Ruxue International Media Inc. has released the English edition of Love Letters from the Goddess, a companion volume drawn from Xuemo's novel The Undying Diamond Heart, and the publisher reports that the parent novel has climbed to the top of two Amazon Kindle Store free-book categories.
Love Letters from the Goddess was released on October 7, 2026, featuring a collaborative translation by sinologists Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin and worldwide distribution by Ruxue International Media. The book presents 36 letters selected from The Undying Diamond Heart, described as having been hidden in the void for a thousand years and now whispering the romance between Saraswati, a once-revered Nepali Living Goddess, and Khyungpo Naljor, a Buddhist pilgrim seeking ultimate freedom.
The publisher frames the story as a meeting of faith and love, asking whether such an encounter leads to transcendence or downfall. The letters, according to the announcement, echo across continents and transcend time and space, weaving between love and awakening and bearing witness to humanity's longing for love, yearning for freedom and pursuit of eternity.
The rankings give the release a measurable commercial dimension. The Undying Diamond Heart, published on October 10 by Ruxue International Media and also translated by Goldblatt and Lin, reached No. 1 in two Amazon Kindle Store free-book categories: Historical Asian Fiction and Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction. It also reached No. 3 in Historical Literary Fiction, according to Amazon rankings captured on October 19. Readers can obtain a free Kindle copy of Love Letters from the Goddess, and a copy of the novel is available at The Undying Diamond Heart.
The novel tells the story of Khyungpo Naljor, a legendary truth seeker who lived more than a century ago. Set against a backdrop of history, romance and cultural memory, it follows his journey toward enlightenment as he navigates the tension between love and responsibility. Through the story, Xuemo draws on his own spiritual realization to explore human dignity, the nature of existence and the possibility of inner freedom.
Xuemo calls the work a grand novel, a term he uses to distinguish it from a conventional novel, and regards it as a book for a lifetime that readers can return to as they grapple with questions of love, loss, mortality, the meaning of life and the deepest truth of human existence. While his other novels may influence readers or renew their outlook, he believes The Undying Diamond Heart has the potential to transform their very state of being regardless of their backgrounds.
Its central message is that freedom lies not in reaching any destination but in the process of confronting one's own weaknesses and overcoming the limitations of the self. Rather than offering prescribed answers, the novel presents these fundamental questions through the personal choices, relationships and experiences of its characters, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions.
The pairing of a high-profile translation team with strong free-book rankings matters for the publishing industry because it suggests sustained English-language appetite for translated Chinese literary fiction with spiritual and historical themes. Goldblatt and Lin have brought numerous works of Chinese literature to English-language readers, and their involvement gives the project literary credibility beyond its genre positioning.
For readers, the announcement offers an accessible entry point: both titles are available free in Kindle format, and the letters volume functions as a standalone introduction to the larger novel. The publisher's site is at www.xuemobooks.com. Whether the early category rankings translate into a lasting readership will depend on how English-language audiences respond to Xuemo's expansive, question-driven approach to fiction.
