Podcast appearances and mentions of chloe gong

This week we are covering The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power - an anthology edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker and stories written by Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H. E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker. Triggers: Blood Death Racism Body Horror Violence Cannibalism Deadnaming Sexual Assault BullyingAs always, our episodes contain spoilers in our podcast is intended for those 18+ as it does contain mention of mature content. Please listen, like, rate, review and share our episode! Check out our website at www.booktrospective.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube @ Booktrospective.

Happy Love Month, readers! This episode we are covering everyone's favorite romantic story, Romeo and Juliet, but with a twist. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong takes the classic story to 1926 Shanghai where gangs, illness, and monsters abound. Join us for some action packed storytelling (and kinda gross descriptions) to see how these two lovers fare.    Books mentioned:    These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams , Lauren Wilig, and Karen White A Burning in the Bones by Scott Reintgen Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Seducing and Killing Nazis by Sophie Poldermans The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Rival gang members in early 20th century Shanghai battle a mysterious plague while battling feelings for each other: seems like a stay-up-all night reading concoction but this take on Romeo and Juliet falls flat. Katie recommends it if you're an Allison Saft fan (which she is not) but maybe check out Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross or Dance of Thieves by Mary Pearson instead.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YQOUh4VyNf&rank=1

Como funciona o marketing no meio editorial? Foi este o mote para uma conversa muito divertida com a Marta Maia da Costa e a Magda Filipe, ambas responsáveis pelo marketing digital de um grupo editorial. Responderam às vossas questões, e ainda nos deixaram algumas recomendações de livros que, na sua opinião, merecem mais atenção. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - A Cicatriz, Maria Francisca Gama (4:21) - O Café Pumpkin Spice, Laurie Gilmore (4:55) - Malice, Heather Walter (5:21) - A Guardião, Yael van der Wouden (5:48) - Desenhos Ocultos, Jason Rekulak (01:09:03) - Os Detalhes, Ian Genberg (01:10:36) - As Mulheres Douradas, Namina Forna (1:12:47) - De Amanhã em Amanhã, Gabrielle Zevin (1:14:45) - Qualquer livro de Chloe Gong (1:18:22) - Saga Desejo, Tracy Wolff (1:20:15) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

A villain may not have excuses for their behavior -- but they probably have reasons. How can worldbuilding feed those reasons? Antagonists are often those characters who are both the most willing and the most able to seize control of power structures and take advantage of their privileges. So what pressures in your world have created those structures, and how does your Big Bad maniuplate them? Guest Chloe Gong joins us to explore how to build a world that fits your villain and a villain that fits your world. We also poke around the idea of villainy itself. Is it always the same thing as antagonist? How do you worldbuild differently for a story with an unambiguous, moustache-twirling capital-v Villain versus a story with far more shades of gray? Perspective plays a large role in communicating this to a reader. After all, the villains are the heroes of their own stories, and sometimes we love characters who are very clearly committing crimes! How do we as writers negotiate all of this in balance with genre expectations, reader moralizing, and the veracity of the worlds we're creating? This one's for all of you out there whose comfort characters may or may not have* committed war crimes. *definitely have [Transcript for Episode 137] Our Guest: Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in the New York Times, PEOPLE, Cosmopolitan, and more. She was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and International Relations.  Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real adult. Visit her online at thechloegong.com and on Instagram, X, and TikTok at @thechloegong. She is represented by the wonderful Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review These Violent Delights, by Chloe Gong! This is a historical fantasy Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, and I absolutely loved this unique twist on Shakespeare's classic! Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. Goodreads username: Ellie Mano --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/Ellie-Mano/message

Trial to the death? Body jumping magic system? Setting as a character? Morally grey leads? "Immortal Longings" by Chloe Gong is something totally new and fresh on the fantasy scene, but not everyone is a fan. The Busy Girls discuss what was a success and what still needs clarification.

Today I am chatting about These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. Joining me as my guest is Rachel from the Barely Bookish podcast.  If you love the story of Romeo and Juliet, you will love this re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic story. Chloe Gong takes the story of Romeo and Juliet and plunges it into 1926 Shanghai. This story has it all; warring gangster families, a forbidden romance, war in the city, and a monster who wants to destroy them all. And in the midst of it all, is the classic star-crossed lovers story of Romeo and Juliet, complete with a vast amount of Easter eggs from Shakespeare's original story. Join Rachel and me as we chat all about the story, characters, Romeo and Juliet Easter eggs, 1926 Shanghai and U.S. fashion, monsters, and more!A little about These Violent Delights:The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette's first love…and first betrayal.But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can't stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple ThingsGet a six week suggestion box of things to note and notice this spring.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyHave a question about today's book or author? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!

Greetings! Welcome to Books That Burn. I'm Robin, welcome to another book essay about something that was too big of a thought to fit into a normal review, specifically: Why Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong is not like The Hunger Games. Please feel free to send us suggestions for future essays. Before I get started, I'd like to thank our Patron who gets a monthly shoutout, Case Aiken. The support of our Patrons makes this podcast (and blog) possible, and we're grateful to all of you. When perusing other reviews of Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, I've seen many comparisons to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This comparison is both slightly true and mostly unhelpful as a generalization, as what they have in common are either superficial genre features or not unique to The Hunger Games. I understand why the comparison occurs to people so I'd like to take it seriously. Nicole and I have covered The Hunger Games on our podcast, and I recently reviewed Immortal Longings.  I'll also make some reference to an earlier book with many of the same elements as later appeared in The Hunger Games: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. You can find both parts of our podcast discussion on that book here (Part 1, Part 2), as well as my written review of Battle Royale. While I think it does make sense to compare and contrast them, these books are not interchangeable.  Please refer to the link for the full essay.

Today, we're talking about our January book club pick, Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, and breaking down all the reasons why we almost fell asleep reading it. Tangents include our newest video game obsessions and what we'll be reading next.  ----more---- Instagram  |  Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Other Links Book Club Discord Chat   Crew's Rep Codes Dev's Fandom Sleeves - ReadByDev10 Dev's Once Upon a Book Club Code - Dev10 Loretta's PangoBooks code for first-time users - QUIXOTICREADS   Books Mentioned Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong These Hollow Vows Lexi Ryan The Winter King by C.L. Wilson A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi   Games Mentioned The Cult of the Lamb Animal Crossing Sonic   Media Mentioned Frozen Blade Runner

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Writing Romance with bestselling author Chloe Gong. During the episode, Chloe unravels the enticing yarn of romance, including the appeal of romance in stories, the exploding popularity of the 'romantasy' genre, good (and bad) romantic chemistry, healthy vs. toxic relationships, expectations and tropes, Chloe's favorite romance books and authors, romance as main plot vs. subplot, spice in romance and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Chloe. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit ⁠www.novelo.com⁠ today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or check us out on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Chloe Gong is the bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends, Immortal Longings, Foul Lady Fortune and more. Her latest novel is Foul Heart Huntsman, book two in the Foul Lady Fortune Duet. Find Chloe on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024. Find Adrian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, her debut novel, and its sequel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick as Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "⁠Crescendo⁠" by Astronoz Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Chloe Gong about her Secret Shanghai historical fantasy series, her adult debut Immortal Longings, what “success” means, Shakespeare and remixing classic stories, writing YA vs. adult SFF, aesthetics and atmosphere in film and fiction, Chinese history, magic systems, genre blending and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Chloe. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Writing Romance. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or check us out on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Chloe Gong is the bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends, Immortal Longings, Foul Lady Fortune and more. Her latest novel is Foul Heart Huntsman, book two in the Foul Lady Fortune Duet. Find Chloe on Twitter, Instagram, ⁠⁠Amazon and ⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024. Find Adrian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, her debut novel, and its sequel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick as Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "Crescendo" by Astronoz Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

