I'm so pleased to announce the pre-order gifts for A Thousand Steps into Night! With your proof of purchase (or proof of library request) for A Thousand Steps, you can get:

• two sheets of custom chibi stickers illustrated by Yutaan

This offer is open internationally until March 1, 2022 at 11:59pm PST or while supplies last.

To enter, submit the following to chee.preorders @ gmail . com (without the spaces):

• your proof of purchase OR proof of library request
• your name & mailing address exactly as they should appear on the envelope

​You can order from any retailer, like Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.

For signed copies, contact your local independent bookseller to see if they have signed copies available! (Don't know your local indie? Find yours here.)

But no matter where you order from, don't forget to send in your receipt!

And now for another character reveal! Please meet Geiki, Miuko’s new best friend and most excellent traveling companion! 🐦 Sometimes he’s a bird… sometimes he’s a boy with a penchant for thievery. 💰 Geiki was so much fun to write—garrulous, lighthearted, a bit of a trickster, and although he’s just as likely to get Miuko INTO trouble as out of it, he’s supremely loyal and there’s no one better she could’ve hoped to have with her on her journey across Awara. The best bird boy. 💯

Beautiful character art by Yutaan!

Pre-order links below--be sure to keep your receipts!

IndieBound | Bookshop.org | Barnes & Noble | Amazon

 Time for some character reveals! 🎉 First, please meet Miuko! Sometimes she’s an ordinary girl of the serving class just trying to fit in to her failing village… sometimes she’s a demon who can kill you with a single touch. 😈 I absolutely adore Miuko. She’s clumsy, loud, stubborn, and never wanted any adventures at all, no thank you, but when she’s cursed by a demon and is forced to leave the only home she’s ever known, she discovers that she has a bolder spirit than she ever expected, and it’ll take her to lands far beyond her wildest imaginings. ⛩

Can’t wait for you all to meet the other characters too! 👀 Stay tuned for next week!

👹🌙 Stunning character art by Yutaan, who was such a dream to work with. Go check out her Tumblr for more beautiful illustrations and paper craft!

Pre-order links are below! Be sure to keep your receipts, too, because I’ve got something SO GREAT in store for you!

IndieBound | Bookshop.org | Barnes & Noble | Amazon

It's a STAR for A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT! ⭐ Thank you so much to Kirkus Reviews for the thoughtful review, which highlights so many different facets of the book, from the world-building to the twists to the themes:

"Empowered at times, powerless at others, Miuko comes across other women in dire situations, requiring her to question the cultural norms of what it means to be a female in an oppressive patriarchal society." ⭐ Read the whole thing here!

EVENT TOMORROW! 💙 I’m paneling it up with Joan He, Chloe Gong, Natasha Ngan & June Hur, conversation moderated by Utopia State of Mind! Join us on YouTube tomorrow, 12/4 at 12pm ET/9am PT. Can’t wait! 💙

THREE MONTHS until A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT and I thought it’d be fun to share the first line with you! When I first set out to write this story, I knew I wanted it to be a little it beautiful, a little bit eerie, and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. It took a while to find the voice of this project, but I’m really proud of how it turned out! 💙 Pre-order for a folktale journey, a feminist fantasy, and Ghibli vibes!

Bookshop.org | Barnes & Noble | Amazon
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And don’t forget to keep your receipts, because I have an ADORABLE gift in the works for you!

NEWSLETTER GIVEAWAY! 💙 We’re nearly three months out from the publication of A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT, and I'm giving away an ARC to one lucky newsletter subscriber! To learn how to enter, subscribe to my mailing list and watch your inbox on Wednesday, 12/1! Due to shipping costs, this giveaway will be US only.