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A sweeping and magical story collection showcasing the mythical creatures of Southeast Asia…

THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS. October 21st, 2025.

Illustrations by @JesnCin
Designed by Micah Fleming

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Malaysian Bluesky! I’m a finalist for the Popular-The Star Reader’s Choice Awards this year, and I’m not ashamed to say that I’d love to win! I’ve been nominated before but I’ve never made it to the podium. Please consider casting your vote for me! bookfest.popular.com.my

THANK YOU SAYANG KORANG

Hello Bluesky! My kids both love drawing comics and I am particularly struck by how expressive and dynamic this page drawn by my 9yo is.

Happy Sunday!

I realise I never posted these on here but this morning I found out that THE HYSTERICAL GIRLS OF ST BERNADETTE’S has earned its fourth starred review, so here you go: Four stars, all in a row ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I feel the need to reintroduce myself on this platform after being gone so long, so like…hi? I’m Hanna. I write books.

Hullo Penang readers. Please come to my last event of the year, or I will be sad (but also if you ask nicely I might give you a Hysterical Girls enamel pin!)

In which @what-eats-owls.bsky.social will simply, once AGAIN, not let me LIVE

I guess I should finally do one of those introductory posts on here. Hello everyone. My name is Hanna Alkaf, and I write critically-acclaimed, sometimes-award-nominated, sometimes-even-award-winning, very Malaysian MG and YA novels.

What I really want is a social network that allows me to live an online life equivalent to those old Gnomes books. A cozy little virtual burrow. A digital hobbit hole.