2022 Releases

Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in ChinaAn accessible and highly-original introduction to Chinese architecture, philosophy and cultural history.For more than three thousand years, Chinese life from the city and...

Chinese Australian Voices South Flows the Pearl is a fascinating journey through the history of Chinese Australia. Taking the reader from Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta to Sydney, Perth,...

One family's escape from the Taliban and their fight to save their son. A powerful tale of a family in crisis, and a moving love letter to the NHS. Herat,...

On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. Years later, her daughter Liya travels from America to China with her mother's...

On 3 June 1947, as British India descended into chaos, its division into two states was announced. For months the violence and civil unrest escalated. With millions of others, Marina...

Translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang and Shelly Bryant THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" — NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS...

The celebrated chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his debut memoir.In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in Manhattan's East Village.Its young chef-owner, David...

Illustrated by Salman ToorThousands of islands rise from the rivers' rich silts, crowned with forests of mangrove, rising on stilts. This is the Sundarban, where great rivers give birth; to...

Curated by Tina PangA journey through M+'s collection and Hong Kong's cultural spaces, telling the story of the city's past and present through its works of art and key landmarks.Key...

Translated by Sam Malissa Five assassins find themselves on a bullet train from Tokyo competing for a suitcase full of money. Who will get to the last station alive? An...

The epic first novel in a sweeping series following the romantic lives and intrigues of the fictionalized descendants of a Chinese empress — now in paperback! Behind every great family...

This companion novel to Abigail Hing Wen’s New York Times bestselling debut, Loveboat, Taipei,takes readers back to Taipei through the eyes of fan favorites Sophie and Xavier –on an unforgettable...

A stunning collection of short fiction by one of South Korea's most treasured writers, available in English for the first time.In the title story, an engaged couple working in distant...

Translated by Ouyang YuA long civilisation produces poets and entrepreneurs alike. But a long civilisation like China produces poet-entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-poets, or even entrepoetreneurs. That's a major difference between China...

How Great Founders Do More With Less A revolutionary roadmap for building startups that go the distance Cracks are forming in the myth of the VC-funded, IPO-driven billion-dollar company. They're...

Born in dire poverty but writing poetry all his life, even when he ran a successful business, Xifeng Yedu is one of the Chinese oral poets who doesn’t belong but...

NAGOMI is the Japanese ideology that advocates embracing everything life throws at us so we can live peacefully and harmoniously. There is no translation for the word nagomi in the...

'This is where I begin. This blank page draws me nearer to you, the day sweltering, my courage quickens, the curtains billowing and the punkah swaying, the punkah rattling as...

From the author of The Bone Witch, the thrilling sequel to The Never Tilting World spins elemental magic, fierce sisterhood, and vast, incredible landscapes into a YA fantasy epic perfect...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the award-winning author of Native Speaker and On Such a Full Sea, an exuberant, provocative story about a young American life transformed by an unusual Asian...

The Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery and Glass Old, broken objects can become more beautiful than ever! The thought of throwing away a cherished dish or mug can be heartbreaking....

New Fiction by Afghan Women "My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021, a thrilling and heartbreaking story of love, family, survival and betrayal from the prize-winning author of The Year of the Runaways Mehar, a young...

A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK...

'Do you know what it was like here? You wouldn't believe the glamour. We had our own film studio, redbrick houses for the stars, even Jackie Chan. Now look at...

Illustrated by Inko Ai Takita, adapted by Sean Michael WilsonStep into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. The Tale of Genji tells the story...

The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee Nury Turkel was...

ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021 Delhi, 1946. Ma and Bappu are liberal intellectuals teaching at the local university. Their fourteen year-old daughter — precocious, headstrong Alma...

An Ordinary Killing A masterly and agenda-setting inquest into how the deaths of two teenage girls shone a light into the darkest corners of a nation Katra Sadatganj. A tiny...

Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa First Novel Award 'The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami' — Kathy Wang, author of Impostor Syndrome Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She...

A deeply moving novel about tradition, love, war and the sorrow & hope exile will bring. 'The women arrive first, on an afternoon like any other, when Henna is safely...

In writing her sister Annie's eulogy, Kathy reflects on the complexities that shaped their family and their identities. It’s winter in Logan, south-east Queensland, and still warm enough to sleep...

At a time when every disagreement turns toxic, world champion debater Bo Seo reveals the timeless secrets of effective communication and persuasion. When Bo Seo was 8 years old, he...

In this epic conclusion to The Girl King, two sisters war for a crown that was never meant to be theirs — though only one can wear it. Princess Lu...

An instant New York Times bestseller! Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by...

Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Tokyo Dreaming, by Emiko Jean — the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Tokyo Ever...

Moving between two continents over a troubled century, We Are All Birds of Uganda is a multi-layered, moving and immensely resonant novel of generational love, loss and what it means...

A poetic meditation on identity, loss, and loneliness from the bestselling poet and visual artistAn all-new illustrated poetry collection from the bestselling author of yesterday i was the moon, New...

Translated by Eleanor GoodmanThis selection collects some of the most influential and moving work of the poet Zheng Xiaoqiong, who spent nearly a decade at the beginning of the century...

In this thought-provoking and entertaining debut novel about of a multicultural family, a dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy-a decision that...

How to Read The Art of War As the People's Republic's seemingly inexorable rise to economic and military power continues, never has the need for a better grasp of Chinese...

The long-awaited new novel from one of America's most highly regarded contemporary writers, The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he arrives in Paris as a refugee. There he and his...

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this lyrical and magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Colour of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim...

95 Quick, Classic and Seasonal RecipesEnjoy healthy and delicious Japanese pickles with the help of a leading Japanese food expert!Homemade Japanese pickles are incredibly tasty and easy to make, and...

Gripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950. For over a century,...

Preeti Patel only has room in her life for family, friends, and her career as a doctor. So when her ex-boyfriend — and man she never forgot — turns up...

Translated by Sunandini Banerjee May 1992. In Russia, Boris Yeltsin is showing millions of communists the spectre of capitalism. Yugoslavia is disintegrating. United Germany is uncertain about their next move,...

A Political BiographyIn 2014, Joko Widodo — popularly known as Jokowi — was elected the seventh president of the Republic of Indonesia, going on to win a second five-year term...

In his first poetry volume, internationally renowned publisher Naveen Kishore has produced a collection of poems that, with compassion, protest society’s cruelty.Throughout Knotted Grief, Kishore lays bare the nature of...

Things get personal for Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja Lily Wong in Hong Kong when she dives into the dangerous world of triads, romance, and corporate disaster during the height of the...