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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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Cooking, History, Non-Fiction

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Literary

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Short stories

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Novella

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Novella

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Chick-lit, Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction

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

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary

Maangchi’s Best Korean Cooking

Spice it up with Maangchi I first stumbled across the indomitable Maangchi on her YouTube videos, and immediately loved her down-to-earth, fun cooking show.  Maangchi’s recipes are now in this read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Cooking, Non-Fiction
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