Mike Fu 🌾 麦子

A petty urbanite

// MASQUERADE (@Tin_House) 🥀🌕
// Translator of STORIES OF THE SAHARA by Sanmao (@BloomsburyBooks) 🐫🏜️

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

"Desire in itself is empty, in other words it merely indicates direction, but never destination; destinations, in any case, always remain phantasmagoric and unclear; the closer we get to them, the more enigmatic they become."

[Stevie Suan @stevie_suan]

Happy to have an article on isekai anime published with the Japan Times. Many thanks to editor Mike Fu @wheatfu for all his guidance!
https://t.co/NrRwBJ6CQo

[tall girl on netflix @clairejiacries]

🚨big announcement!!! you can preorder my novel now! this is the beautiful cover! out from @Tin_House July 1, 2025 😊 please order from non-Amazon links 😊 https://t.co/YbWUYB0Upt

[sinθ magazine 🌱 issue 33 out now! @sinethetamag]

Editor-in-Chief Jiaqi Kang @jiaqikangjiaqi chats with Mike Fu @wheatfu about the cultural history behind his debut novel, his academic background, and his current interests and inspirations.

[McCormack Writing Center @mccormack_wc]

"Where Masquerade excels is the way it evokes a lived-in version of New York—Brooklyn in particular—even as it takes its protagonist to increasingly surreal places, literally & metaphorically."

@TobiasCarroll reviews🌔🥀Masquerade by @wheatfu @reactormag!
https://t.co/fuglLiMn2g

[Heather Carr @heatherannecarr]

Come hang with @wheatfu at @yuandmebooks tomorrow at 6pm! Mike is gracing us with his presence all the way from Tokyo, don't miss it!

https://t.co/1fiX1oVyUh

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

Shout-out to @JeremyTiang for being a beacon to us all 😊

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

Pleased to share my write-up of TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE, a book to awaken all kinds of hunger 🌴🚂🥢👘🌸 @linkinglionking @undertonecat @GraywolfPress @nationalbook

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Kaleidoscopic histories unfold in Yang Shuang-zi’s layered tale of female companionship in a colonial era. https://t.co/rc4kd8VJV8

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@debutiful @_patriciacoral_ @mlensheffer @JZabalbeascoa @postcardsfrmv @CherryLouSy Thank you so much! 🥹🙇🏻‍♂️

[東京国際映画祭 TIFFJP @tiff_site]

＼第37回 #東京国際映画祭／
コンペティション部門　最優秀芸術貢献賞は…

˗ˋˏ🎊『わが友アンドレ』🎊ˎˊ˗

おめでとうございます！！

#ドン・ズージェン 監督

🎬『#わが友アンドレ』作品詳細はこちらから
https://t.co/3MvwEzV4eO

📺第37回 #東京国際映画祭 クロージングセレモニー 公式YouTubeチャンネルで配信中！
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#TIFFJP

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

A feline diversion: I wrote about the consolation of cats and the boom in iyashikei/healing literature in translation from East Asia 🛌🐈🐈‍⬛😸😽✨

Pictured: “Kurokineko” (1910) by Hishida Shunso

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Cats are all the craze in Japan’s “healing fiction," even for overseas readers. https://t.co/Y94kyrELJR

[Literary Hub @lithub]

“Shanghai in June is a sweltering continuum of neon and glass, its colors and textures either smudged by gloom or rendered aggressively crisp under the harsh sun.” Read from @wheatfu’s new novel, Masquerade.
https://t.co/bL8Q7OfZVM

[David Gutowski @largeheartedboy]

"Every song is a portal into the past, a chance to connect with countless mundane moments from before..."

@wheatfu shared a playlist for his debut novel Masquerade at @largeheartedboy https://t.co/iieMd0TaUo @Tin_House

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@YvonneLiuWriter @debutiful @Tin_House 🙏💛

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@yilinwriter @debutiful @Tin_House Thank you, Yilin 🥹🙇🏻‍♂️

[DEBUTIFUL @debutiful]

We have @wheatfu on the podcast chatting about his debut novel MASQUERADE!

Apple: https://t.co/IYCNPdp9wX

Spotify: https://t.co/VnM40EtO4h @Tin_House

[Literary Hub @lithub]

“I’m pretty omnivorous when it comes to my reading habits.” @wheatfu’s TBR, featuring Ray Bradbury, Elysha Chang, Tony Tulathimutte, and more.
https://t.co/dcaSg6G2P0

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@margaritapoet @Tin_House Thank you! 🥹🙏

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

My debut novel MASQUERADE is out from @Tin_House today. It’s about the wretched, beautiful place that is New York and the implacable ghosts of history and memory.

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@rm4p @Tin_House Thanks so much, Rei 🌼💛

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@AnjaliEnjeti @Tin_House Thanks so much, Anjali! See you soon in L.A. ☺️

[Mike Fu 🌾 麦子 @wheatfu]

@Jpullen19 @Tin_House 🙏🌹