Xiu Xinyu's guest appearances

Xiu Xinyu

Clarkesworld Magazine

The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast

John Doe

Jason Hartman

Tobias S. Buckell

David Goodman

Matthew Kressel

Sean Williams

Gregory Benford

Seth Dickinson

Carrie Vaughn

Michael Swanwick

Karl Schroeder

Kat Howard

Catherynne M. Valente

Robert Jeschonek

Chris Beckett

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A star’s coming of age was the process of slowly getting uglier.In the eighty first episode of the Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, writer/researcher Yen Ooi and I are gazing up at The Stars We Raised (逃跑星辰 / táopǎo xīngchén), a short story by Xiu Xinyu featured in the all-women + nonbinary anthology The Way Spring Arrives. Once more, a Chinese science fiction story is taking us down to the countryside for melancholy reflections on the pains of growing up. Yen and I dig into the pains of publishing too, from gender to generation and from style to synthesis.-// NEWS ITEMS //I will be hosting Sinoist Books’ November 2022 Book Club on Li Peifu’s GraftYan Ge’s next book Elsewhere is incoming – and it’s not a translationNew academic anthology Readings in Chinese Women’s Philosophical and Feminist Thought could make for a decent Christmas present, if you’ve got a spare £90-// WORD OF THE DAY //(仁 - rén - human kind(ness))-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //Yen’s musical pairing: Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75 - I. PréludeAngus’ musical pairing: Breaking Benjamin - Had Enough (live, acoustic)Rén 仁 by Yen OoiUFO in Her Eyes by Xiaolu GuoHow to Catch a Star by Oliver JeffersA Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky ChambersThe Beijing of Possibilities by Jonathan TelWe Could Not See the Stars by Elizabeth Wong

A star’s coming of age was the process of slowly getting uglier.In the eighty first episode of the Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, writer/researcher <a href="https://www.yenooi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yen Ooi</a> and I are gazing up at The Stars We Raised (逃跑星辰 / táopǎo xīngchén), a short story by <a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/author/xiu-xinyu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xiu Xinyu</a> featured in the all-women + nonbinary anthology <a href="https://publishing.tor.com/thewayspringarrivesandotherstories-yuchen/9781250768919/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Way Spring Arrives</a>. Once more, a Chinese science fiction story is taking us down to the countryside for melancholy reflections on the pains of growing up. Yen and I dig into the pains of publishing too, from gender to generation and from style to synthesis.-// NEWS ITEMS //<ul><li>I will be hosting Sinoist Books’ <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sinoist-book-club-november-graft-by-li-peifu-tickets-453857659477" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">November 2022 Book Club</a> on Li Peifu’s Graft</li><li>Yan Ge’s next book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elsewhere/Yan-Ge/9781982198503" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elsewhere</a> is incoming – and it’s not a translation</li><li>New academic anthology <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/readings-in-chinese-womens-philosophical-and-feminist-thought-9781350046139/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Readings in Chinese Women’s Philosophical and Feminist Thought</a> could make for a decent Christmas present, if you’ve got a spare £90</li></ul>-// WORD OF THE DAY //(仁 - rén - human kind(ness))-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //<ul><li>Yen’s musical pairing: <a href="https://youtu.be/5rkXYm-JEQQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75 - I. Prélude</a></li><li>Angus’ musical pairing: <a href="https://youtu.be/FOnjstGJuvY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking Benjamin - Had Enough (live, acoustic)</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/ren-the-ancient-chinese-art-of-finding-fulfilment-through-the-world-around-you/9781787398221?aid=7145" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rén 仁</a> by Yen Ooi</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6215736-ufo-in-her-eyes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UFO in Her Eyes</a> by Xiaolu Guo</li><li><a href="https://www.oliverjeffers.com/how-to-catch-a-star" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Catch a Star</a> by Oliver Jeffers</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40864030-a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Prayer for the Crown Shy</a> by Becky Chambers</li><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/177155/the-beijing-of-possibilities-by-jonathan-tel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beijing of Possibilities</a> by Jonathan Tel</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55539838-we-could-not-see-the-stars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Could Not See the Stars</a> by Elizabeth Wong</li></ul>

Ep 81 - Xiu Xinyu and The Stars We Raised with Yen Ooi

This episode features "The Strange Girl" written by Xiu Xinyu and translated by Emily Jin. Published in the July 2022 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_07_22 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

This episode features "The Strange Girl" written by Xiu Xinyu and translated by Emily Jin. Published in the July 2022 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: <a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_07_22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_07_22</a> Support us on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?</a>

The Strange Girl by Xiu Xinyu (audio)

This episode features "All Living Creation" written by Xiu Xinyu and translated by Elizabeth Hanlon. Published in the October 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_10_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "All Living Creation" written by Xiu Xinyu and translated by Elizabeth Hanlon. Published in the October 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_10_20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_10_20</a> Support us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/clarkesworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/clarkesworld</a>

All Living Creation by Xiu Xinyu (audio)

This episode features "Farewell, Adam" written by  Xiu Xinyu and translated by Blake Stone-Banks. Published in the March 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_03_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Farewell, Adam" written by Xiu Xinyu and translated by Blake Stone-Banks. Published in the March 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_03_18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xiu_03_18</a> Support us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/clarkesworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/clarkesworld</a>