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“Culture you enjoy.” Pop culture review, exclusive interviews & how-to articles for creators, authors, illustrators & publishers. Publisher-imprint of award-winning 🇬🇧 Studio GLUE
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Hi all. We write on pop culture and books. We love anime, comics and manga. We love book-to-screen adaptations. We'd love to follow authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, creators and the fandoms of books, sci-fi and comic cons. We'll follow you back.
It’s ok for the beauty to be seduced by the male monster. So why can’t a handsome man fall for a hag? And why glorify violence towards women? At @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social, authors discuss if #femgore is the answer to the patriarchy so prolific in horror genre.

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Sick of misogynistic horror? Time to read femgore
It’s ok for the beauty to be seduced by the male monster. So why can’t a handsome man fall for a hag? And why do horror books glorify violence towards women? At MCM Comic Con London, au…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
MCM Comic Con Roundup: Artists and authors.

⭐️From Batgirl to Batgranny: Unpacking ageism in comics
⭐️Magic and mind games: beyond binary love
⭐️Gold and grimoires: crows myth of the British Isles
⭐️The rise of cultural gaming

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@mcmcomiccon.bsky.social
MCM Comic Con: Artists and authors
Welcome to the strange and wonderful. MCM Comic Con London gets even bigger. The October 2025 event sees the show extending to the ICC Capital Suite for Writer’s Block. Which means striding from on…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re excited to meet creators and fandom again @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social London next week. Looking forward to hear the latest of adaptation news, comics and new releases.

Now which anime t-shirts should we wear this year? 🍁🎃🇬🇧

#mcmcomicconlondon
#storyofbooks
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Night of the Flying Blades. Part 3 of #TheConstantCompanionTales by @salinachristmas.bsky.social Ebook available on Kindle.
 
Included in #TheKeeperOfMyKin novel, available online and at major book outlets worldwide.

Reel: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd4pnFbP/

#horror #witchcraft #fantasy
September 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Interview with the Vampire, the female gaze, BL or yaoi influence and Mary Shelley. Our Creative Director has an opinion on the series.
#iwtv @storyofbooks.bsky.social

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September 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire impresses fans and critics, but it freaks out the establishment; Yoshiki buries the hatchet with Dan Da Dan, to fans’ relief; Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen dominate summer anime releases.
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Interview with the Vampire: the Emmy snub book fans should watch
The TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire impresses fans and critics, but it freaks out the establishment; Yoshiki buries the hatchet with Dan Da Dan, to fans’ relief; Demon Slayer and Jujuts…
storyofbooks.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇬🇧Conference: Comics & AI: Critical prompts. A multi-disciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology and creativity. At @citystgeorges.bsky.social London, UK.

Thank you @ernestopriego.com for the heads up.

#ComicArt #AIart #copyright

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Schedule, Abstracts, & Bios
The schedule outlines a series of presentations at a comics and AI conference, discussing generative AI’s impact on comics, copyright, creativity, and ethical considerations.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion. Part 2 of #TheConstantCompanionTales by @salinachristmas.bsky.social Ebook available on Kindle.
 
Included in #TheKeeperOfMyKin novel, available online and at major book outlets worldwide.

Reel: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd4pKATC/

#horror #witchcraft #fantasy
August 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Red-Haired Gurkhas. Part 1 of #TheConstantCompanionTales by @salinachristmas.bsky.social Ebook available on Kindle
 
Also included in #TheKeeperOfMyKin novel, available online and at major book outlets worldwide.

Reel: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd4pGgvc

#horror #witchcraft #fantasy
August 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The latest #DemonSlayer movie opens this week, starting from SE Asia. We urge the fandom to refrain from sharing spoilers. Nerding is meant to be a happy social collusion.

Read our article from 2019: How to nerd well and not give away spoilers.

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How to nerd well and not give away spoilers
Game of Thrones fans are some of the worst in giving spoilers away. These are mainly the followers of the TV adaptation, not the books. Fed-up with thread lockdowns and social media surprises, Stor…
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August 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Keeper Of My Kin and A Request for Betrayal by @salinachristmas.bsky.social have been added to the reading list of high schools across Malaysia.

The books have been selected by the Ministry of Education Malaysia as additional reading for secondary school students.

🌐 salinachristmas.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Check out my fantasy horror fiction. War meets witchcraft. Soldiers meet ghosts. Perps pining for peace. Part 6 and 7 are not in paperback yet. So ebook readers get to know the plot first ✨ And possibly the ending 🧨
The Constant Companion Tales universe is available as ebooks on Amazon Kindle. Follow the Raden family’s war saga and their journey to break their dark generational curse.

