Join me in LA with Olivie Blake as we chat all things Lady Jing to celebrate the US launch of Shanghai Immortal.
Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-olivie-blake-and-ay-chao-at-the-last-bookstore-tickets-718883288267
The Last Bookstore is proud to host and evening with bestsellings authors Olivie Blake and A.Y. Chao as they discuss their most recent books.
All tickets come with a copy of the selected book and access to the line for a book signing with Olivie Blake and AY Chao.
About MASTERS OF DEATH
This book is about an estate agent. Only she’s a vampire, the house on sale is haunted, and its ghost was murdered.
When Viola Marek hires Fox D’Mora to deal with her ghost-infested mansion, she expects a competent medium. But unbeknownst to Viola, Fox is a fraud – despite being the godson of Death.
As the mystery unfolds, Viola and Fox are drawn into a quest that neither wants nor expects. And they'll need the help of a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel and a love-stricken reaper. And it transpires that the difference between a mysterious lost love and a dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as you’d hope.
About Olivie Blake
Olivie Blake, the pseudonym of Alexene Farol Follmuth, is a lover and writer of stories. She has penned the webtoon Clara and the Devil with illustrator Little Chmura and the BookTok-viral Atlas series, alongside the recent love story, Alone With You In The Ether, and fantasy novel One For My Enemy. As Alexene, she has written the young adult rom-com My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, new baby, and rescue pit bull. Find her at olivieblake.com
About SHANGHAI IMMORTAL
This richly told adult fantasy debut teems with Chinese deities and demons cavorting in jazz age Shanghai, and addresses complex issues of heritage, identity, belonging, and intersectional feminism in a multicultural migrant context. SHANGHAI IMMORTAL is a love letter to the author’s Chinese diaspora heritage with a twist of Canadian sensibilities... and a huge amount of sass.
Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King's ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers, and trying to control her explosive temper - with varying levels of success. So when Jing overhears the courtiers plotting to steal a priceless dragon pearl from the King, she seizes her chance to expose them, once and for all. With the help of a gentle mortal tasked with setting up the Central Bank of Hell, Jing embarks on a wild chase for intel, first through Hell and then mortal Shanghai. But when her hijinks put the mortal in danger, she must decide which is more important: avenging her loss of face, or letting go of her half-empty approach to life for a chance to experience tenderness - and maybe even love.
About A Y Chao
Alice Chao is a Chinese Canadian author of fantasy. She’s fascinated by the interplay between self-perceived versus imposed identity and how this intersects with belonging and enjoys exploring these spaces in her stories. A recovering lawyer and xiaolongbao enthusiast, she knits to soothe anxiety and has a deep abiding love for Hobonichi planners and kawaii planner stickers. Find her online at aychao.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @ay_chao.
