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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 5d

The new book has arrived! So excited to hold it in my hands! poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao/

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in the new film ‘Pillion’? Here is my review of the book ‘Box Hill’ on which the film is based. (Spoiler alert) thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social chajournal.blog/2025/04/28/b...

[REVIEW] “Adam Mars-Jones’s 𝐵𝑜𝑥 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙: A Bold Celebration of Queer Love and Desire” by Hongwei Bao

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Adam Mars-Jones, Box Hill, Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020. 128 pgs. At only 120 pages, British novelist Adam Mars-Jones’s 2020 nov…

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 12d

'This book stands as a highly significant contribution, marking a paradigm shift in China-Africa studies from a primary focus on geo-economics to cultural politics' (Na Liu, Journal of Transcultural Studies) Read the book review here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled to announce that my new poetry collection Self-portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge) is out now. Please order your book online amzn.eu/d/0GOtbOo

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14d

It is my great pleasure to be part of the @newearththeatre theatremakre academy plus with seven other East and Southeast Asian theatremakers to create a showcase evening at @brumhippodrome. Photo credit: Vanisha Adatia. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16d

Read my review of the book here www.littermagazine.org/search?q=Hon...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16d

Book your free ticket for the online book launch of my poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana, 10 October. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16d

It was a great pleasure to chat with Alan Hollinghurst about his Lammy Award shortlisted novel Our Evenings @picadorbooks
). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you for promoting the event! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21d

Pleased to be part of the @newearththeatre.bsky.social and @birminghamtheatres.bsky.social theatre maker programme exploring creative ways of making British east and southeast Asian theatre. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...

New Earth Theatre Makers Academy Plus – Birmingham Hippodrome

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21d

My Great pleasure to give a talk about queer East and Southeast Asian identity, community and culture at @conchincenuow.bsky.social as part of the ESEA Heritage Month on 30 September. Free event and all welcome!

Contemporary China Centre at University of Westminster @conchincenuow.bsky.social · 21d

We are starting the new academic year strong with a great event with Dr Hongwei Bao on Queering the Asian Diaspora. Sign up in the link! 30 September 5pm - in person event!
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Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Identity, Sexuality and Cultural Politics

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 23d

‘Hongwei Bao rejects both the cultural essentialism that often underpins mainstream Asian politics and the narrow identitarian frameworks of Western queer discourse.' Dr Fang Tang, author of Literary Fantasy in Contemporary Chinese Diasporic Women's Literature: Imagining Home

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 23d

'‘This book thus strives to problematise the notion of ‘Asian diaspora’ itself, unsettling familiar narratives and opening conceptual space for alternative imaginings of ‘Asianness’ and queerness more attuned to fluidity, contradiction, and transformation.’

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 23d

Read the whole review here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 23d

‘By bringing diasporic Asia into critical dialogue with queer theory, his argument disrupts normative assumptions about belonging, intimacy, and political solidarity.’ Thank Dr Fang Fang for her generous review of Queering the Asian Diaspora (
@sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hi, everyone. You are warmly invited to the online launch of my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana on 10 October. It's a free event but registration is essential. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671793572...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you!

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Jul 30

Excited to see my short story ‘Americano’ published in the latest issue of Under the Radar. Thank the @ninearchespress.bsky.social editor for the support! Lots of wonderful poetry, fiction and review here: ninearchespress.com/magazine

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Jul 30

Book your place here: www.waterstones.com/events/alan-...

Alan Hollinghurst in conversation with Hongwei Bao | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Alan Hollinghurst in conversation with Hongwei Bao today.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Jul 30

Looking forward to this conversation with Alan Hollinghurst on his new book Our Evenings at Waterstones Nottingham on 22 September for the release of the paperback version and to celebrate the book being recently shortlisted for this year's Lammy Award in Gay Fiction. All welcome!

Alan Hollinghurst in conversation with Hongwei Bao | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Alan Hollinghurst in conversation with Hongwei Bao today.

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