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Read an Ebook Week

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

4 March 2026

Happy Read an Ebook Week!

I should probably more on the ball with all this stuff, but better late than never right?

Which is why you're receiving this mid-week newsletter to say that all my ebooks are discounted over at Smashwords until 7 March! I set everything at 50% off, which means that if the original price was $0.99, it's currently free.

Clicking the link will take you directly to my profile so you don't have to search for them, but there's a whole bunch of other ebooks on sale that you can grab too!

Writing update

We're done with the first round of edits on Jasmine and the Perfect Brew (aka the Tea Novel) so I'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for the second round. We don't have an exact release date yet, but it's tentatively September this year! (In SIX months?!)

I've also finished writing Kayangan, and am struggling to title this thing. I'm currently down to two choices:

1) The Voice of Kayangan

2) A Diversion of Destiny

Let me know which one piques your interest!

I hope you're having a great March - and that it'll get even better with more ebooks in your reader!

anna

Check out Anna's Books

The Absolution Series

​Honour (#0.5)​

​Amok (#1)​

​The Tale of the Hostage Prince (#1.5)​

​Absolution (#2)​

The Fairy Tale Series

​Coexist​

​Dongeng​

The Painted Hall Collection

​The Painted Hall Collection consists of 4 short stories that are also available as singles, plus an exclusive short story set in the Absolution world:

Standalones

​A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic: An Anthology (ed.)​

​The Making of a Jurusihir​

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Anna Tan

Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. She writes fantasy stories and fairy tales, puts together anthologies, and helps people figure out their publishing goals at Teaspoon Publishing. She is interested in Malay/Nusantara and Chinese legends and folklore in exploring the intersections of language, culture, and faith.

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