This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye, witty novelist and essayist Nathan Lauer shows how far up the glass escalator this mediocre white man can fall. (There’s nothing ‘mediocre’ about this man..!)
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-nathan-lauer
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/08/the-battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-nathan-lauer
For the past few weeks I’ve been working with poet Shikha S. Lamba on a conversation piece we hope will find a home soon! The conversation explores her journey as a poet and Afghan women’s rights advocate. The poetry collection she curated that inspired the conversation has just been published in The Candyman’s Trumpet. The striking artwork is by Zuhra Nadem. It can also be read on Mental Ideas here:
https://mentalideas.org/2026/08/10/shikha-lamba-poetry-for-afghanistan/
And so it begins… To Love A Narcissist is being rolled out on digital and streaming platforms worldwide by distributors Freestyle and Cardinal XD. The toxic love story I produced for Contro Vento Films starring Lyndsey Marshal has been released in North America since 19 May 2026. It’s now also available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime in the US, Canada, Japan, Poland and Russia. UK and European release dates TBA soon!
Find out how and where you can watch here: https://www.controventofilms.com/watch-to-love-a-narcissist Excited to see where our adventures in film lead next!
This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye, TV development producer turned Hackney Therapist Kelly Field proves Wit Therapy is now a thing! Don’t miss!
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-kelly-field/
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/08/battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-kelly-field
To Love A Narcissist has received a review by author and journalist Chris Maden who attended the VIP screening of the film at Century Club in May 2026. A prolific journalist for the Hong Kong Free Press, Chris relocated from Hong Kong to London in 2024. He’s the author of Price’s Price. Cheers, Chris!
https://chrismaden.com/to-love-a-narcissist
On this week’s The Writer’s Gauntlet sci-fi writer and time traveller Jay Oatway returns with the one simple trick of getting your novel published (and editors hate him!) A finalist in L Ron Hubbard‘s Writers of the Future Awards in 2025, his piece is very entertaining. Enjoy!
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-jay-oatway
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/08/battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-jay-oatway
This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye bearded enviable teacher Kev Harrison is expelled for promoting pagan rituals and blames his cat overlords!
His latest dark fiction novel, Pyres, is newly published by Northern Republic. His debut novel, Shadow of the Hidden, won the Independent Press Award for Horror 2025.
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-kev-harrison
Joãowow Lucas survived a near-fatal choking by American crime novelist Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) to duel with me on this week’s rendition of The Writer’s Gauntlet! The first rule of The Writer’s Gauntlet is you cannot talk about The Writer’s Gauntlet….
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-joaowow-lucas
@jhlucas03 @chuckalahniuk @kayesadie @thehooghlyreview
My latest conversation for Cha: An Asian Literary Journal with Lindsey McCallister took me on a wild joyride of liberation and nostalgia. Among her many, many achievements, Lindsey founded the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, where I got my first taste of performing. (So if you want to blame anyone for the way that panned out, blame her!!)
Her passion and commitment to empowering young people through the arts have earned her an OBE. Her other accolades include Tatler Asia’s Most Influential (2021), a Woman of Power by Prestige (2025) and a finalist for the AmCham Women of Influence Awards (2026). This year she’s been taking the art world by storm with her solo fine art exhibition at Art Central and continued success of the pop art and lifestyle phenomenon Crafty Bitch! Big thanks to editor Tammy Ho Lai-Ming for the time and energy you put into publishing every piece! Enjoy crafty bitches!
Who is brave enough to follow the mighty Mat Ricardo in my weekly Writer’s Gauntlet column for The Hooghly Review? She describes herself as The Worst Comedy Hack You’ve Ever Seen! A Midwestern U.S. farmgirl transplanted to Portugal who performs standup comedy in Lisbon’s best basements. Meet the brilliantly witty Jen Nafziger!
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-jen-nafziger
