PRODIGAL TIGER is yours now. May you find home in its pages. May it answer some things for you. May it ask the right questions. May it be a stepping stone in your journey to define home, whatever comes next.
Let me just say: This book is about home, but it’s also about the people who make up what you consider home. I am so deeply lucky that I met you (YES, YOU, READER), and that we get to walk this journey together.
PRODIGAL TIGER is out in the world today.
Even typing these words out feels surreal. 7 years of work and 7 years of a wild, wonderful ride, and now it’s over.
Or rather—it’s just beginning.
THIS IS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED THANK YOU MARLEY AHHHHH
This is such an interesting premise – can't wait to get my hands on it! What inspired this book? Were there any pivotal pieces of media that really inspired the world?
New books on the way from @samjamtimtam.bsky.social @brittanyjthurman.bsky.social @lauraknetzger.bsky.social @lorettagarbutt.bsky.social + more buff.ly/SOwXg41
Thank you my friend!
I am so grateful to everyone who’s endured my DMing, countless drafts, and long phone calls. None of this would have been possible without you. Thanks to my agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski, my editor, Tiara, and all my patient friends. I hope you will love what PAPER GHOSTS has in store for you.
BREAKING: Meet PAPER GHOSTS, my new Malaysian YA contemporary fantasy coming in 2028!
I am so delighted to return to Penang in this book! The characters in this are so sassy and I adore them so much. On deck: ghosts, shenanigans, and more ghost-punching.
welcome to the "use cats to promote book" portion of marketing which promises to be purr-fect and not at all a cat-astrophe. puns furever. i'm feline good about this.
ok no but for real there is a goodreads giveaway happening right now until MARCH 12!! more info: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
It has been such a joy and honour to get to share a little bit of Penang with all of you. More soon. 💕
signed and personalized preorders: yuandmebooks.com/products/978...
preorder links: www.penguinteen.com/978059386010...
A STARRED REVIEW!!!!! From @ala_booklist ?! I am over the moon to get to share this with all of you. Truly it has been such a ride getting to connect with folks who have loved Caroline as much as I do, and I have so loved hearing your thoughts on the ghosties and the crew's shenanigans .
SURPRISE: sneak peek of PRODIGAL TIGER!!!! The Nerd Daily has the full first chapter — thank you for the feature ❤️ thenerddaily.com/prodigal-tig...
Prodigal Tiger has and always will be a love letter to my hometown, but also the idea of home, complicated as it feels once you leave and come back. I hope you see something of yourself in Caroline and her friends ❤️
Hi! I'm Samantha Chong, a Malaysian fiction writer. My Malaysian YA fantasy debut PRODIGAL TIGER follows Caroline Chua, a young witch who returns home to Penang, Malaysia, to find her missing brother, only to realise that if she wants to him back, she's going to have to fight more than a few ghosts.
breaking news! PRODIGAL TIGER is "Read Now" on NetGalley currently, which means that you can request it without needing approval! I'm not sure how long the window is open, but if you wanted to dive into a world of monsters and magic, This Is Your Moment. I hope you enjoy Caroline's shenanigans!
NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Edelweiss: www.edelweiss.plus#sku=0593860101
PRODIGAL TIGER's cover is the gift that keeps on giving — couldn't resist taking a photoshoot with it when the light was really good!
ICYMI, PRODIGAL TIGER is available for request now on NetGalley and Edelweiss! Run, don't walk :) Links in thread.
News! ARCs of Prodigal Tiger are now available to request on NetGalley and Edelweiss 👀 Run don't walk!
NG: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
ED: www.edelweiss.plus#sku=0593860101
we're answering questions about RTM today! swing bybthe RTM account to ask your burning qs or if you have one for me specifically leave it below!
Attention applicants!
We're hosting an AMA on the RTM socials on 11/3 starting at 8 a.m. EST! We'll be answering questions about the program or anything specific you have for our mentors. (Some will also have AMAs on their personal pages, so keep an eye out!)
See you then!
YEAHHHHH
it's not a "culture thing" lmao
All 6 elements are present in PRODIGAL TIGER, a Malaysian YA fantasy where a girl returns home to find her missing brother has been kidnapped by ghosts. ft:
🌴 malaysian lore
🌴 complicated diaspora feelings about home
🌴 second chance friends to lovers (? maybe?)
bit.ly/prodigal-tig...
be honest: which word did you see first and how long did it take you to find all six (bc it took me far longer than i thought it would take to make this)
Hi Christina! Thanks for surfacing this :) I'm publishing a SE Asian YA fantasy in March 2026, about a girl who returns to Malaysia to find her missing brother, only to find ghosts have kidnapped him! Here's more info: www.penguinteen.com/978059386010...
non-writing post and belated postcards from the van gogh exhibit at @nybg.bsky.social — so lovely to get to spend my last day in new york wandering the grounds and immersing myself in beautiful recreations of van gogh's work and the gardens he saw in his lifetime ❤️
Boy do you want to keep an eye out in the next few hopefully weeks 😉
IT SURE IS 😉😉😉 it was such an iykyk moment when I saw it on the cover!!!
ahhh thank you!!!!!