Also seen at the #Taipei book fair:
"Taipei at Daybreak" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Ghost Nation" by @heguisen.bsky.social (on Bi-khim Hsiao's list)
"Portraits in White" by Kaori Lai
"Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise" by Lin Yi-han
"Made in Taiwan" by Clarissa Wei (also on Hsiao's list)
Enjoyed this chat with Japan-based journo Cody Ellingham about how Taiwan has been ghosted by the world.
We look at Beijing's flimsy claim to be the rightful government of Asia's freest democracy - and what a PRC takeover of Taiwan would mean for all of us.
#GhostNation
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Was a great pleasure chatting recently with @alecash.net of China Books Review about Taiwan and #GhostNation. Excellent questions from Alec that had us covering a lot of ground.
Listen, or read the transcript, here:
chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/04/e...
🚨London🚨: I'll be speaking at SOAS for the #GhostNation UK launch on 11 November. Stop by if you can!
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Polish edition of #GhostNation just dropped
Coming soon:
Feb 2026 - US publication + book tour
Spring 2026 - Publication of Chinese and Czech editions
I had the pleasure of stopping by Nikkei headquarters in Tokyo this week and speaking with the great Andy Sharp about Taiwan and #GhostNation. Video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYOs...
🚨Ghost Nation US Pre-order Sale🚨
#GhostNation US publication day is February 10, and for the rest of this week, Barnes & Noble is offering members a 25% discount on pre-orders of the book, ebook and audio book.
More details here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-nati...
Thanks Helen! 🙏
🇩🇪 Hey @heguisen.bsky.social, @dearclarissa.bsky.social, and @badiucao.bsky.social! Shakespeare & Sons in Berlin loves our books! GHOST NATION reflecting on the history of Taiwan into contemporary times, cookbook MADE IN TAIWAN, and graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION are here!
In a Q&A with Paddy Stephens, journalist and author Chris Horton (@heguisen.bsky.social) discusses Taiwan’s uncertain place in the world and how different generations have responded to the challenges it faces. buff.ly/ida4lN3
Here's my review of @heguisen.bsky.social's new book!
Greetings from a balmy, hazy Friday morning in Tainan's Anping District. This is where the Dutch landed 401 years ago in 1624, dragging Taiwan into four centuries of colonization.
Coincidentally, that same year the Dutch also established the colony of New Amsterdam, in what is now lower Manhattan.
oof, thanks!
Thank you, James! Your insightful quotes were very helpful in explaining Qing-era Taiwan🙏
Excited to read @heguisen.bsky.social’s new book Ghost Nation!
Really enjoyed recording this timely podcast about Taiwan's history, domestic politics, and its ties with the US with @davetroy.com last week.
Give it a listen - link is at the end of this post:
america2.news/podcast-ghost-…
#GhostNation
Scoop: Taiwan's presidential office confirmed to @thewirechina.bsky.social that Chinese civilian vessels that have participated in drills with China's military will be banned from Taiwanese ports.
The majority of these vessels belong to one company - Cosco Shipping.
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Thanks Melissa!🙏🙏🙏
🇹🇼🇩🇪 Look what I found in Berlin! @heguisen.bsky.social's new book GHOST NATION: THE STORY OF TAIWAN AND ITS STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL is out this week, and there are copies at Dussmann! I had the honor to read an advance copy — it is excellent.
A great review of @heguisen.bsky.social's new book about Taiwan, titled Ghost Nation
topics.amcham.com.tw/2025/07/a-gh...
Thank you Pi-sheng!
"Drawing on a decade of on-the-ground reporting and hundreds of interviews, Horton delivers a gripping, urgent, and approachable account of Taiwan’s past and present and the existential questions it now faces"
Engaging review of #GhostNation by Julia Bergstrom🙏
topics.amcham.com.tw/2025/07/a-gh...
Ghost Nation is among ten new books recommended by The Herald. Honored to be among such esteemed company.
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Taiwan’s air defence shelters to be improved, interior ministry says – Taipei Times
Hey, if you support CDT but can't give cash- give a retweet.
Maybe someone with more funds will see it.
They are almost at their modest goal of $10,000, but there's no reason 10,000 RTs shouldn't have been reached ages ago.
Thank you, James! I hope you find it worth your time.
People bringing pro-recall banners to special screening of Invisible Nation.
Rana Mitter has just reviewed Ghost Nation for The Observer, calling it 'crisp and deeply researched' and a 'compelling and important book'.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Longtime TFCC member and former VP
@heguisen.bsky.social’s new book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival will hit shelves in mid-July.
The TFCC is organizing a group pre-order for Taiwan residents. Secure your copy here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
