h...

Exclusive cover reveal @ BookishBrews.com with novel excerpt and author interview. Book cover obscured by torn paper on blue background

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

today's edition of "pieces that will haunt me for a long time": this piece by allegra rosenberg. the headline is true, but it's also a fascinating lens into how grief and loss calcifies relationships, and how those experiences immortalize us to other folks. magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...

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The Love Story Hiding in a Legendary Tragedy

Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to Antarctica captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived.

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CitruSEA @citrusea.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

🍋 SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREATIVES INTEREST FORM 🍋 We are now taking applications for Southeast Asian creatives who are interested in a feature interview on our website and social media! If that sounds like you, fill out the form below! We'd love to spotlight you. 🥰 FAQ THREAD BELOW, PLEASE READ 🧵

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CITRUSEA // SLICE OF LIFE // INTEREST FORM

Hey there! This is the signup form for Southeast Asian creatives who are interested in a feature interview for CitruSEA, a multimedia brand that aims to showcase the sweet and tart stories of Southeas...

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

another day, another chance to watch the good place and sob over the monologues again

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Yume Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Got my ARCs for SALTCROP. Went a different direction with the obligatory unboxing video!

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

a convo i had with an early reader after they read about my book monsters: early reader: that was terrifying me: omg ty er: you must love horror movies me: no! i'm so easily scared er: but your book has monsters me: + ghosts er: do you like ghosts? me: no er: me: me: right, i see the confusion.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Delighted to partner with Briana for @roundtablementor.bsky.social on her amazing book, SOLMAGE. The pages have so much action, and so much heart, and I'm really thrilled to get to work with a talented writer to help build something beautiful!!!!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

IT'S HERE!!!! Our newest Round Table Mentor cohort has landed—and we're excited to get started. Remember to browse the whole thread for the full list of mentees, and please check your inboxes for next steps from your mentor. Congratulations! Here are our mentees from the Adult category:

Adult mentees:

Audrey Goldberg Ruoff is mentoring Jamie Su.
B.L. Jasper is mentoring Cee Jordan.
C.J. Subko is mentoring Elif Sinem.
DeAndra Davis & Yuvashri Harish are mentoring James Gemmill.
Eunice Kim is mentoring Hanna Hoshino and Katrina T De Los Reyes.

Fabiana Muñoz is mentoring Zara Zanzi.
Fatiha Rais is mentoring Ara and Chelsea Hollerud.
Helen Z. Dong & Solar Hoàng are mentoring Akiho Murata.
Lara Ameen is mentoring K.M. Archer.
M. Stevenson is mentoring C.T. Wood.

Lauren Shade-Rivero is mentoring Alyson Greene.
Shalini Abeysekara is mentoring Rihdara Klay.
Taylor Grothe is mentoring E.S. Huberty.
Tzeyi Koay is mentoring Meagan Cleveland.
Val Robles is mentoring Jane Perry.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

WHY has no one told me about the My Maps feature on Google bc all my trip planning itineraries would have been entirely planned on this!!!! (They probably did tell me and I have forgotten)

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

introing myself again - hi #WritingCommmunity I'm Sam! I write about ghosts (physical, metaphorical), and often imagine what irl places would be like if they were ✨magical✨. bonus: food + kpop! my debut YA fantasy Prodigal Tiger is coming Spring 2026 from Putnam Children's :) come say hi

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES! I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books. (details below)

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

me: I'm not that invested in the Australian Open really me, three hours later: this Tien/Medvedev match might actually kill me

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

learning a new dialect is so easy, it just means saying words wrong and your mother correcting you and then you saying "what did /I/ say" over and over and over again

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

got querying questions? boy do we have the event for you

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

happy new year's eve from this thosai that was literally the length of my arm

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

in nyc i run on "new york time", which is adding 15-25 minutes to however long google maps says i'll get somewhere on account of mta delays in malaysia the principle holds except it's not the mta it's the fact that i will get lost in a mall

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

me: I'll go to a cafe to edit, it'll be fine me sobbing over That One Part in the book, fully in public and terrorising the family next to me: this was not fine

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

if you read something today let it be this beautiful piece from Sarah Lohman, writing for Gastro Obscura. A truly gorgeous piece on heritage, passion, some lush food writing, and the joys of community. Made me tear up. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...

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Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit

How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I am long overdue for a newsletter send so here's my year-end attempt at getting back on the horse. inside: a musing on home and change, told through sunrises. open.substack.com/pub/samantha...

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and just like that, the 2024 season is over

looking back at a chaos menu of a year + dispatches from home.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I love that you can tell EXACTLY when I started work on writing again 😂

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Moo Deng says, don’t panic, apps will be open for two weeks—from noon Eastern Dec 1st to noon Eastern Dec 15th—and mentors will not begin reading apps or requesting fulls until after apps close, so please feel free to submit at a time that works for you. #roundtablementor #writingcommunity #writers

Image: Moo Deng the baby hippo punches through a wall and shows their face while a brunette woman screams and dodges. Text: Mentee apps open tomorrow!

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I'm doing my Queries 101 class again! Free to BIPOC, queer, disabled, & marginalized folks and a reasonable fee for everyone else. Please share. www.eventbrite.com/e/queries-10...

Queries 101. Sunday, December 15, 7:30pm eastern

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