On this episode, we discuss our December 2023 book club pick, Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong, a spin-off taking place four years after the events of Chloe's first duology, Foul Lady Fortune follows returning character Rosalind Lang, an supernatural assassin seeking redemption for her actions by working for the Kuomintang in 1930's Shanghai, who is sent on a mission to infiltrate a Japanese aligned newspaper alongside Orion Hong, an infuriatingly charming spy, to uncover a suspected international terror plot. *Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba January 2024 pick is Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane WongThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:The Brothers Sun now playing on Netflix!Don't miss the new Netflix Original Series The Brother's Sun, a fun, slick, action-packed crime drama featuring all-Asian talents both in front of and behind the camera including Michelle Yeoh, Joon Lee, and Jenny Yang! When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce — who's been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei's deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all. Watch The Brother's Sun now, only on Netflix!The Brothers Sun

Content Warning: exhibitionism, violence, sword play, suicide, bloodSpecial guest, Summer England, joins the girlies and brings the titillating tantalizer: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, while Maggie recommends the surprisingly spicy but stress-induced: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, and then Jillian brings the hilariously cute: My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine.The triple MILFs discuss a movie from deep within the recesses of the mind, read fan mail from a listener, and discover everyone is a Virgo except Maggie.Leave us a review! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @apodcastofsmutanddragonsMaggie: @teawithmargaretJillian: @jilliankiechlinartBusiness inquiries and/or say hi: apodcastofsmutanddragons@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: new library cards and new projects Current Reads: so many books we convinced each other to read Deep Dive: tropes that we usually like, but might diverge into something we hate The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:16 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:30 - Roxanna's Substack The Purpose Project 3:36 - Roxannathereader on Instagram 8:31 - Current Reads 8:52 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes (Roxanna) 8:58 - Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes 12:44 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb 15:06 - Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes 15:44 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee) 18:25 - Currently Reading Patreon 21:38 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (Roxanna) 21:46 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi 21:49 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi 27:08 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister 28:11 - I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Kaytee) 32:13 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Roxanna) 38:47 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (Kaytee) 38:53 - Back of Beyond Books 41:02 - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li 42:26 - Deep Dive: Two Tropes Diverge In A Wood 43:30 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 43:32 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes 43:33 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 44:07 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 44:08 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 45:26 - Maame by Jessica George 45:54 - Sea Change by Gina Chung 47:16 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi 47:44 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson 51:44 - Search by Michelle Huneven 51:51 - House of Brede by Rumer Godden 53:25 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope 54:07 - The Mermaid, The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 54:14 - Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 56:25 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 58:00 - Nora Goes Off Script by Ananbel Monaghan  1:00:10 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult  1:01:13 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel 1:01:25 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 1:03:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:03:53 - I wish everyone would check out the William Hannah Notebook (Roxanna) 1:03:54 - William Hannah Limited 1:07:14 - Filofax 1:08:06 - I wish I could give out staff picks like a bookstore employee (Kaytee) 1:09:07 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister 1:09:08 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading  

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Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.   Simon Teen's R&J Retelling List Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.

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Platiqué con con Karina Hurtado de Ánima Escénica sobre la obra de títeres: ¿Duermen los peces?. Te comparto mi opinión de la película 'Misión Imposible: sentencia mortal parte 1' de Paramount Pictures y te recomiendo dos libros: 'Virginia Woolf en 90 minutos' de Paul Strathern Ed. Siglo XXl & 'Vil Dama de la Fortuna' de Chloe Gong de Océano Editorial de México / Gran Travesía.

Your TBR is about to get longer! This and next week, we will tell you about 25 very on-brand upcoming releases we are looking forward to reading. Books mentioned on this episode: The Stronghold by Dino Buzzati and translated by Lawrence Venuti, The Book that Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence, The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera, Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See, Crooked Manifesto by Colson Whitehead, Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi, Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin, The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong, The Water Outlaws by SL Huang, 24 Hours with Gaspar by Sabda Armandio and translated by Lara Norgaard, Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, and Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan and translated by Chi-Young Kim. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

The new Chloe Gong book hits shelves in July, but I got a chance to early read it and I loved it! Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC!

Ready to add some Shakespearean retellings to your TBR? We have the perfect episode for you!On this week's episode, Jess and Nat each bring recommendations for Shakespearean tellings. For Jess, she has some of her favorite books (*cough* Chloe Gong's *cough*) that come from retellings. For Nat, though, she's not the biggest fan of Shakespeare, looking at you Romeo & Juliet.Another year of great reading is ahead of us and we can't wait to continue this book podcast with you! Are there any books you want us to read and talk about this year? Message us and let us know!! If you want to get to know more about these book nerds or talk to them, feel free to follow @sorry_iwasreading on Instagram, @sorryiwasreading on Tiktok, or check out our Linktree at https://linktr.ee/sorryiwasreading. Thank you so much for listening, we hope you enjoy!Also... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! We have recently hit 3,000 downloads, which is truly a number we never thought we would see. We love putting this podcast together and cannot wait to watch it continue to grow. Thank you again for taking the time out of your day to listen! We appreciate it so so so so much

International bestseller Chloe Gong joins us on this episode of the Love Your Library podcast to talk about her latest release, Last Violent Call. Containing two captivating novellas that expand upon her Secret Shanghai series, Last Violent Call allows the stories from the world of These Violent Delights and Foul Lady Fortune to continue. Hattie speaks to Chloe about the emotional weight of finishing off a series, her upcoming projects (including the highly anticipated Immortal Longings, which is out in July 2023), and what it's like being a... The post Foul Lady Fiction | Chloe Gong Interview appeared first on Love your library.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet! In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate-and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined. In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall have been summoned by Roma to find the elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him to Zhouzhuang. Time is of the essence aboard the week-long Trans-Siberian Express, but when someone is murdered on board, Benedikt and Marshall convince the officer in charge not to stop the train so that they aren't thrown off-schedule. Instead, they pretend that they are investigators and promise they can solve the murder, but as they dig deeper, they realize that the murder might having surprising ties to their own mission...

Starting the new year off right with our MOST anticipated books of 2023! This list was so hard to narrow down and we're surely missing a lot of releases, but here are some of the titles we cannot wait to read this year. Emma, Joe, and Jill also chat about our undying love for Santino Fontana, the struggle in pronouncing character names from fantasy books aloud, a term we're coining "murder-coms," Joe's chat with Grady Hendrix, MLMs, gothic stories and manifesting the release of the next Crescent City book from Sarah J. Maas. Jill's Picks  The Teachers by Alexandra Robbins  I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai  Reckoning by V (formally Eve Ensler)  Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer  How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix  The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A Ortega  She is a haunting by Trang Thanh Tran  The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor  VenCo by Cherie Dimaline  Kiss me in the Coral Lounge by Helen Ellis    Emma's Picks  Happy Place by Emily Henry   A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon  Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken   A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing   Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong   Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey (and Unfortunately Yours)   A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand   Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison   Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffen   The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes     Joe's Picks  In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune  For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes  The Only One Left by Riley Sager   The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto  Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood  Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby  The Male Gazed by Manuel Betancourt  The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz  Zero Days by Ruth Ware  Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace here. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back! After a two week break, Alicia and Tori discuss These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.

Do flirty bisexuals make the best spies? Where does this historical fiction writer get her fight scene inspirations? What would happen if Pinocchio researched how to be a real boy on TikTok? We get the answers to these burning questions with our most recent guest, Chloe Gong, author of the YA historical fiction novel, Foul Lady Fortune. Foul Lady Fortune follows Rosalind Lang, a nationalist spy who cannot die. When a series of murders causes unrest in her city of 1930s Shanghai, Rosalind teams up with another nationalist spy, Orion Hong. The two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.Get Foul Lady Fortune at bookofthemonth.com. New members get their first book for just $9.99 with code VBT at checkout. Learn more about Virtual Book Tour at virtualbooktour.com

Do flirty bisexuals make the best spies? Where does this historical fiction writer get her fight scene inspirations? What would happen if Pinocchio researched how to be a real boy on TikTok? We get the answers to these burning questions with our most recent guest, Chloe Gong, author of the YA historical fiction novel, Foul Lady Fortune. Foul Lady Fortune follows Rosalind Lang, a nationalist spy who cannot die. When a series of murders causes unrest in her city of 1930s Shanghai, Rosalind teams up with another nationalist spy, Orion Hong. The two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.Get Foul Lady Fortune at bookofthemonth.com. New members get their first book for just $9.99 with code VBT at checkout. Learn more about Virtual Book Tour at virtualbooktour.com

Patrice Caldwell holds many esteemed titles already -  children's book editor, literary agent,  Forbes's “30 Under 30” media list, and Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree - and she hold a distinct passion for uplifting diverse voices in the publishing industry.She discusses the process of pitching, curating, and editing a YA paranormal romance anthology - titled Eternally Yours - with fifteen of today's bestselling writers, including Casey McQuiston, Julian Winters, Kat Cho, Melissa de la Cruz and Chloe Gong. Editing the anthology with so many diverse voices was no easy feat and we talk about it in all it's glorious detail! Connect with Patrice:https://patricecaldwell.com/Instagram - @pncaldwell Twitter - @whimsicallyoursLink for Patrice's Recent Anthology "Eternally Yours":https://amzn.to/3U6na7iLink for Patrice's 1st Anthology "A Phoenix First Must Burn":https://amzn.to/3fhJjkr---------The YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPcGXevs2NQk3Ab9OD66zuQSupport the Show:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/romancethestoryFind me below:Twitter - @RomancetheStoryInstagram - @RomancetheStoryFacebook - @RomancetheStoryResources:Melissa de la Cruz's "Blue Bloods"https://amzn.to/3sLswcoChloe Gong's "These Violent Delights"https://amzn.to/3fiCrDcCasey McQuiston's "Red, White & Royal Blue"https://amzn.to/3sH37ATKendare Blake's "Three Dark Crowns"https://amzn.to/3U3f8wcSarah Gailey's "The Echo Wife"https://amzn.to/3U5vkgaElizabeth Gilbert's Ted Talk "Your Elusive Genius"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MAAdditional Music:Let the Mystery Unfoldby geoffharveySupport the show

In this wonderfully exuberant conversation, these ex-roommates extol the benefits of including suggestions from friends into their books, examine Chloe's “sighing problem” whenever she writes, and re-visit the origin story of Harry Styles following Tashie on social media. Spoiler alert: between offering great insight about the craft of writing, they laugh. A lot. 

Chloe Gong joins Aliah and Caitlin to discuss the anatomy of a spinoff, how to approach writing an extension of your own world and stories that still feels familiar while also being new. Chloe is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights, its sequel Our Violent Ends, and the first in a new duology set in the same world, Foul Lady Fortune. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double-majored in English and International Relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Chloe is now located in New York pretending to be a real adult. Works we mention in this episode: Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse and Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Don't forget to check out the sweet signed special editions we're doing for Marissa Meyer's Gilded duology in our shop!

My review of Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong, many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for my ARC!

In this episode, Maya finally got around to reading These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, and boy does she have a lot to say! Subscribe to the My Take newsletter that comes out every other friday: https://mytake.aweb.page/p/5c793f97-1177-42ff-a0a9-5c9f3b7313b1 Don't forget to follow My Take on Instagram where a new series has launched: The Bottom Shelf, featuring shorter reviews of other things! My Take also has a Patreon, where every month there will be fun bonus content, including a book club, so it would mean the world if you could support us there! Connect with Maya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mytake/?hl=en Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mytakepod Website: https://mytakepodcast.weebly.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-take/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/my-take/support

Foul Lady Fortune, the first in a duology, is a speculative historical noir surrounding the events of Imperial Japan's expansion into China in the 1930s. It's 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind's mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind's new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion's cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.

Emma, Joe, and Jill are back to discuss their must-read books coming out in September. Joe's Picks: The Book Haters' Book Club by Gretchen Anthony   On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton  Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel  Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn   The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Various YA Authors  Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman  Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young  Honorable mention: Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Chan Chau  Jill's Picks: The Weight of Bood by Tiffany D. Jackson  Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower  The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy  I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers  Bliss Montage by Ling Ma  Daphne by Josh Malerman  The Night and Its Moon by Piper CJ    Emma's Pick: Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid (Good Folk, Book 2)   Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne   The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber (Once Upon a Broken Heart series, Book 2)   Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer (Defy the Night series, Book 2)   When in Rome by Sarah Adams   American Demon by Daniel Stashower   House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson   Honorable mention: Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its a new week and a new episode! Today we discussed Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong, the final book in the These Violent Delights Duet. We had a great time chatting about this book, and can't wait to read more from Chloe Gong! If you want to see our book looks, chat about this book or any other books, or just chat about life, feel free to reach out to our socials below! TikTok: @blues.library Instagram: @blues.library and @blues.librarypodcast (we are phasing @blues.librarypodcast out so be sure to follow @blues.library!) Website: blues-library.com Have a great week ya'll!

This August, Booktopia celebrates our favourite Young Adult books! Our in-house YA lovers Sarah McDuling, Jessica Paul and Shanu Prasad sit down to talk about the books you should be checking out in August 2022! Read YA Campaign: https://bit.ly/3P6fGOZ   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Family of Liars by E. Lockhart | https://bit.ly/3yetSAf Daughter of Darkness by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr | https://bit.ly/3SbPAN0 Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong | https://bit.ly/3zMiZX1 The Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman | https://bit.ly/3OQX6Kk The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han | https://bit.ly/3zi5jRW The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/2B0bNeh The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/3d5mWJN The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/3yt3Zx9 Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden | https://bit.ly/3OQZdhe Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood | https://bit.ly/3JnkTQY The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | https://bit.ly/3zPCNZF The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | https://bit.ly/3zRfyOW The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | https://bit.ly/3blnuOK Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus | https://bit.ly/3blo5zY The Killing Code by Ellie Marney | https://bit.ly/3BzwBWY Ellie Marney Collection | https://bit.ly/3bBXA44 These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan | https://bit.ly/3bryeve These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan | https://bit.ly/3oNm96p Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer | https://bit.ly/3hmCLhd Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer | https://bit.ly/3PUdBqe   ENJOY THIS EPISODE? Subscribe to YouTube | https://bit.ly/3GLDvJl Check out our Editorial | https://bit.ly/3myzL1U Twitter | https://twitter.com/booktopia Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread    CREDITS  Guests: Sarah McDuling, Jessica Paul & Shanu Prasad Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 2 August 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 48 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Written by Book of the Month author Chloe Gong. Author website: https://thechloegong.com/ New members can get Chloe Gong's novel, These Violent Delights, at bookofthemonth.com for just $9.99 with code VBT at checkout.Here's the brief:No one wanted to see the psychic. Not initially. But it was a bachelorette party. How could we say no to the bride? Everyone played along at first, cracking jokes and taking sips of champagne. But as soon as the psychic entered our hotel suite, everyone at the party felt the energy shift. Suddenly, we couldn't wait to hear what the psychic would say. Of course, none of us realized that the words she was about to utter would change lives forever. 

This week we talked about These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, and our only complaint was the bugs because we both hate them! BUT IT WAS SUCH A GOOD BOOK AND WE DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT! If this is your first time listening to us, this audio was recorded before we figured out our audio set up, so please don't judge us too harsh on that, but we hop you enjoy this episode! If you would like to see our book looks check out our TikTok: @blues.library and our instagram: @blues.librarypodcast (and @blues.library for any other book content.) You can also check out our website: blues-library.com We hope you have an amazing week and we will catch you next Monday! P.S. We know we were supposed to post A Court of Silver Flames today, but we unfortunately lost the audio for that episode, so while we try to get it back, we decided instead of skipping a week, we would grace you all with this wonderful duology in the meantime :)

*36 counted them myself* Okay but really there are so many amazing books still waiting to come out this year. Join Victoria, Kiara, and Katalyn as they discuss some of the books they are most excited about that are going to be released in the later half of this year! Please be sure to check for any trigger warnings you may have with the recommendations made. Books discussed on this episode:-A Curse of Blood and Stone by K.A. Tucker (@katucker_)-Heat Wave by TJ Klune (@tjklunebooks)-The Door at the End of the Stars by KJ Sutton (@kjsuttonbooks)-The Unbelievable Misadventures of Olive Finch by Emma Steinbrecher (@esteinbrecherauthor)-Love in the Time of Murder by Elaine Spann-Lightlark by Alex Aster (@byalexaster)-Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs (@mercys.garage)-Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)-Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (@tjenkinsreid)-Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kimmerer (@brigidkemmerer)-Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco (@kerrimaniscalco)-Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong (@thechloegong)-The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (@naominovik)-It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover (@colleenhoover)-The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (@olivieblake)-A Forbidden Fate by Kaven Hirning (@kaven_books)-The Raidan Awakening by by Emma Steinbrecher (@esteinbrecherauthor)-Bloodmarked  by Tracy Deonn (@tracydeonn)-The Wilder Women by Ruth Emmie Lang-Hard Day For a Hangover by Darynda Jones (@daryndajonesofficial)Tell us what books you are looking forward to either in the discord or on our socials!Join us every Tasty Tuesday and Thirsty Thursday for a new episode and be sure to follow us on our socialsTiktok: thethirstycollectiveInstagram: the.thirstycollectiveTwitter: TheThirstyCollective (thirsty_co) Or join the conversation in our discord!

Think Romeo and Juliet, but instead of taking place in Verona, it's 1920s Shanghai, and instead of the Capulets and Montagues, we have the White Flowers and Scarlet Gang. Oh and imagine there is a monster running around the city making people tear out their own throats!   In our next read, These Violent Delights, author Chloe Gong takes the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet and gives it a fantasy makeover complete with monsters, potions, and of course, forbidden love.   The romance and fantasy expert, Sierra Marshall, joins me today to talk all things Shakespeare.    In this episode we cover:  Why this book should not be described as a Romeo and Juliet retelling. Why we may get kicked out of Goodreads and TikTok for our very unpopular opinion of this book. Why choking someone with a necklace and holding a knife to someone's throat is pretty sexy...at least in Juliet's case Grab a drink, open the book, and press play on this fair podcast where we lay our opinions.    Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast: Westside Story (Musical and Movie) Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (Book) Romeo and Juliet (Play) William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Movie Adaptation by Baz Luhrmann) ***  Once you're done listening, hop onto our Instagram and TikTok @rwreadspodcast to give us your thoughts on the discussion and the book. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Heute im Hugendubel-Hypecheck: Die neuesten Trends aus Booktok! Ist Colleen Hoovers “Summer of Hearts and Souls” wirklich so gut wie alle sagen? Sollte sich jeder “People We Meet on Vacation” von Emily Henry vorbestellen, das im Juni auf Deutsch erscheint? Und was passiert eigentlich, wenn man die Geschichte von Romeo und Julia ins Shanghai der 1920er versetzt wie Chloe Gong und “These Violent Delights”? Alle Antworten und noch viel mehr in einer neuen Folge von SEITE AN SEITE.

Chloe Gong is a Kiwi author who has topped the New York Times bestseller list with her novels since she was a teenager.Her most notable work is These Violent Delights, and the sequel Our Violent Ends.Now she has a spin-off duology out to those two books, called Foul Lady Fortune.Chloe Gong joined Mike Hosking.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

t is that time again for some new ways to diversify your life! Join Victoria, Kiara, and Katalyn as they discuss the history behind Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Canadian Asian Heritage Month along with some excellent recs to add to your life. Please be sure to check for any trigger warnings you may have with the recommendations made. Here are the links to the recs made during the episode:Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52459864-iron-widow?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RE07UFNQyC&rank=1 These Violent Delights/Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=bYWZvOEsZW&rank=1 Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57007401-dating-dr-dil?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8cG0vSTbuD&rank=1 Asian American Girl Club on Instagram @asianamericangirlclub Joanne Lee Molinaro website https://thekoreanvegan.com/about Kiara's book from class - https://tupress.temple.edu/book/0993#:~:text=%22Chang%20and%20Eng%20Reconnected%20is%20the%20most%20comprehensive,in%20which%20disability%20and%20race%2Fethnicity%20are%20mutually%20constitutive Drew Afualo on TikTok @drewafualoCalpak https://www.calpaktravel.com Faceted Beauty https://www.facetedbeauty.com Cadence https://keepyourcadence.com Em Cosmetics https://www.emcosmetics.com Mount Lai https://www.mountlai.com Nguyen Coffee Supply https://nguyencoffeesupply.com Mikaele Oloa on TikTok @maugamu Here are the links to do further research:https://asianpacificheritage.gov https://www.aiisf.org https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/about.html Join us every Thirsty Thursday for a new episode and be sure to follow us on our socials Tiktok: thethirstycollectiveInstagram: the.thirstycollectiveTwitter: TheThirstyCollective (thirsty_co) Or join the conversation in our discord!

If you wanted a bit more enemies to lovers, a bit more politics, a bit more scheming, and a bit more betrayal than what was in These Violent Delights then you are in luck! Monsters take the back seat in this conclusion to Chloe Gong's duology, while family dynamics and the future of Shanghai take center stage. The gangsters are floundering, the Communists and Nationalists will be heard, blackmail is afoot, and only Roma and Juliette can be the peace they want to see in the world. The bugs are still alive and well and causing havoc, but in a new and different way. Lovely. shivers TW / CW: bugs! (yeah, we didn't think we'd need it either), grief For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Mortal Instruments, CC2: House of Sky and Breath, Anastasia Mentions: Bridgerton (Netflix), Euphoria, Inception, Dark Knight Rises, Star Wars *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?)

