"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."
Happy to have an article on isekai anime published with the Japan Times. Many thanks to editor Mike Fu @wheatfu for all his guidance!
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🚨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
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.
"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!
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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!
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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
“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.
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"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
“I’m pretty omnivorous when it comes to my reading habits.” @wheatfu’s TBR, featuring Ray Bradbury, Elysha Chang, Tony Tulathimutte, and more.
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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.