By author @salinachristmas.bsky.social

📙 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BK754VZ...

#fiction #horror #fantasy #witchcraft
July 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Constant Companion Tales universe is available as ebooks on Amazon Kindle. Follow the Raden family’s war saga and their journey to break their dark generational curse.

By author @salinachristmas.bsky.social

📙 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BK754VZ...

#fiction #horror #fantasy #witchcraft
July 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Art toys are popular in Southeast Asia. A region once blighted by conflicts is now adamant not to repeat the past. Instead, it makes allowances for light-heartedness via meaningful creative collaborations.

#supertoyfest
#characterdesign

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Character building: The riveting rise of the art toys
This summer, we look at the popularity of art toys in Southeast Asia and the pop culture movement around it. A region once blighted by conflicts is now adamant not to repeat the past. Instead, it m…
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July 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🇲🇾 Don’t miss Teman Lelaki gig at Laman Karya Lumut this Saturday 🏝

Come visit our pop-up booth and check out our books, The Keeper Of My Kin and A Request For Betrayal.

Venue: LAKAR, Lumut, Perak
Date: Saturday 12 July 2025
Time: From 4 pm

Available online and at major book outlets worldwide.
July 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A new romantic movement underpins the rise of poetry and indie bands at small and major book events in Malaysia. But the romance genre somehow unsettles the book censors. In another continent, the UK romance genre successfully crosses over to fantasy.

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July 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Head over to A4 Art Gallery at GMBB, Kuala Lumpur for a showcase of Charmy Chan series, customised by 30 Malaysian artists.

Charmy Chan is a classic character created in the 70s by Kodama Sangyo, a Japanese toy company founded in 1930.

More photos on IG:
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June 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#IABF2025 is no self-referencing cloud. The questions are sharp and the ideas revolutionary, without upsetting the apple cart. This is Ipoh at its best: laidback, charming but gets you thinking.

A charm offensive of authors and poets.

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#bookfestivals #malaysia
IABF 2025: A charm offensive of authors and poets
This book fest is no self-referencing cloud of authors patting each other on their backs. The questions are sharp, the answers profound and the ideas are revolutionary, without upsetting the apple …
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June 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#IABF2025: The merchants of cool.

Poetry and musical collectives, Ipoh place makers and NGOs make the Ipoh Alternative Book Fest.

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#bookfestivals #malaysia
IABF 2025: The merchants of cool
Poetry and musical collectives, Ipoh place makers and NGOs make the Ipoh Alternative Book Fest.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Ipoh Alternative Book Fest needs to happen. Like the Arts and Crafts movement, progress that comes hurtling at Perak and Malaysia must be softened by humanising words.

We joined fellow authors and booksellers at #IABF2025

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#bookfestivals #malaysia
Story Of Books at Ipoh Alternative Bookfest 2025
The Ipoh Alternative Book Fest needs to happen. Like the Arts and Crafts movement in the UK, the industrialisation that comes hurtling at the state of Perak, and Malaysia, must be softened by a cul…
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June 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I'll be giving a talk: “Monsters as metaphor. A discussion on grotesque creatures as a device in storytelling.”
Event: Ipoh Alternative Book Fest
Venue: Moody Cafe, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Date & time: Saturday 3 May, 12 pm-1 pm
#booksky #author #fantasy #fiction
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Peace demands sacrifice. A Request For Betrayal. The second book of #TheConstantCompanionTales. Now available worldwide.
⭐️ “Defy categorisation”
⭐️“Unputdownable”
⭐️“Beware. Highly addictive”
salinachristmas.com/books
#author #booksky #horror #fantasy #thriller #mystery
April 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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We’ll be here at our booth and giving a talk with @salinachristmas.bsky.social on monsters as storytelling device.
Ipoh Alternative Book Fest will be on from 3-4 May 2025. See us there.

✍🏻 Author: @salinachristmas.bsky.social
🎭 Creative Director, Story Of Books:
@zarinaholmes.bsky.social
🎧 Production: Studio GLUE
@alohaglue.bsky.social

Organiser: www.instagram.com/ipohalternat...
#IABF2025 #fiction
April 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I’m super happy to @salinachristmas.bsky.social books placed among gothic greats, Stephen King and VC Andrews, at Eslite Malaysia. Another exciting milestone for @storyofbooks.bsky.social and @alohaglue.bsky.social

#author #fiction #horror
April 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Treason comes from within. The Keeper Of My Kin. The first book of #TheConstantCompanionTales. Now available worldwide.

⭐️ “Defy categorisation”
⭐️ “Unputdownable”
⭐️ “Beware. Highly addictive”

salinachristmas.com/books
#horror #fantasy #booksky
April 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM