#Cindy Pon

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Fave Five: LGBTQ Cli-Fi Novels

Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller Bonus: These are all Adult, but in YA, check out Want and Ruse by Cindy Pon.

[desdasiwrites]

You boys kept pace with pec implants and by buying new, chiseled jawlines. But fads came and went, and the yous altered their looks as often as the seasons. The meis, lacking the funds for such drastic changes, resorted to painting their faces in bright colors, using semipermanent tattoos, and dyeing their hair.

– Cindy Pon, Want 

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Title: Serpentine | Author: Cindy Pon | Publisher: Month9Books (2015)

[perksofbeingbennie]

Ignore my cats hair on the blanket 🐈 I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a photo of this book with my blanket. The purple rose almost looks just like the cover 📖

The book: because you love to hate me

Description: 13 authors team up with 13 influential book tubers to reimagine villains stories, feelings that we ones love to hate, now turned into something different characters that can be related to respected and even understood by their questioning morals.

Authors:

Renée Ahdieh

Ameriie

Soman Chainani

Susan Dennard

Sarah Enni

Marissa Meyer

Cindy Pon

Victoria Schwab

Samantha Shannon

Adam Silvera

Andrew Smith

April Genevieve Tuchholke

Nicola Yoon

Book YouTubers:

Benjamin Alderson (Benjamin of tomes)

Sasha Alsberg (a book utopia)

Whitney Atkinson (whittynovels)

Tina Burke ( Christina reads YA and the lid gables)

Catriona Feeny ( little book owl)

Jesse George (Jesse the reader)

Zoë Herdt (readbyZoe)

Samantha Lane (thoughts on tomes)

Sophia lee (the book basement)

Raeleen Lemay(padfootandprongs07)

Regan Perusse (PeruseProject)

Christine Riccio (polandbananasBOOKS)

Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy (cuddlebuggery)

[yours-stevie]

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[letsbelonelytogetherr]

Memory is strange. I cannot remember his face any longer. What I do recall are fragments in time: the crinkling of his eyes against the sunshine or when he smiled, the ghost of his unrestrained laughter... I am left with pieces of remembering though loved him whole.

Cindy Pon, "The Crimson Cloak"

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 We shouldn't wait until May every year to delve into the beauty of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voices. In May, I shared a list of the NEWEST AAPI books out this year. To keep promoting AAPI authors, characters, and stories, here are a few Young Adult AAPI books you can add to your TBR for the remainder of the year!

🏮 The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 🏮 My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong 🏮 Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert 🏮 To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 🏮 I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu 🏮 Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 American Panda by Gloria Chao 🏮 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon 🏮 Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman 🏮 Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao 🏮 Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao 🏮 Want by Cindy Pon 🏮 The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf 🏮 A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata 🏮 Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon 🏮 Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert 🏮 A Pho Love Story by Loan Le 🏮 The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad 🏮 Prepped by Bethany Mangle 🏮 The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn 🏮 Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park 🏮 This is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua 🏮 The Cartographers by Amy Zhang 🏮 The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim 🏮 This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian 🏮 Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido 🏮 I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang 🏮 The Queens of New York by E. L. Shen 🏮 Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying 🏮 These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi 🏮 Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim 🏮 The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim 🏮 A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

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Nature and Young Adult Lit

This may be a strange slightly rambling post, but one thing led to another. As I bicycle to work each day, there are several oak trees to pass which means that lately there are many, many acorns to dodge. Recently on Threads, author Jen Ferguson [Those Pink Mountain Nights] mentioned having a load of acorns raining down on the roof. This got me thinking about the chapter in Braiding Sweetgrass when the author's grandfather gathers up pecans during a year with an extraordinarily large crop. That story is a good one and may be found here. From there I leapt to thinking about nature and young adult lit because that's what my brain does.

Obviously, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Monique Gray Smith was the first young adult book that came to mind. It's a beautiful memoir with a look at Indigenous science and the natural world. The illustrations by Nicole Neidhardt are fantastic and make it an excellent book to pour over. See our review here.

This led me to thinking about Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. In it, the main character has learned about nature through Indigenous teachings, but also through schooling and texts. There were parallels between Kimmerer's lived experience and the fictional account of Daunis. You can learn more about the book in our Group Discussion.

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert is a book that that involves the outdoors and romance. We had a Group Discussion for this one too. In that discussion, Jessica mentioned Alexis Nicole Nelson, also known as The Black Forager. Looking at the acorns around me I wondered if she had done a video about them and yup, that is a thing she's collected and talked about. I don't know if she will be writing a book for young adults anytime soon, but for now, there is an incredible amount of video content on Tiktok, Instagram, and YouTube including the relatively new Crash Course Botany class.