In which the Book Hoes discuss their April group read, Our Violet Ends by Chloe Gong! They also discuss the Percy Jackson casting and some fun historical facts sent in by a listener! WHERE TO FIND US our links: https://msha.ke/thebookhoes/ twitter: https://twitter.com/thebookhoes insta: http://instagram.com/bookhoespod email: bookhoespod@gmail.com Intro/Outro: Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3851-happy-alley License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From haunted colleges to towns full of creepy kids, we're doling out advice on how best to survive your own hometown urban legends!    Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, government conspiracy, colonization, and college/finals.    Housekeeping - MERCH! Preorder the Tarot Tee Shirt and get your other merch at spiritspodcast.com/merch! - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.  - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Check out Join the Party, a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying podcast co-hosted in part by Julia and Amanda. Search for Join the Party in your podcast app, or go to jointhepartypod.com.   Sponsors - BetterHelp is a secure online counseling service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/spirits - Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/spirits and get a free trial of Premium Membership. This week Amanda recommends her course on Podcast Marketing. - Doordash is a fast, convenient food delivery app. Get 25% off and zero delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more when you download the DoorDash app and enter code spirits.    Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director's commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests' books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books. Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com.   About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Following the theme of Casing the Cover 2022, we are tackling another set of retellings this month. Since February is the month of romance, we decided to take on Romeo and Juliet, the most doomed romance in literature and our least favorite Shakespeare play. Will adapting this tired old tale into a modern geek love story or a noir mystery make it any better? That's what we are here to find out as we review Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan and These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. For more information on These Violent Delights visit: https://thechloegong.com/books/ For more information on Verona Comics visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2162037/jennifer-dugan New episodes of Casing the Cover are released on the last Tuesday of each month. New and current episodes available at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Qg83iCryEXcwoTIJ6aqOA Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mary-harrington/casing-the-cover Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casing-the-cover/id1470176150 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qOQUYz-qEJZ0JGgFsmnQQ To get regular updates about Casing the Cover, or to suggest an upcoming episode topic or book for review you can find us at: https://www.facebook.com/CasingTheCover @casingthecover on Twitter or email us at Casingthecoverpod@gmail.com Special thanks to Mic Leone for our logo design: https://www.facebook.com/MicLeoneDesigner Disclaimer: Copyrighted images and text excerpts used in Casing The Cover's video or audio belong to their respective owners. Casing the Cover does not claim any ownership of these copyrighted materials. The use of cover images and text excerpts in our podcast is for the purposes of review and critique and is protected under the Copyright Act of 1976 which allows fair use of copyrighted works for the purposes of criticism, news reporting, teaching and parody.

Becca and Gary are back with this week's new events and new books!   Links to things we mentioned: Anne Hathaway Twelfth Night Photo Hanson Robotics - Sophia    Events this week: Wednesday, February 16th: Samantha Cohoe, in conversation with Chloe Gong  Thursday, February 17th: Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota, and J.R. Doyle  Sunday, February 20th: D&D Virtual Meet Up   New this week: Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe  Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlong James  The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood  The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund  A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross  Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson  Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space edited by Zoriada Córdova  Bruised by Tanya Boteju  The Obsidian Butterfly by Lani Forbes  All the Right Reasons by Bethany Mangle  A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett  One Night on the Island by Elizabeth Everett  Outlawed by Anna North  House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas  The Deepest of Secrets by Kelly Armstrong  Chloe Cates is Missing by Mandy McHugh  An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn  Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham  Mickey7 by Edward Ashton  The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan  Death of a Green-Eyed Monster by M.C. Beaton and R.W. Green  Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child  I Can't Believe I Slept With You! Volume One by Miyako Miyahara  Batwing: Luke Fox by Jimmy Palmiotti and Eduardo Pansica  Batman: The Detective by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert  Restart After Growing Hungry by Cocomi  Heaven Officials Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Volume 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, interior art by ZeldaCW and cover art by Tai3_3  MLP Omnibus Vol 7 with stories by Sam Maggs and Thom Zahler, illustration by Toni Kuusisto, Kate Sherron and Tony Fleecs  Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Vol 1 by Mirka Andolfo The Princess Who Saved Her Friends by Grek Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa  Came The Mirror & Other Tales by Rumiko Takahashi  InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder by John Patrick Green  Lollipop Kids Volume 1: Things That Go Bump in The Night by Adam Glass and Diego Yapur  Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff  Rosa Parks by Matteo Mancini and Mariapaola Pesce  Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Volume 5 by Haro Aso and Kataro Takata    Subscribe to the SciFi & Fantasy Book Crate or the Cozy Mysteries Book Crate now! You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to mystgalaxypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,  YouTube, and TikTok!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

In this episode, we talk about everything Chloe Gong. Olivia has just finished Our Violent Ends and we are still reeling over all of our favourite moments from this iconic retelling. Join us as we discuss everything These Violent Delights such as if we liked the ending, our theories about Chloe Gong's next spinoff duology, and our top three favourite Roma and Juliette moments from the duology.

Join sisters, Natalie and Erica, as they dive into the gorgeous Romeo and Juliet retelling, These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.

In this episode, we discuss Chloe Gong's intricate Young Adult Fantasy reworkings of Romeo & Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai: These Violent Delights & Our Violent Ends.For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Dr Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Ms Chloe GongResearch Lead: Ms Morgen ShungProducer: Ms Ellie ZwolenskyArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan 

In Episode 86, Gen and Jette discuss Our Violent Ends, Chloe Gong's sequel to These Violent Delights. (Listen to that episode here!) This book solidifies it — we'll officially read everything Chloe Gong writes! Show Notes We go off o:n a few tangents about Shakespeare, retellings, and art history. Check out this Buzzfeed article for the complete list of teen movies based on classics: "17 Teen Movies That Are Based On Classic Pieces Of Literature" We had some fun speculating about who will be the protagonist of Chloe Gong's spin off duology that begins with Foul Lady Fortune. Speaking of which, Foul Lady Fortune is slated for release this fall 2022, and Immortal Longings, her adult fantasty retelling of Antony and Cleopatra is due in 2023! Our next episode we'll be talking about what counts as reading, featuring audiobooks, graphic novels, and ebooks. Other Books and Media Mentioned Anna K by Jenny Lee Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas Darling by K. Ancrum Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet Jane Austen She's All That Clueless 10 Things I Hate About You She's the Man John Tucker Must Die Easy A Cruel Intentions O Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

In Episode 85, Gen and Jette discuss their last book club selection of 2021 — Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Gen decided it was about time they jumped on the Rooney train and we had a great time talking about her debut novel. SHOW NOTES: Jette still can't stop talking about Before We Go. Here's the link to the Electric Lit article, "Our Situationship Will Never Be Instagram Official" Keep an eye out for the limited series adaptation of Conversations With Friends, coming in 2022. In the meantime, catch up on the adaptation of Normal People. Read along with our next book club book, the memoir Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon. In our next episode we'll be finishing up Chloe Gong's duology with a conversation about Our Violent Ends. OTHER BOOKS BY SALLY ROONEY Normal People Beautiful World, Where Are You Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

In which the Hoes discuss their last group read of the year - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong! Grace finishes her class for the semester, Shruti ventures into forbidden territory, and Sara reveals the real reason why Chloe Gong is her bestie. They also react to the Goodread Choice winners! WHERE TO FIND US our links: https://msha.ke/thebookhoes/ twitter: https://twitter.com/thebookhoes insta: http://instagram.com/bookhoespod email: bookhoespod@gmail.com Intro/Outro: Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3851-happy-alley License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode is going to be a bit different, as we have not one, but two books to cover! The books of the moment for today's episode are These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong. Just a forewarning for those of you listening, this is NOT a spoiler-free zone. We will be discussing these books in all of their glory, which of course includes revealing the ending. The author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends, Chloe Gong is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double-majored in English and International Relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Chloe is now located in New York pretending to be a real adult. After devouring the entire YA section of her local library, she started writing her own novels at age 13 to keep herself entertained, and has been highly entertained ever since. Chloe has been known to mysteriously appear by chanting “Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's best plays and doesn't deserve its slander in pop culture” into a mirror three times. If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to leave a review on whichever platform you are listening on, if applicable. If you have any further questions regarding topics discussed throughout the episode feel free to join our Hardcover Hoes Discord Server via the link in the show notes, or send us an email at hardcoverhoespod@gmail.com and we will be sure to get back to you. Feel free to recommend books to cover in future episodes as well! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle, Alexa and Kevin to talk about Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. They also cover their general dislike of YA, Shakespearean Adaptations and more!

