Official site for Ed Lin – Author of 99 Ways to Die, Incensed, Ghost Month, One Red Bastard, Snakes Can't Run, This Is A Bust and Waylaid

The official site of author Ed Lin.

New Book, 99 Ways to Die, Drops in October!

Well, it’s been four years, and so I figured I’d write another post. As you can guess, there’s a new book along with a new trailer. 99 Ways to Die drops Oct. 9. I have a few events coming up, so check out my updated events tab! If you’re in New York on Oct. 11, it would be great to see you at the night-market book launch! Publishers Weekly summed it all up in a starred review for 99 Ways to Die: At the start of Lin’s...

My West by Southwest Book Tour: The Film

Me and Barry Freaking Gifford! This what I did for the readings for Ghost Month. I flew out to the Bay Area and then took Greyhound buses to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston and New Orleans–and I lived to tell the tale and show it, too. Check it...

New Book Plus Book Tour

Word has been out about Ghost Month for a while, but here I am lagging the prepub reviewers. Well, shucks, this Taipei-based mystery is my best-reviewed book yet, garnering stars from both Publishers Weekly and Library Journal! Check out the trailer I made here: I can’t describe the book any better than PW: “For a guy who scoffs at the ghosts revered by so many of his fellow Taiwanese, droll everyman Jing-nan, a night-market food...

My Awesome Trip to Singapore!

Refreshing! In early November, I was fortunate enough to attend the Singapore Writers Festival. It was my first trip to the country and I had a fantastic time. I met some awesome writers from all over the world and the staff who put the festival together were on top of their game. Thank you Cheryl Tan for suggesting me as a panelist! Man, it was hot down there. I asked people how early Singapore settlers coped with the heat and humidity. They...

Bootleg Audio of Ed Lin at Litcrawl NYC

I sorta slouch when I read because I lose myself in the words. (photos by Cathlin Goulding) Chances are you missed my reading at the Three of Cups in New York on Saturday, Sept. 14. But you can listen to it! I ran the voice memo app on my phone as I read and it sounds great! It’s a short piece called, “Rich.” Thank you Hyphen Magazine, Karissa Chen, LitCrawl, my fellow awesome readers and to you maniacs who made it...

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