Buy this book on Amazon “Some people invite confessions. Others perform to an audience. More rare are those who do neither, but shine like a flame amid the fluttering read more
Category: Asian-related
These books are either written by an Asian author, feature Asian characters, or are set in locations around Asia.
Have You Eaten Yet? by Cheuk Kwan
Buy this book on Amazon A food filled journey into history and heritage. “Food tells us who we are and where we come from.” ~ Have You Eaten Yet? Cheuk read more
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Buy this book on Amazon Travel and tales with a clever, albeit cheeky, cat. “Humans are quite flighty, so I don’t rely on them a hundred percent.” ~ Hiro Arikawa, read more
Kinshu Autumn Brocade by Teru Miyamoto
Buy this book on Amazon Lessons in love and forgiveness through letters. “As I walk every day, I strangely relish how my decision to turn right or left becomes the read more
If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
Buy this book on Amazon What We Think We Can Live Without “For all we know, there might be all sorts of things that have already disappeared without our having read more
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura
Follow the Woman in the Purple Skirt A subtle and haunting scenario about living a shadow of an existence. “The person she most reminds me of is Mei-shan, a friend read more
The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun
Bury the hatchet and buy the book. Digging yourself into a hole for life. “Life itself was merely an accumulation of failures, and those failures never made life read more
Confucius Jane by Katie Lynch – a review
A romance and relationship between two very different women blossoms in NYC Chinatown. “Jane felt Chinatown encircle her, simultaneously embracing and threatening. Tiny stores were crammed next to and read more
Must I Go by Yiyun Li
There’s humor and heartbreak in the reflections of life and family in this mini family saga by Chinese author, Yiyun Li.. Feisty octogenarian Lilia Imbody reflects on her life read more
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
A Soul soul searching in Tokyo Tokyo’s bustling nature and socio-economic rules play out in this touching and poignant novella, filled with stark and powerful descriptions. Kazu, the ghost of read more