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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · 56m

Just realized I never posted this here, read Joyful Reunion everybody.

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le wheeze @qingci.bsky.social · 1d

happy tianbao dayyyyy (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:·ﾟ✧

still waiting for my books to arrive, but nevertheless i'm supes excited for everyone to meet my president and queen turandokht 🥹

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 2d

LEGEND OF EXORCISM: TIANBAO FUYAO LU (NOVEL) Vol. 3

The thrilling high fantasy #danmei adventure set in the same universe as DINGHAI FUSHENG RECORDS—inspired the animated series/donghua! #SevenSeasDanmei #LegendOfExorcism

OUT TODAY in print/digital:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/legend...

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · 2d

This series remains incredibly delightful and might I add gorgeously translated by a fantastic team? Maybe you should give it a read...

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · 2d

A very happy book birthday to Legend of Exorcism 3 and
its beautiful BFFs cover 🦚🦌

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 2d

LEGEND OF EXORCISM: TIANBAO FUYAO LU (NOVEL) Vol. 3

The thrilling high fantasy #danmei adventure set in the same universe as DINGHAI FUSHENG RECORDS—inspired the animated series/donghua! #SevenSeasDanmei #LegendOfExorcism

OUT TODAY in print/digital:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/legend...

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 9d

One of the coolest things about freelance editing for this series is getting to read the books first, obviously—but another one is seeing the illustrations in the final editions, ahhh!!

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 10d

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ JOYFUL REUNION (NOVEL) Vol. 3 by Arise Zhang aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)—cover art by Porridge + interior art by Ruthie! #SevenSeasDanmei #JoyfulReunion

Out in English print/digital January 2026—pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/joyful...

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suika 西瓜 @yummysuika.bsky.social · 10d

happy moon changliu-jun day 🌕🥮🥮

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 10d

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ JOYFUL REUNION (NOVEL) Vol. 3 by Arise Zhang aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)—cover art by Porridge + interior art by Ruthie! #SevenSeasDanmei #JoyfulReunion

Out in English print/digital January 2026—pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/joyful...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 10d

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ JOYFUL REUNION (NOVEL) Vol. 3 by Arise Zhang aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)—cover art by Porridge + interior art by Ruthie! #SevenSeasDanmei #JoyfulReunion

Out in English print/digital January 2026—pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/joyful...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Sep 16

JOYFUL REUNION (NOVEL) Vol. 2 (For Mature readers)

An unwanted child becomes a man with a great destiny in this #danmei novel from Arise Zhang, aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)! #SevenSeasDanmei

Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/joyful...

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · Sep 16

This boy can fit so many daddies (for legal reasons this is a joke)

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suika 西瓜 @yummysuika.bsky.social · Sep 16

happy borth to v2 of joyful reunion! :D

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Sep 15

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ LEGEND OF EXORCISM: TIANBAO FUYAO LU (NOVEL) Vol. 4 by Arise Zhang, aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔), with beautiful series art by Ruthie (@kkcoocool.bsky.social)! #SevenSeasDanmei #LegendOfExorcism

Out this December—pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/legend...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Sep 10

New cover reveal! ✨ THE HUSKY AND HIS WHITE CAT SHIZUN: ERHA HE TA DE BAI MAO SHIZUN (NOVEL) Vol. 11, the NYT bestselling #danmei series by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou with art by St!

Out March 2025 in 2 editions! #SevenSeasDanmei #2ha #Erha

Pre-orders LIVE! Links below:

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Aug 22

Brand-new license announcement! PANGUAN: THE TWELFTH GATE (NOVEL) by Mu Su Li. A modern-day, supernatural #danmei / Boys’ Love story in the universe of COPPER COINS about a dying cultivation sect and pining thousands of years for love. #SevenSeasDanmei

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New License: Panguan: The Twelfth Gate (Novel). Novel series by Mu Su Li. From the author and universe of Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi and Three Hundred Years of Longing: Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian comes a modern-day, supernatural danmei/Boys’ Love story about a dying cultivation sect and pining thousands of years for love. Pre-orders Open Soon! Volume 1 Available September 2026 (Print/Digital). ISBN: 979-8-89765-414-7. Print and Digital Editions. © 木苏里（Mu Su Li) / 2026 Seven Seas Entertainment.