On today's episode, Jill is joined by Chloe Gong to discuss her new book Our Violent Ends, the sequel to her bestselling debut These Violent Delights. Chloe discusses the inspiration for setting the book in 1920s Shanghai, what it was like writing a book while still an undergrad student, and her love for Shakespeare. Today's episode is sponsored by Headspace. Visit Headspace.com/PBN for a free one-month trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Draft Episode #332: Chloe Gong Chloe Gong is the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and its sequel Our Violent Ends. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: The Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon Fallen by Lauren Kate Delirium by Lauren Oliver Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzgerald Wattpad The Mortal Instruments series (first book: City of Bones) by Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. Her most recent Shadowhunter novel, Chain of Gold, kicks off the Last Hours trilogy. Hear her First Draft interviews here and here. Divergent by Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series, the Carve the Mark duology, and the short story collection, The End and Other Beginnings, talks about her first adult fantasy novel, Chosen Ones. Listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here. We Need Diverse Books The Diviners by Libba Bray, uthor of New York Times best-selling series A Great and Terrible Beauty, Printz award-winner Going Bovine, and genuinely terrifying historical paranormal The Diviners, and more.

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. The heart-stopping follow-up to These Violent Delights, an imaginative, alluring retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong move, and her cousin will step into usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang's heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less. Roma is still reeling from Marshall's death, and his cousin, Benedikt, will barely speak to him. Roma knows it's his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he's determined to set things right - even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure. Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma's cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: the Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren't prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.

Kelly and Erica get a little spicy as they discuss some wonderful YA retellings as well as books that take place in areas outside of Europe and the United States. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Shownotes Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed Pride by Ibi Zoboi Where The Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Lost In The Never Woods by Aiden Thomas These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, Shanghai I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba Diary of a Tokyo Teen by Christin Mari Inzer Bloody Seoul by Sonia Patel Wicked Fox by Kat Cho Facing the Sun by Janice Lynn Mather The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber For more YA set around the world, check out this post from Kelly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iron Widow By Xiran Jay Zhao | Book Review Podcast Website: https://gobookmart.com/blog/ Buy Now: https://amzn.to/3FDWgxe "[An] incredible novel, fun and exciting, sometimes horrible to read, but in all the ways that make you fall in love with a character." —Tor.com "Like its ferocious heroine, Iron Widow is brutal, bloodthirsty, and full of rage. Zetian's fight to shatter patriarchal definitions of power makes for a truly thrilling read." —Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns "A primal scream of a book, Iron Widow delivers on all that fury and more, combining meticulous pacing and brilliant world building to make a truly epic read." —E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Aetherbound “Zetian is the take-no-prisoners heroine you'll love to cheer on as she crushes everyone who tries to bring her down.” —Rebecca Schaeffer, author of Not Even Bones "A bold and brash story that will grab you by the throat from page one. Zhao expertly weaves a story that polishes off classic sci-fi themes and re-imagines them in a lush futuristic world inspired by Ancient China. With an unapologetic heroine who pushes so far beyond the boundaries of expectations, the reader will go on a journey of twists and turns that will make them gasp with each page turn. Thrilling, heart-wrenching, and epic!” —Kat Cho, internationally bestselling author of Vicious Spirits "In Iron Widow, Zhao crafts a thrilling, brutal tale with jaw-dropping action and a fierce and unyielding heroine. Zetian is unstoppable, and I dare you not to cheer her on." —Elizabeth Lim, bestselling author of Spin the Dawn "Iron Widow is a gut punch from the very first pages. The action is riveting. The story relentless. The heroine ruthless and unapologetic. Zetian is here to set the world on fire, and her pursuit of vengeance is thrilling and empowering to behold. Sit back and enjoy the show—and stay the hell out of her way." —Nicki Pau Preto, author of Crown of Feathers "A searing, cinematic, gut-punch of a tale, Iron Widow is both wickedly fun and brutally incisive when it comes to the Chinese history and culture it draws inspiration from. There's no resisting Wu Zetian; once she sinks her claws in you, you'll be racing alongside her to a shocking, subversive end." —Joan He, New York Times–bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant to Find "Absolutely epic. This is the historical-inspired, futuristic sci-fi mash-up of my wildest dreams. Iron Widow charges headfirst into a world of giant mechas and uncompromising characters. The brutal beauty of Xiran Jay Zhao's writing kept me glued to the page from start to finish." —Chloe Gong, New York Times–bestselling author of These Violent Delights --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

This week we recommend you books that we were lucky enough to receive as ARC's from various publishing degrees, from books that you should be excited for like Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong and The Midnight Girls Alicia Jasinska to new releases you should be running to buy right now such as Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer and Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat this episode is full of exclusive recs and reviews.

It's October, and we are literally drowning in so many events. In fact, MORE events got scheduled for this week after I had already recorded this episode, so check out the description for full details!    Events this week: Tuesday, October 5th: Zack Smedley, in conversation with Bill Konigsberg  Wednesday, October 6th: Lisa Unger, in conversation with Caroline Kepnes  Wednesday, October 6th: Margaret Rogerson, in conversation with Ayana Gray and Chloe Gong  Wednesday, October 6th: Marlene Perez and Molly E. Lee  Thursday, October 7th: Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle, in conversation with Sarah Gailey and Mallory O'Meara  Sunday, October 10th: Romance book club  Sunday, October 10th: Catriona Ward, in conversation with Paul Tremblay  Monday, October 11th: Emma Mieko Candon, in conversation with Tom Hoeler and Matt Martin  Monday, October 11th: Josh Malerman, in conversation with Sadie Hartmann   New this week: Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger  Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson  I'm with the Banned by Marlene Perez  Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Lisa Sterle  Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper  A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli  An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten  The Every by Dave Eggers  The Fox's Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha Lee  To End in Fire by David Weber and Eric Flint  The Bear House by Meaghan McIsaac   You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to mystgalaxypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,  YouTube, and TikTok!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

Show notes: When you're looking for books to read, do you often go to the New Releases and check those out first? We get it. There are always new and shiny books coming out. BUT hear us out. What about reading some backlist books instead? They need love too! In this episode, we're talking about our favorite backlist books from years past and also a few that we still haven't read yet (but plan to… at some point… maybe!).    Related links: Books mentioned*: Sarah's books: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller [currently reading] Verity by Colleen Hoover Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks True Colors by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Fates and Furies by Lauren Goff Mia's books: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong [currently reading] The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The Passage by Justin Cronin The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Fluke by David Elliott and Bart Hopkins Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George Dune by Frank Herbert Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker The Dutch House by Ann Patchett * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links. Click here to join The Fireside, our private community, to talk about all things life and books.  It's just $5 a month and we know you're going to love it.