Reflecting on nature, there is an awful lot of things that can go wrong so there are also quite a few dystopian and sci-fi books that are concerned with the environment, disasters, and climate change.

The Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation is based on Octavia E. Butler’s novel of the same name and is by Damian Duffy and John Jennings. The story follows a young girl as she navigates a world that is in severe distress. She is not only trying to survive, but she is contemplating faith and what it means to her and what it could look like for others.

The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He is another survival type of story in the midst of natural disasters due to climate change. The story revolves around two sisters.

Want by Cindy Pon really digs into the economic disparities in relation to climate change and environmental issues. It's set in Taipei not too far in the future. You can read more about this awesome book in our Group Discussion.

Orleans by Sherrie L. Smith is an older title, but also delves into some of these issues of the environment and economic disparities. Here is our review.

Are there other books about nature and the environment that you think we've missed or should watch for in the future?

[tenebriism]

❝ Baaaaaabe. ❞ Comes a call from the living room. Nothing of an urgent or distressful quality, merely a beckoning tone. However, when Ignis does finds Cindy, she is lounging upon a fluffy beanbag, finished novel now resting upon ever growing middle, and in a bit of a predicament.

❝ Iggy… ❞ She looks up to him with mossy hues, wide as saucers and a misty resignation to her ordeal. She does not want to cry over this, tries so hard to keep those sudden waves of emotion at bay. But her chin occasionally lifts with each inhale as she stifles down any sobs attempting to break loose.

❝ I think … ❞ she tries in vain to wiggle herself free, ❝ I think m’stuck. ❞ // forever crying over mama and papa scientia (⁠･ั⁠ω⁠･ั⁠)

" --- yes, darling? " His response is immediate, cooking tools already being lowered to the counter so he may prioritize her in full without delay. Since childhood, he has always been overly mindful of tone and response time... NEEDED to be, to keep Noctis alive and out of trouble, for the boy had not been given the easiest or most merciful of health records. Natural, then, that his dutiful advisor would continue this habit even in the presence of others, and especially so, his wife.

Well loved and worn leather protests as he adjusts his gloves before peeking into the room, trying to deduce what need she has of him before having to ask. The remote, is it too far away? Mayhap she is hungry, thirsty? A pregnant woman differs only somewhat from a spoiled prince, in that their needs are largely similar, but Ignis is not against ENCOURAGING the former to make use of him even for the smallest, most mundane of tasks.

Including, but not limited to, helping her from this cushioned prison.

" Oh, darling... " He tries not to laugh, he really, TRULY does, but his amusement is clear as day 'pon his visage even without an audible sign. " 'Tis inevitable that this would occur at some point. You need not feel ashamed. " The moment they'd found out they were to be parents, Ignis had consulted every female he knew for advice and beyond, and read more books and articles than even he could keep track of. One thing that been both notable and recurring? ' Stuck Stories, ' as they had humorously named them. The couch, the car, the bathtub--- it seems every location imaginable, even UNimaginable, made the list of places a woman heavy with child had gotten stuck.

His expression finally stops betraying his endeavor to refrain from making her feel worse, and now, he may focus on freeing her. Lowering to her level, he first plucks the book from the swell of her belly and sets it atop the nearby table to be retrieved later on, before an arm nudges its way 'round her backside for support. Opposite hand slips into hers, and on the count of three, he carefully pulls her upwards and onto her feet with a light grunt.

" There. Welcome back to the world of the upright. Are you okay? " He remembers how it had felt being so helpless. Having to rely on others for the most basic of things whilst he was recovering following the moments after Noctis and Lunafreya had saved him from a self-chosen death. He hadn't been down for long, much to Gladio and Noctis' worry, but the few days his independence had been stripped from him had been agonizing.

Cindy, too, is much like her husband in that she prefers to do everything on her own, oft running herself ragged as a result. 'Tis a wonder they've both made it this far, surviving both daemons and terrible work habits, the latter just as dangerous as the former.

" Come now, do not cry; I've got you. I am here. " He peppers kisses along her cheeks and jawline, hoping to offer a smidgen of comfort in a time where emotions and stress were high, and only certain to worsen as the fated day got closer. " What may I do to make it better? "

@topmechaniic ;;

[princesssarisa]

And out of curiosity... There are also some love stories about demons/monsters and humans?

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Well, of course, there's the most famous one of all, Beauty and the Beast.

There's also Shrek: the first movie, that is, not the sequels where Fiona is an ogre too.

There's the movie The Shape of Water... and the animated series Gargoyles, where the gargoyle Goliath and the policewoman Elisa fall in love...

There's the Scandinavian fairy tale Prince Lindworm... and the Chinese legend of the White Snake and her husband Xu Xian.

If vampires count as monsters, then there's Twilight too.