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Aug 22

Brand-new license announcement! LEGEND OF EXORCISM: TIANBAO FUYAO LU (AUDIOBOOK) by Arise Zhang, aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔). The fantasy adventure #danmei tale set in the same universe as DINGHAI FUSHENG RECORDS—inspired the animated series/donghua!

sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/08/22/s...

New License: Legend of Exorcism: Tianbao Fuyao Lu (Audiobook). © 2017 非天夜翔 (Fei Tian Ye Xiang) / Seven Seas Entertainment. PRE-ORDERS OPEN SOON on sevenseasaudiobooks.com. Available soon from Seven Seas Entertainment.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · Aug 23

Also people keep asking me if I find AI translation helpful in my work and AI TRANSLATION IS NOWHERE NEAR COMMERCIAL QUALITY and NO I DON'T EDIT AI TRANSLATION BECAUSE IT'S MUCH FASTER FOR ME TO JUST DO THE ACTUAL TRANSLATION THAN EDIT CRAP because PAINTING CRAP WITH GOLD DOESN'T TURN CRAP INTO GOLD

Anton Hur @antonhur.com · Aug 23

Someone recently wrote a book using ChatGPT and emailed it to me, asking if it's any good, as if I would ever waste a second of my time reading it? Why are people so shameless? Why do people want to be seen as "writers" so much? Why can't they use AI to get a lucrative job in coding instead?

Drew Broussard @drewsof.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just received a blanket pitch from a children's book author (sent, presumably, to many indie bookstores) pitching a clearly AI-illustrated book. In the interest of public service, this was my response. I'm fucking done with being nice to these people.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · Aug 17

just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!

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psiten @psiten.bsky.social · Aug 11

I noticed some comments that people expected "Joyful Reunion" to be lighthearted based on the title!

Let's talk poetry, something Fei Tian Ye Xiang loves.

"Joyful Reunion" is a famous tune dating to the Southern Tang. Li Yu wrote two "Joyful Reunion" poems, one of which is quoted in the novel.

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · Aug 6

Seconding how much of a *cough* joy it has been to work on this book with you guys. I have been getting a crash course in classical-style Chinese poetry courtesy of Fei Tian Ye Xiang, and I am *living* for it. The translation team and editorial team knocked this one out of the park.

Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · Aug 5

So today is release day for the first volume of ‘Joyful Reunion’ by Arise Zhang/Fei Tian Ye Xiang!! As a lifelong BL fan who’s also a gay guy, it was an honor beyond measure to work on this particular series (even in a minor role) with the amazing translators Suika, Mimi, and yunyun.

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · Aug 5

But sometimes my notes were more like: “we already called his dick thick a couple of lines ago, can we say girthy instead here?”

Or this one lmao (the joys of being a gay nerd and devoting my editorial craft to polishing a sex scene up to maximum hotness,)

So we said buttocks twice in a row, and I feel like for horny purposes maybe we could say "cheeks" or “asscheeks" here?

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · Aug 6

We've been so lucky to have you with us on this series! Thank you for your amazing work ❤️ (Duan Ling *is* the crown prince of daddies that seems entirely correct)

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · Aug 5

So today is release day for the first volume of ‘Joyful Reunion’ by Arise Zhang/Fei Tian Ye Xiang!! As a lifelong BL fan who’s also a gay guy, it was an honor beyond measure to work on this particular series (even in a minor role) with the amazing translators Suika, Mimi, and yunyun.

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · Aug 6

The chicken is hatched 🐣

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · Aug 5

I've been working on this story for over a year with a truly incredible team, and I can say firsthand it is very much worth a read!

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Kelly Quinn Chiu @kellyqute.bsky.social · Aug 5

Happiest of book birthdays to Joyful Reunion! This one is a must for fans of SPL and QJJ - a sweeping coming of age story rife with politics & war, betrayals, romance, & a variety of sexy assassins

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Aug 5

JOYFUL REUNION (NOVEL) Vol. 1 (SPECIAL EDITION) (For Mature readers)

Limited (one print only)! Regular Edition + bookmark, folding screen, art board, and sticker sheet—with art by guest artists! #SevenSeasDanmei

Out today in print! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/joyful...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Aug 1

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ BALLAD OF SWORD AND WINE: QIANG JIN JIU (NOVEL) Vol. 6 by Tang Jiu Qing, with gorgeous art by St! #SevenSeasDanmei #QiangJinJiu #QJJ

This historical tale of war and political intrigue continues this December.

Pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/ballad...

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