πππ @asiancha.bsky.social ππππππβAnna Nguyen on ππππππ‘ πΉπππππ, dir. IldikΓ³ Enyedi: "When we first encounter Dr Wong, he is in his natural habitat, a laboratory in HK. Is science understood and taught differently in Hong Kong than in Germany & the wider Western world?"
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We're seeking reviwers for Diana Hongcha's thriller πΌπ πππ’ π·ππβπ‘ πΊπ. "Attorney Alice Zhu hasn't set foot in her home country since emigrating as a teenager. But when her childhood friend vanishes, she must confront old wounds."
If you're interested, please email [email protected]
www.dianahongcha.com
We're inviting writers to review Stine An's forthcoming π΅-π·πππππ ππ’ππ‘π (nightboat books): "This debut book of poetry treats translation as play, performance, and embodied sound. Stine An stages a fabulated K-pop universe..."
If interested, email [email protected]
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We're inviting writers to review Christopher Cheung's forthcoming book, ππππ¦ ππππππ’π£ππ:"There are the families who were the first to mass-produce Canadian tofu and put beef balls in the earliest bowls of east-side phα»."
Email [email protected] for more information.
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In βAlibiβ, Sam Yu Wing Chan reflects on mediated proximity to catastrophe after a devastating HK fire. Moving between domestic routine & social-media images, his essay meditates upon guilt and emotional dislocation.
ππππ: chajournal.com/2026/05/24/a...
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Jennifer Eagleton on Dorothy Tse's πΆππ‘π¦ πΏπππ πππ‘ππ (Graywolf Press), trans. Natascha Bruce:
/ Hong Kong over the past few years has been both distressing and fascinating for what it reveals about those of us who live, or who have lived, here. /
ππππ: chajournal.com/2026/05/28/t...
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Michael Raymondβs essay is a love story, a travel memoir, and a meditation on Hong Kong at a moment of profound historical uncertainty.
ππππ: chajournal.com/2026/05/27/m...
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πππ @asiancha.bsky.social ππππππβAbhinav Tulachan on Daniyal Mueenuddinβs πΌπ ππ‘βππ π ππππ , ππ‘βππ πππππππ (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009): "[T]he collection offers a close examination of the highest and lowest rungs of Pakistanβs class system[.]"
ππππ: chajournal.com/2026/05/30/i...
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We're inviting writers to review Mai-Linh Hong's forthcoming poetry collection, πΆπππ‘πππππ‘ππ π·ππππ‘ (Trio House Press): "From Vietnam to Virginia, California to Thailand, Hong plumbs the fault lines, crosses the oceans, crystallizing moments into meaning."
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We are hosting a special virtual @asiancha.bsky.social writing workshop! Mani Rao @maniraopoem.bsky.social will be our instructor. Only ten places! More information: bit.ly/writewithmani
Organised by @timtimtmi.bsky.social