There are many different fantasy novels with human/monster or human/demon love stories too, but I barely know them. One I especially liked, though, is Serpentine by Cindy Pon, which was partly inspired by the above-mentioned Legend of the White Snake.

[aroaessidhe]

hello! I was wondering if you have any cyberpunk book recs?

hmmm, to be honest I feel like most of the things that come to mind as truly cyberpunk are like not my vibe, or at least not some of my favourite books - I think I gravitate to other sci-fi subgenres most of the time.

some YA ones I've read are Warcross, Rebel Seoul, City of Shattered Light, Want (Cindy Pon) (though none of those are absolute faves, or I read them years ago)

Emergent Properties and Firebreak both of which I love and are on my mind recently are maybe cyberpunk adjacent???? but I wouldn't say fully cyberpunk, idk. I dunno how strict your/other people's definition of it is, haha.

(I've heard Foundryside is kinda fantasy cyberpunk? I haven't read it but I am planning to sometime soon)

[bookcub]

ohhhhh. the book thing? with the name? jennifer, and fantasy/sci-fi broadly speaking

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid (check trigger warnings, I haven't read this lol)

Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (this book sounds BONKERS)

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride (book 2 of Necromancer)

Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

Fury of the Phoenix by Cindy Pon (book 2 in Kingdom of Xia)

Empire of Gold by S A Chakraborty (third in Daevabad trilogy)

Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

send me your name for a book rec!!

[yours-stevie]

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[world-literatures]

project read around the world

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a project in which I attempt to read one book per country in the world. my favourite book from each country (so far) will be recorded here and swapped out as necessary.

africa

equatorial guinea - la bastarda by trifonia melibea obono

nigeria - things fall apart by chinua achebe

somalia - the last nomad by shugri said salh

south africa - black bull, ancestors and me by Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde

sudan - season of migration to the north by tayeb salih

asia

afghanistan - a thousand splendid suns by khaled housseini

china - strange beasts of china by yan ge

india - interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri

indonesia - beauty is a wound by eka kurniawan

iran - darius the great is not okay by adib khorram

iraq - frankenstein in baghdad by ahmed saadawi

japan - idol, burning by rin usami

north korea - princess bari by hwang sok-yong

south korea - love in the big city by sang young park

malaysia - queen of the tiles by hanna alkaf

palestine - mornings in jenin by susan abulhawa

saudi arabia - a girl like that by tanaz bhathena

singapore - crazy rich asians by kevin kwan

taiwan - want by cindy pon

vietnam - we'll meet again in san francisco by duong thuy

europe

denmark - the copenhagen trilogy by tove ditlevsen

france - giovanni's room by james baldwin

greece - the iliad by homer

ireland - normal people by sally rooney

italy - my brilliant friend by elena ferrente

kosovo - bolla by pajtim statovci

poland - once by morris gleitzman

spain - the spanish love deception by elena armas

sweden - beartown by frederik backman

united kingdom - pride and prejudice by jane austen

north america

canada - station elevent by emily st john mandel

dominican republic - clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo

jamaica - wide sargasso sea by jean rhys

mexico - amulet by roberto bolano

united states - the city we became by n.k jemisin

oceania

australia - taboo by kim scott

papua new guinea - a faraway familiar place by michael french smith

south america

argentina - things we lost in the fire by Mariana Enríquez

brazil - the alchemist by paulo coelho

colombia - one hundred years of solitude by gabriel garbia marquez

venezuela - it would be night in caracas by karina sainz borgo

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Cosy December Books 2022 TBR 📚🎄

Hey guys! So, November was a very rough month for me. I was feeling pretty low because of my current situation and hardly had any energy to read. It became one of those months where I avoided doing things I loved, thinking it would help me work and face reality.

But then I realised I was punishing myself for no reason and that it’s okay to escape your reality sometimes. How else are you going to motivate yourself and stay positive? So, I’m ready to pick myself up and have a little fun this month. What better way to do that than to read some cosy books?

The good thing is that I’m two books away from completing my goal (which is 20 books). But before I get to my tbr, I REALLY need to finish Want by Cindy Pon. According to my goodreads, I started reading it in October and haven’t made any progress (oops). I need to refresh my reading tbr, so I plan on finishing it as quickly as I can.

To make December more cosy, these are the books I’m hoping to read:

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater

The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (audiobook)

I’ve been craving some fantasy reads, so these should do the trick. I do have another book in mind, but that’s if I finish all these books lol.

If you’re in the mood of reading some cosy books too, why not join me? Whether they’ve been on your tbr for too long or you recently got a new book that you really want to read, now’s the time to read what you want!

I’ll be using #cosydecbooks22. Make sure to tag me as well, so I can see what you’re reading!

This isn’t much of a challenge but more of an opportunity to enjoy a few blissful moments of reading this Christmas. Hope you read some awesome books! ❤️