We continue our preview show of books we are excited to read this Fall, and we talk about our reading goals for the rest of the year. Books mentioned in this episode: Nice Girl by Catherine Dang, Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu, The Corpse Queen by Heather Herrman, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka, The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling, Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline, Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong, Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn, and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

That is the true question! In this week's episode we discuss all of our favorite and least favorite book tropes. Enemies to lovers? The Chosen One? Do we love them or do we hate them? You'll just have to listen and find out. Books we mention in this episode: (We talk about a lot!) The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean, Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, Yearbook by Seth Rogen, Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover, The Guncle by Steven Rowley, Waiting for Tom Hanks (Waiting for Tom Hanks #1) by Kerry Winfrey, May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, The Sea Witch (Wicked Villains #5) by Katee Roberts, Surviving the Night by Riley Sager, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, Night is Darkest (Men in Blue #1) by Jayne Rylon, Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata, Carry On Series by Rainbow Rowell, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, Cinder (Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer, Naked in Death (In Death #1) by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts), The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Illuminae Files Series by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, The Aurora Cycle Series by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan, The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin, The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma, The Simple WIld by K.A. Tucker, Radiance by Grace Draven, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Jason Bourne Series by Robery Ludlum, Fallen Crest High by Tijan, The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, Divergent Series by Veronica Roth, Not That Kind of Guy by Andie J. Christopher, Jamison Valley Series by Deveny Perry, The Playboy Next Door by Christina Tetreault. Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions of the books are entirely our own and may not reflect the actual book. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Jessica shares a selection of historical, contemporary, and mythological young adult fantasy page turners: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, Lore by Alexandra Bracken, and A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow.

This week, Pie and Lulu travel to gang-ruled 1920s Shanghai to discuss These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, a historical fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Topics include the novel's dramatic romance, the atmospheric historical setting, and how Gong puts her own spin on the classic tale of love and rivalry.   Other media mentioned: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri The Books of Ambha by Tasha Suri Batman: Under the Red Hood by Judd Winnick Suicide Squad: Bad Blood by Tom Taylor Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher The Green Knight (2021) directed by David Lowery Romeo + Juliet (1996) directed by Baz Lurhmann Romeo & Juliet (2013) directed by Carlo Carlei Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong   Content warnings: discussions historical colonialism and imperialism, medical horror, plagues/pandemics, self harm/suicide, and gang warfare   You can learn more about Never the Twins Shall Meet at our website.

Fiona and Sahithi are back with another YA book review, These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. They go into a non-spoiler-y review for people who haven't read the book yet. And then get into their own opinions and thoughts about the book as an overview. Website: trueconfessionsofnerds.wordpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trueconfessionsofnerds/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/true_confessions_of_nerds --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to Zillennials Podcast Book Club! These Violent Delights by Chloe Gongis a unique twist on Romeo and Juliette set in 1920s Shanghai. Part classic retelling and part fantasy, listen to this episode to hear if two young adults from feuding families can put their families pasts behind them and work together to stop the madness from taking over Shanghai. Is a monster really the cause of the problems? Can Roma and Juliette have their happily ever after? Is there a way to restore peace to the city? Kaylee and Lian will discuss all things plot, characters, and their overall impression of the book in this episode.

Enjoy our presentation of These Violent Delights, written by Chloe Gong and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.This title is the first book in the  These Violent Delights series.It is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DelightsReviewsThese Violent Delights is available in the following formats: Hoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DelightsHooplaAudioLibby Ebook: https://bit.ly/DelightsLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DelightsLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

你好! Have you ever had a plan for a creative project and then something comes your way and you throw all plans to the wind? That is what happened to me and my next episode plans when I read Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. I enjoyed it so much and literally decided on page 1 that I want to talk about it very soon. Listen to the episode to find out why ;) 图书馆的孩子 -> that's 'Child of the Library' in Chinese, by the way :)

Despite their age gap, Alison and Ai discover that they are sisters in YA fandom. Listen as they discuss a recent Auckland Libraries interview with YA superstar Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights.

Today's episode is all about mythology and retellings! Bethany is joined by YouTubers Jocelyn from Yogi With a Book and Cara from Wilde Book Garden. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon   Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu: https://amzn.to/3fHu3dZ Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury: https://amzn.to/34EFwon The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton: https://amzn.to/3yZAWyM Star Eater by Kerstin Hall: https://amzn.to/34GO2mF Witchshadow by Susan Dennard: https://amzn.to/3fYK2TS   Other Books Mentioned Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith: https://amzn.to/3idBqf0 The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi: : https://amzn.to/3fM66C4   Rick Riordan Presents Books: Aruh Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi: https://amzn.to/3fM6gcE Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky: https://amzn.to/34UJaL3 Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee:https://amzn.to/3yZxN28   Circe by Madeline Miller: https://amzn.to/2S6lXlZ Ariadne by Jennifer Saint: https://amzn.to/3g3lnxB Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker: https://amzn.to/3cdp5Uh Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin: https://amzn.to/2TEBhXB Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: https://amzn.to/3uR3qYn Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: https://amzn.to/3fPc70R Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: https://amzn.to/34NXLb6 Antigona Gonzalez by Sara Uribe: https://amzn.to/3pkGLT7 The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo: https://amzn.to/3fSjJQm Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse: https://amzn.to/3fOUePN Burning Roses by SL Huang: https://amzn.to/3fMNAJX The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen: https://amzn.to/3wUwdww The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas: https://amzn.to/34KXUvK The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty: https://amzn.to/3iiDGlc The Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno Garcia: https://amzn.to/3pp5Dt4 Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh: https://amzn.to/3xb0BDd Who's There? by Dimas Rio: https://amzn.to/3vUvkDY The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter: https://amzn.to/3z5RxRx The Mythic Dream: https://amzn.to/3wVaIM6 The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee: https://amzn.to/3wOTLmy Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons: https://amzn.to/3pjS0eD Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca: https://amzn.to/3ifawmH Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3ihXXqJ Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3fSoV72 Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood Legendborn by Tracy Deonn: https://amzn.to/3g7cLWF Lobizona by Romina Garber: https://amzn.to/3uPwJdW The Hour of Daydreams by Renee Rudledge: https://amzn.to/3piyeA8 The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo: https://amzn.to/2TGqooe The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden: https://amzn.to/3uR5Q9p Pride by Ibi Zoboi: https://amzn.to/2TGqz2S Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3z2BMLq These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong: https://amzn.to/3fO1ETs Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust: https://amzn.to/2TLEoND Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust: https://amzn.to/2THBBF3 Malice by Heather Walter: https://amzn.to/3vRwoJ3 Disfigured by Amanda Leduc: https://amzn.to/3yVJHKe The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher: https://amzn.to/3cfG1cM   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. You can now find episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

In Episode 69, Gen and Jette continue their series #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt with These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. In this retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai, Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov are heirs to their respective gangs who have to work together to find the source of a monstrous plague. We loved talking about Chloe Gong's debut novel. She has a vivid writing style and plays with the source material in the best way. So you know we can't wait for the sequel! In the meantime, we'll just have to rewatch Baz Luhrmann's classic film adaptation. Find Chloe Gong on Twitter @TheChloeGong and on her website TheChloeGong.com Books and Movies Mentioned: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Anna K by Jenny Lee Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We’d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

