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Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. BEHIND FRENEMY LINES out now!

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Feb 13

Cover reveal! Thrilled to share the gorgeous US cover of my London law firm romance #BehindFrenemyLines, coming from Bramble (US) + Pan (UK) this summer. Stunning art by Bo Feng Lin!

Preorder now ⬇️

Book cover for BEHIND FRENEMY LINES by Zen Cho, featuring a curly-haired, brown-skinned woman in a blue blazer and sunglasses reflecting the image of a man in a suit, with the London skyline in the background.

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · 9h

I've found Vinted good for secondhand kids' shoes -- bit less painful having to discard them after a couple of months when I spent <£10 vs £30

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Birmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 5d

OCTOBER EVENT: This Fri 10th Oct, we are very excited to welcome award-winning fantasy & romance author @zenaldehyde.bsky.social. Come and join us at The Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or join us on Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1774794641549

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · 24d

It was such a long photo shoot! I'm a bit surprised they only featured one picture, perhaps they weren't keen on the results 😂

Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · 25d

Oh my interview with Tatler Asia is out, cool!! Thanks @gavingrant.bsky.social 😊

Gavin, Small Beer, long covid, &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 25d

Catch up on @zenaldehyde.bsky.social in this Tatler interview about her latest romance. I enjoyed listening to The Friendzone Experiment, I expect I'll enjoy Behind Frenemy Lines, too.

When worlds collide: Malaysian author Zen Cho on romance, London and modern Malaysianisms

Malaysian author Zen Cho brings her signature humour and empathy to a second romance novel, Behind Frenemy Lines. We speak to her about how she melds romance, law in London and modern Malaysian speech...

www.tatlerasia.com

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · 28d

Yeah I'm on this panel!

Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Guardian has a fun series about people who made a big change after 60 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A new start after 60 | The Guardian

<p>Stories from people who pursued new passions later in life. Share yours <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/04/tell-us-has-your-life-taken-a-new-direction-after-the-age-of-65...

www.theguardian.com

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Sep 8

But of course, Loretta is a lesbian anime fan and it's iconic!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hooray! My new tea & vampires novella (set at a most unusual inn in the Black Forest) is out NOW on my Patreon:

patreon.com/stephanieburgis

Subscribe at the Dragon Ruler level to grab it now, or preorder it for $2.99/£2.49 to get it on Sept 29th:

books2read.com/stephanieburgis

#romancelandia

A screenshot of Steph's latest Patreon post shows the title "Your Ebook Copy of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence" along with the cover of the novella.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ooh, guess what arrived while we were gone? Shiny, beautiful copies of the French edition of Scales and Sensibility (Dragons & Sentiments)!!! Aren't they gorgeous? Look at that foil! 😍

And thanks so much, again, to @tansyrr.bsky.social & @zenaldehyde.bsky.social for the blurbs, now in French! :)

The French cover of Scales and Sensibility - Dragons et Sentiments - by Stephanie Burgis, published by Milady, shows an illustration of a young woman in Regency dress with a small dragon on her shoulder. The title and two rose illustrations are in shiny pink foil.

The back cover of the French edition reads: C'est une vérité presque incontestable que la vie

sociale d'une jeune femme sans dragon

est condamnée à l'échec.

En arrivant à Hathergill Hall, Elinor avait la ferme intention de se conduire comme une parente pauvre irréprochable. Elle n'avait en aucun cas prévu d'enlever le dragon de compagnie de son horrible cousine Pénélope, ni de tomber amoureuse de l'impudent chasseur de dot venu courtiser celle-ci. Et jamais elle n'aurait rêvé devoir se prêter à une ridicule mascarade magique pour sauver l'avenir de ses soeurs. Mais même les plus brillants esprits de l'Angleterre de 1817 ne sont pas encore parvenus à dévoiler tous les secrets des dragons... et les héroïnes les plus raisonnables peuvent parfois émettre quelques souhaits irréfléchis. L'impétuosité et la débrouillardise d'Elinor seront mises à rude épreuve, et peut-être se montrera-t-elle suffisamment téméraire pour séduire l'amour de sa vie et s'assurer un bonheur éternel... avec l'aide aussi imprévisible que dangereuse de la créature magique qui l'a adoptée. Une comédie romantique Régence regorgeant de dragons domestiques et de mésaventures magiques. «Le Château ambulant rencontre Mansfield Park dans cette comédie romantique Régence merveilleusement drôle.»
- Tansy Rayner Roberts.
« Une savoureuse Fantasy Régence pleine de romance, d'intrigues et d'un dragon tout à fait unique!»
- Zen Cho.

Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Frederic Grut. Illustration de couverture: Nicolas Jamonneau.

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you!! I'm so glad it worked for you

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

www.humblebundle.com

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Kickstarter for @spires.bsky.social's SF novella ELLIPSES is live! If you like exoplanet exploration, first contact and microbiology in addition to friendships, love and ship AIs, this one's for you. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Ellipses-An Original Science Fiction Novella

This is the inaugural volume in a new original hard science fiction novella series called Supernovellas.

www.kickstarter.com

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · Aug 17

If you missed any of this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay virtual programming, or if you just want to watch your favorite panels again, everything has been uploaded to the BRD YouTube channel for you to watch at any time. You can also catch events from previous years! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Bookstore Romance Day 2025 - YouTube

youtube.com

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Aug 16

ICYMI, my Harwood Spellbook series of frothy feminist romantasy novellas (+ 1 short novel) is now available as an ebook boxset. All of my patrons at the $5/month level or higher can grab it now: patreon.com/stephanieburgis

& everyone else can grab it here: books2read.com/harwood-box

#romancelandia

The box set image of The Harwood Spellbook: The Complete Series, by Stephanie Burgis, showing various heroines in Regency-like (but not quite) clothing having magical adventures in the snow, in the woods, and in the moonlight.

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · Aug 9

Start tomorrow off with a David Bowie earworm & authors #AveryKeelan, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social, @cynthiatimoti.bsky.social, & @vikeeland.bsky.social with moderator Becca Oman of Island Books as they talk all things Modern Love. 8/10 at 10 AM Eastern on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/4ffrmxe

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · Aug 8

#BookstoreRomanceDay is THIS WEEKEND! Have you claimed your spots for the great line up of virtual events?

www.eventbrite.com/cc/bookstore...

Bookstore Romance Day 2025

Virtual events for Bookstore Romance Day 2025

www.eventbrite.com

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · Aug 5

Start your Sunday off with a David Bowie earworm & authors #AveryKeelan, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social, @cynthiatimoti.bsky.social, & @vikeeland.bsky.social with moderator Becca Oman of Island Books as they talk all things Modern Love. 8/10 at 10 AM Eastern on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/4ffrmxe

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ooh yay!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Jul 21

AND tonight is the very last chance to scoop up the audiobooks of Claws & Contrivances and Good Neighbors (along with several other awesome audiobooks) for just $4.99 apiece, no matter where in the world you are!

Find them all: books.bookfunnel.com/buydirectaud...

#romancelandia

The image shows a sales post reading All Audiobooks $5 or less, along with the audiobook covers for Steph's Claws and Contrivances (with the tagline fake betrothals and unexpected dragons) and Good Neighbors (cozy-spooky rom-com).

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Jul 21

For only one week, the ebook of Wooing the Witch Queen is on sale at every US online bookstore - and at least some Canadian ones, too! - for just $2.99.

Snap it up now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#romancelandia

An image of the North American front cover of Wooing the Witch Queen shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. The tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sarah Beth Durst (New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop) reads: “Full of charm, wit, and magic… I loved it!”
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: On sale for $2.99!

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · Jul 15

Stumbled across this interview I did when promoting The Blue, Beautiful World a couple of years ago. Still stand by my choices!

fivebooks.com/best-books/g...

The Best Speculative Fiction About Gods and Godlike Beings

Five works of science fiction that feature gods, epiphanies, and powerful beings—as recommended by award-winning author Karen Lord

fivebooks.com

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · Jul 15

two of my fave authors, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social and @freyamarske.bsky.social were on the Lithub podcast a little bit ago to chat about their work as SFF and romance authors, and the slipperiness of genre boundaries.

Zen Cho and Freya Marske on Romance, Romantasy, and Communication

Tor Books, in partnership with Literary Hub, presents Voyage Into Genre! Every other Wednesday, join host Drew Broussard for conversations with Tor authors discussing their new books, the future, a…

lithub.com

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Jul 15

Malaysian human rights activists celebrate victories while noting that free speech challenges remain

Activists celebrated these victories while highlighting that significant hurdles continue to undermine freedom of expression, such as the enforcement of repressive laws and the targeting of critics an...

globalvoices.org

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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thank you so much!! This is so nice to hear 🥰🥰

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Rebecca Fraimow @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social · Jul 11

stealing time to read @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's Behind Frenemy Lines on my lunch break, I am startled by the sudden appearance of our regular volunteer to demand the book's title: "I can't remember the last time anything I read has made me smile as much as you're smiling right now!"

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