2022 Releases

No secret is safe.Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student in a sea of uber-wealthy classmates. But she...

Translated by Darryl Sterk If the mermaid doesn't swim back to the sea, but instead goes ashore, she will learn to walk on two legs. Perhaps, she will even learn...

A “beautifully written, poignant exploration of family, art, culture, immigration…and love” (Jean Kwok, author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation) set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural...

An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's ChinaA unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the highest realms of power and money in...

A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation from a Visionary Team of Female and Nonbinary CreatorsFrom an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking...

Delicious Dishes to Satisfy Your SoulIf you've been searching for flavorful recipes within the realm of Asian cuisine that hit all the right notes, look no further than This Is...

How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal LifeCreate an oasis of calm and find what sparks your joy with the first full-colour, beautifully photographed guide from Netflix's Marie...

From a rising literary star, an epic historical novel, set against the tense backdrop of the Long March and Mao’s rise to power, that tells a powerful and moving story...

Translated by Alison WattsSet in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their...

The much-anticipated third entry in New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh's sumptuous and thrilling series, The Beautiful.Odette is facing the final death. The Court of the Lions have done...

Translated by Arthur Reiji MorrisA powerful novel about the LGBTQ rights movement and gay love in Japan and Taiwan, from the most important queer voice of East Asia's millennial generation.Cho...

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. The heartstopping follow up to These Violent Delights, an imaginative, alluring retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in...

Eris and Sona are pitted against each other in the ongoing war between Godolia and the Badlands in this electrifying YA sequel to Gearbreakers. The Gearbreakers struck a devastating blow...

Translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell*THE JAPANESE CRIME CLASSIC — ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD*Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They...

Foreword by Jack ZipesA delightful collection of modern Chinese tales.The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales brings together forty-two magical Chinese tales, most appearing for the first time...

Translated by An Seon Jae A death, a lie, a secret. For twenty-six summers he didn't have the courage to face the past. Lee Hanjo is an artist at the...

Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd The acclaimed and bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heavenreturns with a blistering, shocking and poetic story about a...

Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition100+ fresh, plant-based, umami-packed recipes that show the range of traditional and modern Chinese vegan cuisine from the creator of The Plant-Based Wok.When...

Elevate your ramen and introduce new noodles into your repertoire! The Ultimate Japanese Noodles Cookbook is your introduction to the world of Japanese noodles and pasta. Chef and restaurateur Masahiro...

A Personal History of Japanese Food For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes felt lost in the...

Rice, Water, Earth This stunning guide invites you into the story of sake — an ancient beverage finding its way in a modern world. Whether you're a sake novice or...

The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time. In northern Japan, overlooking...

A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess. THERE ARE MANY LEGENDS ABOUT MY MOTHER… Raised far away on the moon, Xingyin was unaware she...

'Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe.'This is the story of Hana and her little sister Emi, who are part of...

The New York Times bestseller from the Grammy-nominated indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her...

Assassin. Immortal. Spy. An ill-matched pair of spies pose as a couple to investigate a series of murders in 1930s Shanghai, from the author of These Violent Delights. Four years...

A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn. A princess...

A dragon's kingdom. A star-crossed love. And a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world, or break it . . . Shiori's quest continues in the soaring sequel...

Translated by Sam Bett The aftermath of the murder of a bondage teacher reveals the darkest corners of the human mind in this chilling new mystery from the master of...

'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic' This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job...

Translated by Bryan Karetnyk Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the sixteenth century eight samurai, who had...

INNER OF THE 2021 AKUTAGAWA PRIZE A bestselling and award-winning Japanese phenomenon - about obsession, pop culture and fandom 'My oshi was on fire. Word was he'd punched a fan'...

Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami A #1 Japanese bestseller and winner of the influential Japan booksellers' award. For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, fairy tale...

Translated by Takami Nieda A Zainichi Korean teen comes of age in Japan in this groundbreaking debut novel about prejudice and diaspora. Seventeen-year-old Ginny Park is about to get expelled...

Translated by Emily North A hilarious Japanese debut novel, where a young woman, thoroughly fed up with gendered expectations at work, announces she's pregnant. She's not. Thirty-four-year-old Ms Shibata works...

The conclusion to Ken Liu's chronicle of the Dandelion Dynasty, which sees two empires face a whirlwind that threatens to utterly consume them. Ukyu-Gonde. Stalked by foes and dogged by...

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the...

A mesmerising novel by the author of Rainbirds and The Perfect Worldof Miwako Sumida about a young man trying to escape his past in Japan. When Shouji Arai crosses one...

Translated by Giles Murray The third and penultimate novel in the Detective Kyoichiro Kaga series by bestselling Japanese crime writer Keigo Higashino On the Nihonbashi Bridge in Tokyo stands the...

The Story of Tencent and China s Tech Ambition In 2017, a company known as Tencent overtook Facebook to become the world's fifth largest company. It was a watershed moment,...

The captivating sequel to Foul Lady Fortune, by the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights. A lover in peril. A nation under threat. The clock is ticking...

One woman’s escape from North Korea The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice. North Korea is an open-air prison...

Translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins From the author of Winter in Sokcho, which won the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The days are beginning to draw in. The...

A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is...

For fans of Children of Blood and Boneand Six of Crows comes the thrilling conclusion to the Blood Heir trilogy. A princess with a dark secret must ally with a...

Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of Convenience Store Woman. On the outskirts of Tokyo, local cats...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins...

A glorious, sweeping novel about family, migration and the search for a place to belong With every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune,...

We join San in 1970s rural South Korea, a young girl ostracised from her community. She meets a girl called Namae, and they become friends until one afternoon changes everything....

'You must love the land, my children, and ring it in with your love' On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns...