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What are you thankful for?

Published almost 2 years ago • 1 min read

28 November 2024

What are you thankful for?

Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving tonight, before heading into that weird sales holiday of Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Here in Malaysia, we're equal-opportunity celebrationists (celebrants? holidayers? people who celebrate stuff), which usually means that we'll celebrate ANYTHING that gives us time off, has great food, and/or comes with discounts.

(Side note: this year's big holiday kerfuffle was WHY IS HALLOWEEN TAKING OVER DEEPAVALI? Where is our CULTURE?)

(Other side note: The malls are now in Christmas mode, but smaller retail shops/markets are prepping for Chinese New Year...)

If you're one of those celebrating, happy Thanksgiving! I hope the year has been good to you, and the next year will be too.

If you're not, happy sales weekend! I hope the year has been good to you, and the next year will be too.

This year, I'm thankful for being able to attend Worldcon in Glasgow, constant work (though I complain about it), having a new book out in a new market (well, not really new, but through a local publisher), and well, being alive.

What about you?

Sales!

Being equal-opportunists means that even though I don't celebrate Thanksgiving, I'm including my books as part of the Black Friday Book Sale!

If you haven't already gotten the Absolution Series or A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic, make sure you grab them while they're $0.99 each.

Click on the image above to browse the sales site, or click the buttons below for direct links to the books:

George Town Literary Festival

If you happen to be in George Town this weekend, here's a schedule for all the events that the Malaysian Writers Society will be involved in.

All my books will be available - so if you're looking for paperbacks for yourself or as gifts, do come b(u)y! I can sign them for you too :D

Have a great end of the year, everyone!

anna

Check out Anna's Books

The Absolution Series

​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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