The Kickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47

The Beauty in Men's Clothing was first serialized in 1932, then published in novel form in 1933. Authored by Muramatsu Shofu, and inspired by Japanese military officer Tanaka Ryukichi, it is a fictionalization of crossdressing, bisexual Manchu “princess” Kawashima Yoshiko, who worked as a spy for the Japanese. The novel, though it follows a fictionalMariko, was eventually used as evidence of Yoshiko's treason in their trial. Out of copyright in Japan, this podcast is a reading of Chapter 1, as translated by Google Translate.

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visitwww.jasonmshannon.com to read the short stories,as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Upcoming shows:

PortHope Comiccon June 21

BellevilleComiccon June 22

BrightonComiccon June 28

HottestStreet Sale July 12

FlamboroughBook Fair July 13

MidlandComiccon July 20

Wordon the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobookfor Rain's Agenda available now!

Audiobookfor The Moon Panther coming soon

Followmy social media @harujinshounds

TheKickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47

Opium Venture was first published in 1957. Authored by Gerald Sparrow, it is purported to be the true story of an alluring opium queen in Burma, who seduces and marries Sparrow in a plot to secure her opium empire. People in Olive Yang's circle identified this book as a stand-in for Olive.

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buymy ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store⁠

Upcomingshows:

PortHope Comiccon June 21

BellevilleComiccon June 22

BrightonComiccon June 28

HottestStreet Sale July 12

FlamboroughBook Fair July 13

MidlandComiccon July 20

Wordon the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobookfor Rain's Agenda available now!

Audiobookfor The Moon Panther coming soon

Followmy social media @harujinshounds

The Kickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVV0PpDLm5U&t=7s

PL Stuart's links:

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Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short stories,as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store⁠

Upcoming shows:

Bracebridge Comiccon June 14

Port Hope Comiccon June 21

Belleville Comiccon June 22

Brighton Comiccon June 28

Hottest Street Sale July 12

Flamborough Book Fair July 13

Midland Comiccon July 20

Word on the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobook for Rain's Agenda available now!

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Kawashima Yoshiko (1907-1948) was a Chinese princess who spied for the Japanese, commanded their own army, and may have had connections to the Black Dragon Society. They also may have been trans, or genderqueer, or nonbinary, and we're going to explore that today.

The Kickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz

Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short

stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and

One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks ⁠https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store⁠

Upcoming shows:

Bracebridge Comiccon June 14

Port Hope Comiccon June 21

Belleville Comiccon June 22

Brighton Comiccon June 28

Hottest Street Sale July 12

Flamborough Book Fair July 13

Word on the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobook for Rain's Agenda coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

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Bergamini,David. Japan’sImperial Conspiracy: How Emperor Hirohito Led Japan into War Againstthe West.New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.

Coggeshall,Bruce. “”The Mata Hari of the Far East”: Uncovering theIncredible Story of Yoshiko Kawashima in Open Source IntelligenceReports.” Readex, 16 July 2019,https://www.readex.com/blog/mata-hari-far-east-uncovering-incredible-story-yoshiko-kawashima-open-source-intelligence.Accessed 25 February 2025.

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Olive Yang (1927-2017) was a Burmese opium kingpin in the Golden Triangle in the 1950s, who, working alongside exiled Chinese soldiers, pioneered opium trafficking on an industrial scale, and was a forerunner to more famous megakingpins like Lo Hsing Han or Khun Sa. They also may have been trans, or genderqueer, or nonbinary, and we're going to explore that today.

The Kickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz

Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short

stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and

One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Upcoming shows:

Brampton Book Fair June 7

Bracebridge Comiccon June 14

Port Hope Comiccon June 21

Belleville Comiccon June 22

Brighton Comiccon June 28

Hottest Street Sale July 12

Flamborough Book Fair July 13

Word on the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobook for Rain's Agenda coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Sources

Paluch, Gabrielle. The Opium Queen: The Untold Story of the Rebel Who Ruled the Golden Triangle.Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, 2023.

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Winn,Patrick. Narcotopia:In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA. NewYork: Hachette, 2024.

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Jason Shannon's seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is live on Kickstarter now! This queer, alt-history steampunk novel is a one-of-a-kind wild ride. This episode intros the book, includes Chapters 1 and 2, and outlines the campaign.

Support the campaign:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues%20jason&total_hits=8160&category_id=47

Upcoming events:

www.jasonmshannon.com/events

Coming 2025 – Tiger Blues: a novel

2 transmen try to keep a Buddhist amulet out of Mao’s hands in 1940s Tibet. Those transmen (or genderqueer/nonbinary – not my place to say) are real life badasses Olive Yang (Burmese drug kingpin, 1927-2017) and Kawashima Yoshiko (Japanese war criminal, 1907-1948). Subscribe to my mailing list to stay updated, www.jasonmshannon.com/contact

This week PL Stuart comes back to the podcast to discuss Book 2 in his Drowned Kingdom Saga, The Last of the Atalanteans. The Drowned Kingdom Saga is an epic, 7-book series featuring a fantasy version of the myth of Atlantis. Book 5: A Pack of Wolves just came out earlier this year, and Book 6: A Black Dragon on Red is coming 2026. Spoiler discussion begins at 44 minutes.

P. L.'s Website: ⁠https://www.plstuart.com⁠Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/P-L-Stuart/author/B08W2PSJ56?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrownedkingdomsaga7847

Before We Go Blog: https://beforewegoblog.com/about/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/plstuart-author.bsky.social

Twitter: https://twitter.com/plstuartwrites

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plstuartwrites

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p.l.stuart/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21031579.P_L_Stuart___

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz

Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short

stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and

One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Upcoming shows:

Merchants and Mages Fantasy Market May 24

Beaverton Comiccon May 25

Brampton Book Fair June 7

Hottest Street Sale July 12

Flamborough Book Fair July 13

Word on the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobook for Rain's Agenda coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Coming 2025 – Tiger Blues: a novel

2 transmen try to keep a Buddhist amulet out of Mao’s hands in 1940s Tibet. Those transmen (or genderqueer/nonbinary – not my place to say) are real life badasses Olive Yang (Burmese drug kingpin, 1927-2017) and Kawashima Yoshiko (Japanese war criminal, 1907-1948). Subscribe to my mailing list to stay updated, www.jasonmshannon.com/contact

This week RW Duder is back on the podcast. This time, we do a deep dive on his slasher book, Amy. Amy begins the Amy series, and has just been released as an audiobook.

We do a reading from Amy at timestamp 46 minutes

We also do a reading from The Zimmer Insurgency at timestamp 55 minutes

We had a few technical difficulties with this episode, and parts of the audio got cut off. My apologies to RW.

RW's website - https://rwduder.com/

IG - @rwduder

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/15qLH9cHDN/

Twitter/X - @rwduder

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz

Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short

stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and

One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.

Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Upcoming shows:

Merchants and Mages Fantasy Market May 24

Beaverton Comiccon May 25

Brampton Book Fair June 7

Hottest Street Sale July 12

Flamborough Book Fair July 13

Word on the Street Sept 27/28

Audiobook for Rain's Agenda coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds