Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Ai Jian is a Chinese-Canadian author who has won multiple awards for her work including the highly coveted Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for her ghost story Linghun..
We dive into her newest achievement, A Palace Near The Wind, which is available to buy now. Ai reveals the inspiration, her approach to world building and her personal connection to the fantastic stories she tells, whether to unsettle readers, or fill them with wonder and new perspectives for the world around them and beyond.
A Palace Near the Wind: titanbooks.com/72019-natural-engines-a-palace-near-the-wind
For Canadian book buyers: indigo.ca/en-ca/a-palace-near-the-wind-natural-engines/9781803369389.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=Ai%20Jiang%20
A River From the Sky (book 2): titanbooks.com/72039-natural-engines-a-river-from-the-sky
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Ai Jian is a Chinese-Canadian author who has won multiple awards for her work including the highly coveted Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for her ghost story Linghun..
We dive into her newest achievement, A Palace Near The Wind, which is available to buy now. Ai reveals the inspiration, her approach to world building and her personal connection to the fantastic stories she tells, whether to unsettle readers, or fill them with wonder and new perspectives for the world around them and beyond.
A Palace Near the Wind: titanbooks.com/72019-natural-engines-a-palace-near-the-wind
For Canadian book buyers: indigo.ca/en-ca/a-palace-near-the-wind-natural-engines/9781803369389.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=Ai%20Jiang%20
A River From the Sky (book 2): titanbooks.com/72039-natural-engines-a-river-from-the-sky
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Become a Patron of Dark Bites for Early access and exclusive content! patreon.com/DarkBites91
Follow Dark Bites on Instagram: @darkbitesbyrickhipson
If you enjoyed this video, please consider throwing the channel a bone to keep the content alive and well. Every bit goes a long way to keeping this dark heart beating! buymeacoffee.com/DarkBites
Until next time, stay hungry...stay dark.
And thanks for watching!
#aijiang #bramstokeraward #newbook #authorlife #podcast #fantasy #folkstorytelling #bookstagram #booktok #authortube #awardwinningauthor
