Thrilled to see A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING 🐇 by Alice Evelyn Yang among dazed 's Most Anticipated Novels of 2026. It's definitely one of the prettiest 😍 Qianze's father unexpectedly comes back into her life, having walked out on her and her mother when she was a child. Now he's back, older, more frail, and burdened with a prophecy he can scarcely remember, but is compelled to deliver. He brings with him stories, of their family, of Manchuria, of his time as a Red Guard, of the occupying forces of the Japanese. And with his stories come strange creatures that begin to haunt Qianze everywhere she looks... A stunningly beautiful novel about family and folklore, A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing is an unmissable novel from a sparkling new literary talent, available to pre-order now! #abeastslinkstowardsbeijing #bookish