Tashie Bhuiyan is the 22-year-old author of Counting Down With You, a YA “own stories” novel about a Bangladeshi teenager who agrees to a fake relationship with her school’s resident bad boy when her parents are out of the country. "This 'love letter to young brown girls; explores a topic that can be taboo in desi culture: anxiety. Bhuiyan guides Karina through it with care … Hand to fans of Netflix hit Never Have I Ever."  - Booklist In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:How consuming lots of media helps her through a blockHaving a playlist for the book you’re writingAnd moreI would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterFollow her Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokBuy her book, Counting Down With YouFollow the PodcastVisit the podcast’s WebsiteFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersLearn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all childrenBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptThis week’s writing prompt: Look back on one of your childhood medias and think about what you loved so much about it, whether it was a character, a trope, the setting. Then, write your own version of it.Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, they recommended these womxn writers:Chloe Gong, Author of These Violent DelightsMadeline Miller, Author of CirceEnsure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More Womxn AuthorsEpisode 73: Ellen Hagan - Author of Reckless, Glorious, Girl and Blooming FiascoesEpisode 72: Heather Ostman - Author of The Second Chance Home for GirlsEpisode 71: Elle Marr - Author of Lies We BurySupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)

This week the gals cover These Violent Delights by debut author Chloe Gong. Madison finally gets to put her Shakespeare knowledge to the test with her many Romeo & Juliet adaptation insight. We also uncover Madison's underlying obsession with the Benvolio character type. Nicole also shares how her dad has been reading The Percy Jackson books and some of the new books she bought. Madison also gives us her adventures in babysitting with a segment affectionately known as Shit Kids Say.Books Covered On This Episode:These Violent Delights by Chloe GongFollow us on Twitter at @LowerPod and on Instagram at @loweryourvolumepod, and now on TikTok at @loweryourvolumepodYou can also follow our personal accounts listed below:Madison: @madison_frye on Twitter and Instagram, and @exlibrisdemadison BookstagramNicole: @nicole_bossio on Twitter, @n_boz53 on Instagram, and @onmyownadventure Bookstagram.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loweryourvolume)

Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping, New York Times bestselling debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens . . . A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in the grip of chaos. At its heart is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette's first love . . . and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns - and grudges - aside and work together, for if they can't stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.

*SPOILERS* In this episode I will be giving my review along with a synopsis of These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. Connect with me on Twitter #WITBA or @readci1 New book reviews on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Support Podcast Here: https://anchor.fm/whatisthisbookabout Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCURa-bICCiZz0XnjXniFENg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-this-book-about/id1497467663 https://twitter.com/readci1 https://www.goodreads.com/ciaradianne --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We`re hitting the mean streets this time around, as we talk about the 1920`s horror romance "These Violent Delights" , by Chloe Gong! Content Warnings For This Book: Body horror involving insects Self-mutilation References to drug trafficking Scene taking places in brothels and other such areas Source For Trivia Corner: https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/ Cover Art: "Sincerely Media" on unsplash,via anchor.fm Theme Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow Us Online: twitter.com/bndpod facebook.com/booknerddiaries instagram.com/bndpod Check Out Our Website: bndpod.wordpress.com E-Mail Us: bndpod@gmail.com Advertise With Us: ko-fi.com/bndpod (Click On "Shop") PLEASE Leave Us A Five-Star Rating And Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-nerd-diaries/id1519847155 Or become a subscriber ON PATREON as part of our "21 for 21" Campaign! patreon.com/bndpod

Good Afternoon A Very Bookish Podcast Listener! Today we talk about one of our book club's reads "These Violent Delights" by Chloe Gong. We want to start doing more episodes like this where we talk about some amazing books! Feel free to contact us on Instagram or in the youtube comments to tell us about what books you would like to hear us talk about! Thank you so much for listening and as always, share photos of you listening to the podcast and tag us!

On this bookclub episode we discuss retellings. Jo discussesThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, while Laura discusses A Curse So Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. This is one of the last episodes of 2020, and we cannot believe how much appreciation we've received. We will be taking a short break, coming back in early Spring 2021 with a new season, BUT, stay tuned for monthly book club episodes in the same format. More importantly, though, will these books make it on to the shelf? Or will it split the sand for these two hosts?- - - - - - - - - Purchase The Books Here From Waterstones: (Affiliate Links Used - Read Below For More Info)These Violent DelightsA Curse So Dark & Lonely - - - - - - - - - Join us at our virtual book club which you can find more information at theislandlibrary.comIf you would like to support us, and The Island Library, please consider looking at our Patreon. Let us know if you would have chosen our books or if you have any recommendations for other weeks at our Twitter page: @theislandlibpod or at our email theislandlibrary@gmail.com Affiliate Link Information and Disclaimer:For full transparency, The Island Library participates in some affiliate advertising programs that we believe in. Affiliate Links are used for the books above, and this means that if you click and/or make a purchase through certain links, we may make a small commission from that click and/or purchase. However you are not charged anymore for using them. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theislandlibpod)

“These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume.” These Violent Delights (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020) is the debut novel by Chloe Gong. At first glance, the book seems like Romeo and Juliet transplanted to 1920s Shanghai: two rival families, and two main characters: Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov. But Chloe Gong takes the tropes of Romeo and Juliet and transforms them in ways beyond the new setting: Juliette and Roma have already had their teenage relationship, an epidemic of madness stalks the population of Shanghai, and there are rumors of a monster in the Huangpu River. These Violent Delights is a thrilling tale of intrigue and investigation, woven with horror and fantasy elements. More information can be found at Chloe's website. In this interview, Chloe and I talk about her book, and how its elements connect to the setting of 1920s Shanghai. We talk about the various ways she works in the tropes of Romeo and Juliet into the story, and some of the unintended parallels to the present day! Chloe Gong is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, studying English and international relations. During her breaks, she's either at home in New Zealand or visiting her many relatives in Shanghai. Chloe has been known to mysteriously appear when “Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's best plays and doesn't deserve its slander in pop culture” is chanted into a mirror three times. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of These Violent Delights. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he's a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

These Violent Delights : By - Chloe Gong Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette's first love…and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can't stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule. website : https://gobookmart.com/book-review Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GoBookMart1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Happy New Book Tuesday! We're back with another week of upcoming events and new books! It's a short one this week, but there's still a lot to get through!    Events This Week:   Tuesday, November 17th: Brandon Sanderson    Tuesday, November 17th: Jonathan Maberry    Wednesday, November 18th: Essa Hansen, in conversation with Veronica Roth   Thursday, November 19th: Halley Sutton    Friday, November 20th: Chloe Gong, in conversation with Amélie Wen Zhao    Monday, November 23rd: RV Raman and Andrea J. Johnson      New This Week:   Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson    Ink by Jonathan Maberry    Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen    The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton    These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong    A Promised Land by Barack Obama    Unlocked by Shannon Messenger    Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi    The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill    The Burning God by R.F. Kuang    Daylight by David Baldacci    Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon    Daughter of the Serpentine by E.E. Knight    The Children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouie    City Monster by Reza Farazmand    The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars by Shivaun Piozza    You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to podcast@mystgalaxy.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

Debut author Chloe Gong pays a visit to the podcast to discuss her highly anticipated YA fantasy THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS. Bookshop.org Episode Page

Show notes:In this episode Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights, and I discuss what it's like juggling a book deal and a degree We discuss ageism, pros and cons of publishing young among other thingsAuthors mentioned: Alice Oseman, author of Heartstopper; I Was Born For This, Radio Silence, Solitaire Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season series and Priory of the Orange TreeTomi Adeyemi, author of The Children of Blood and Bone seriesLyla Lee, author of the Mindy Kim series and the I'll Be The One duology Tashie Bhuiyan, author of Counting Down With You You can find Chloe on Twitter, Instagram of her Website Thank you for listening!