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

PRODIGAL TIGER is yours now. May you find home in its pages. May it answer some things for you. May it ask the right questions. May it be a stepping stone in your journey to define home, whatever comes next.

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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 · 18/02/2026

I am so grateful to everyone who’s endured my DMing, countless drafts, and long phone calls. None of this would have been possible without you. Thanks to my agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski, my editor, Tiara, and all my patient friends. I hope you will love what PAPER GHOSTS has in store for you.

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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

It has been such a joy and honour to get to share a little bit of Penang with all of you. More soon. 💕 signed and personalized preorders: yuandmebooks.com/products/978... preorder links: www.penguinteen.com/978059386010...

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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 · 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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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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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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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 · 04/12/2024

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

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

(bursts through door) HELLO! I'm Sam, a Malaysian author! I'm based in EST/EDT time zones and when I'm not negotiating with my characters, I am cooking, traveling, or going down Wikipedia rabbit holes. My debut YA Malaysian fantasy, PRODIGAL TIGER, is dropping Spring 2026 w/ Putnam Children's :)

A text box set against a blue background, which is also set against a multicolored background of string lights: the text box describes Prodigal Tiger as a debut fantasy pitched as rooted in Malaysian culture and diaspora, in which a disgraced witch is forced to break her exile and return to her island home to save her brother, following news of his disappearance during the Hungry Ghost Festival—only to discover that she's in a race against time to settle a centuried-old score, and friends and foes alike may be harboring hidden agendas.

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

would anyone like to hire me to cook for them but I would really only give you jelly (I cook other things too don't fret)

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

me: what should my first post on bluesky be? should it be profound? a poem? a writerly thing? me, 0.5 seconds later: EVERYONE LOOK AT THESE PEACH ALMOND MOONCAKE COOKIES I MADE I remain true to brand.

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