Alvin Lu
@alvinlu
Novels: Daydreamers (July 2025, @FCtwo), The Hell Screens
Daydreamers is out in the world now. "A story of immigration, brilliantly inflected with undercurrents both noir and comic.” —Susan Daitch "Daydreamers kind of sinks in slowly. Then it becomes absorbing in a way that doesn't let up." —Stacey Levine Cover concept by @iLLepitaph
Happy Official Pub Day to @alvinlu's DAYDREAMERS! Get your copy of this mesmerizing work today! fc2.org/authors/lu/#da… ( For review copies, query to Samantha Huff-Robertson at [email protected] ~ we love being an imprint of @UnivofALPress ! )
I put off reading this issue, but now that my copy has arrived, I can say that I'm honored to have my short story in the company of such great pieces of writing.
next Friday, August 1st on Zoom: @MinorLits discussion on literary pleasure 22:00 Paris 21:00 London 16:00 NYC 13:00 LA 06:00 Sydney (02/08) drop in/listen/contribute as you like contact for link
"In what character in literature do you most recognize yourself?" "The husband in Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai.""
Newest 13 Questions interview is out. With author Alvin Lu (@alvinlu) of the newly published novel Daydreamers (@FCtwo), which I am currently reading and really enjoying! Check it out: booksofsomesubstance.com/blog/13-questi…
Played 13 Q's with Books of Some Substance: I talk reencounters with Moby-Dick, first encounters with Poe and weird writing, books I gave away, LJ Pemberton's Still Alive, and a host of other literary name drops. Thank you David for the fun time—and the cool creepy little movie.
Newest 13 Questions interview is out. With author Alvin Lu (@alvinlu) of the newly published novel Daydreamers (@FCtwo), which I am currently reading and really enjoying! Check it out: booksofsomesubstance.com/blog/13-questi…
finally received Alvin's, rereading Alina's in preparation for: new works by @aliner & @alvinlu Sunday August 3 - 2pm Pacific (California), 10pm BST sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Newest 13 Questions interview is out. With author Alvin Lu (@alvinlu) of the newly published novel Daydreamers (@FCtwo), which I am currently reading and really enjoying! Check it out: booksofsomesubstance.com/blog/13-questi…
Two episodes are up! "Dancers On The Shore" is collection of short stories by William Melvin Kelley. We've turned it into an audio drama. Each 20 minute episode is a different story. They drop monthly. Listen here! And #staywoke #tellourownstories pod.link/1821036025
Explosion in a Cathedral, Alejo Carpentier Palimpsest, H.D. Siege of Comedians, Susan Daitch Peach Blossom Paradise, Ge Fei News from the Empire, Fernando del Paso Angel in the Forest, Marguerite Young (ostensibly nonfic)
What are the best works of historical fiction? Which ones are your favourites? Historical fiction is another genre that is hard to do *well* since it requires meticulous research, good writing and having a point (why are you using that time period anyway?).
Quick reminder: Calamari Archive (@gariellelutz) is doing a big huge sale. Going back to Italy. I have been a supporter of this press for years. Consistently producing outré works, like no other. Consider trying out something new & interesting? And for returning patrons, "hi"!
Submissions for WANTED [whatiwanted (dot) org] are now open exclusively to writers seeking their 1st publication
Check out this new review of @alvinlu's DAYDREAMERS ! - lifesheloves.com/my-asian-era/d…
I am honoured to have my new short story published in the latest issue of @TheDodgeMag alongside some great writers. Thank you to all the editors. thedodgemag.com
Our Summer 2025 Issue is OUT NOW! Featuring some fantastic works of eco-writing in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as some marvelous visual art. Read now on our website (link in bio)!
Recent arrivals. Yellow Dusk and Maintenance Art are new releases from @sublunaryeds, with the latter arriving in the mail just as I was jabbering on this very platform with @lozengesupreme about Samuel Delany's lozenges. Age of Blight by @kristinemuslim is terrific.
