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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 18h

i've heard a bit about this book and it's so so delightful 💕

Adan Jimenez (he/they/él) @thecomicaztec.bsky.social · 18h

A Mexican x Chinese inspired 🚀adventure where three lonely children must fight a ruthless bounty hunter, outsmart a galactic corporation, & stop squabbling in time to save the Cicatariz, a shapeshifting, sentient weapon disguised as a young girl—all before their parents find out. #DVPit #MG #SFF

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 4d

Had the honor of reading an ARC of When They Burned the Butterfly by @wenyilee.bsky.social, a sapphic historical fantasy in 1970s Singapore. It's got it all: toxic yuri, a charismatic butch, and dangerous pacts with otherworldly entities. It releases 10/21 and I want everyone to read it!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 18h

ahh thank you for reading!! (you're the first person to call it toxic yuri😌)

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 7d

sapphic fantasy fall (girl gangs & golems edition) ✨

on BUTTERFLY release week, come join @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social and I over on IG on 26 Oct to talk about our sapphic fantasy books and our joint publishing journeys!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 8d

the sapphic historical fantasy in post/colonial Asia conversation ✨️ I'll be having a virtual launch for WHEN THEY BURNED THE BUTTERFLY with Vaishnavi Patel on 21 Oct!!

link in bio to register :)

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 14d

announcing the WHEN THEY BURNED THE BUTTERFLY preorder campaign!!

send me your preorder receipts now till Oct 21 (with an exclusive for certain Singapore bookstores) & get some pretty gifts ft. all southeast asian artists!

links in bio 🦋✨

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · 15d

less than 1 month till Butterfly is out and we have another excerpt for youuu

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15d

"There, on her mother’s stomach, where her hands had fallen away, was the bloody outline of a butterfly."

We're excited (and...scared? A little intrigued?) to share an excerpt from @wenyilee.bsky.social's adult fantasy When They Burned the Butterfly!! 🦋🔥

reactormag.com/excerpts-whe...

Read an Excerpt From When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee - Reactor

Loner schoolgirl Adeline Siow has never needed more company than the flame she can summon at her fingertips…

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 27d

In a newly integrated insect metropolis, generations clash around art, technology, and capitalism. Boris, a rural vesper, chases modernity to the city, but tradition is there first.

Next week. "Laurie on the Radio" by Sam Davis!!

Art by Michael Hirshon
Edited by @annvandermeer.bsky.social

A jumble of pastel bugs, including an ant, praying mantis, and spider, overlayed on a smoky background. The spider is holding a piece of wood, and an orange ant is holding a sloshing cup.

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Aug 27

thank you!! (and yes he's an icon)

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Carissa Susilo Art @carissasusilo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Full article on the making of if @wenyilee.bsky.social 'When They Burned The Butterfly' cover on Reactor!

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Aug 26

How does a gorgeous cover like When They Burned the Butterfly come together? Author @wenyilee.bsky.social, illustrator Carissa Susilo, and art director Esther Kim discuss the process (+ some early concept sketches)!

reactormag.com/from-concept...

From Concept to Cover: When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee - Reactor

Capturing the perfect vibe for a book cover is a collaborative process...

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Aug 27

thank you, it was so fun to put together!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Aug 26

if you ever wanted to know how an author & publishing team design a book cover: enjoy!!!!!

(in which I talk about wong kar wai inspirations, we share BUTTERFLY cover sketches, and my artist @carissasusilo.bsky.social actually sets something on fire)

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Aug 26

How does a gorgeous cover like When They Burned the Butterfly come together? Author @wenyilee.bsky.social, illustrator Carissa Susilo, and art director Esther Kim discuss the process (+ some early concept sketches)!

reactormag.com/from-concept...

From Concept to Cover: When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee - Reactor

Capturing the perfect vibe for a book cover is a collaborative process...

reactormag.com

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Aug 25

ahh thank you!!

wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Aug 23

. @torbooks.bsky.social has a free extended preview of my forthcoming sapphic fantasy BUTTERFLY up online!! ❤️✨️

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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P. H. Low (THESE DEATHLESS SHORES) @ph-low.com · Jul 14

i've been chewing on this essay for a long time ~ deeply grateful to @ruadanbooks.bsky.social for giving it a home and to @mariahaskins.com for her careful editing 💚

ruadanbooks.com/missing-myth...

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jul 15

thank you for reading and writing about her!!!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jul 15

christina called my main character a bitch and i said yes correct thank you 🫶🏼

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Jay @tarvolon.bsky.social · Jul 2

New from this post is perhaps my favorite novelette of the year to date, “The Name Ziya” by @wenyilee.bsky.social, a story of academia and colonialism that’s gripping from the start and remarkably emotionally complicated for the lead reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...

The Name Ziya - Reactor

A girl reckons with what she must lose--and who she has become--in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university.

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jul 9

thank you so much!!

wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jul 1

wait that's so cool thank you!!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jun 19

ALL THE LOVE TO YOU AT LAST

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jun 18

my favourite short story i've ever written is out now on reactor 💖 it's fantasy dark academia about access to colonial institutions, assimilation, complicity, cultural names & identity (with a sapphic mc!)

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jun 18

A girl reckons with what she must lose–and who she has become–in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university...

"The Name Ziya" by @wenyilee.bsky.social is now free to read at Reactor!
Art by Holly Warburton
Edited by Sanaa Ali-Virani

reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...

The Name Ziya - Reactor

A girl reckons with what she must lose--and who she has become--in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university.

reactormag.com

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felicialowj @felicialowj.bsky.social · Jun 5

I honestly forgot I had this account. Reading an ARC of @wenyilee.bsky.social’s adult sapphic Southeast Asian fantasy that’s filled with fire and longing. And butterflies.

#felireads #booksky #reading #books

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Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · Jun 11

Pst, hey contributors!

@sentencebender.bsky.social @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social @ayshaufarah.bsky.social @margaret.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social @domsdickey.bsky.social @wenyilee.bsky.social @bendibarrett.bsky.social @itsneonyang.bsky.social @katharineduckett.bsky.social & more!!

Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are floored in the best way: AMPLITUDES: An Anthology of Queer & Trans Futurity is a USA Today Bestselling book!

We are THRILLED for @leemandelo.bsky.social, @dianapho.bsky.social, and all of our amazing contributors, and so happy to see queer & trans stories supported now more than ever! 💜

We are floored in the best way: AMPLITUDES: An Anthology of Queer & Trans Futurity is a USA Today Bestselling book! We are THRILLED for @dianapho.bsky.social, @leemandelo.bsky.social, and all of our amazing contributors, and so happy to see queer &trans art supported now more than ever!

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wen-yi lee @wenyilee.bsky.social · Jun 13

dark academia fantasy short story out june 18th!!

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jun 12

A girl reckons with what she must lose–and who she has become–in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university...

Next week. "The Name Ziya" by @wenyilee.bsky.social at Reactor!
Edited by Sanaa Ali-Virani
Art by Holly Warburton

A figure with long hair looks, back turned, towards three large blimps floating above her head. The sky is bright purple and orange, the ocean below murky blue and green. "The Name Ziya Wen-yi Lee" is in large block letters in the bottom left of the image

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