Asia

A journalistic account of the abuse and enslavement of women and girls in AsiaA constant stream of impoverished women and girls have been, and are being, enslaved and abused in...

A radical, literary and intimate insight into one of the twentieth century's most vital vocalists.A PITCHFORK MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn the '60s and '70s, America's music scene was marked...

A riveting look at the fiercely original, intellectually brilliant mind of Singapore's unofficial Poet-Laureate, Edwin Thumboo whose poetry is key to understanding the emotional hinterland of the city-state.Born of Tamil...

My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True HealingAn updated edition of the defining memoir about miraculous healing from cancer and the spiritual discoveries that followed, with a new...

One Uyghur man's epic battle to save his wife and son and bring them to Australia In a remote area of deserts and mountains where the Silk Road once ran,...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals Where is 'home'? For Amartya Sen, home has been many places — Dhaka in...

For readers of War Doctor and Educated, a doctor's story of grit and resilience, from the war torn streets of Kabul to saving lives around the world.Born in war-torn Afghanistan,...

Phil Wang was born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, and then came of age in Bath - 'a spa town for people who find Cheltenham too ethnic'.Phil takes an incisive...

Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be HeardA collection of first-hand accounts from courageous Afghan women who refuse to be silenced in the face of the Taliban.After...

Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of EverestChanging the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the...

A revelatory treatise from the Women’s Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being about how her face has shaped and been shaped by her life.What did your...

In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler's road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better...

The first book from a former intelligence community insiderThe mysterious, brutal, and calculating Kim Jong Un has risen to become the unchallenged dictator of a nuclear rogue state. He now...

Be Who You AreKodo Nishimura rose to fame following his appearance in Queer Eye: We're in Japan. Now this celebrity make-up artist and ordained Buddhist monk shares his unique and...

A memoir of love and labourA young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labour and self-worth...

'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' — Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia...

A fresh perspective on the Australia-China relationship told through the lens of memoir, culture and friendshipIn the late nineteenth century, as crippling famine devastated northern China, the Li family had...

A Memoir of Uyghur Loss, Exile and Hope A powerful and urgent memoir of loss, exile and hope by Uyghur activist Gulchehra Hoja 'This gripping memoir conveys the courage and...

For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone is an irreverent, funny, and moving memoir of assimilation woven together with poignant themes from works of classic...

A photograph passed down through generations inspires this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their storyA cherished family photograph, taken in Hong Kong,...

A Memoir of an Undocumented ChildhoodThe New York Times bestselling memoir a girl who learns to live — and then escape — an invisible lifeIn China she was the daughter...

Lessons from a remarkable lifeEssential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings,At Home in the World tells the remarkable life...

A unique look into the mind of a master storyteller.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a...

A MemoirA daughter born between two cultures — the US and Japan — grapples with the question: where is my home, and how will I recognise it when I reach...

Reflections on Society and the PandemicThese are the thoughts flitted, fluttered, and formed as Teresita Cruz Del Rosario battled COVID-19 and experienced life as never before — one of danger...

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...

Love, Death and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville A spellbinding story about love, faith, the search for utopia — and the oftendevastating cost of idealism. It’s the late 1960s,...

Translated by Zaman StanizaiAn Afghan Mother's Letter to her SonAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. How...

A Lifelong Love Affair With The Most Subtle And Sophisticated Game Known To HumankindFrom one of India’s finest writers, thinkers and commentators, a memoir of a love affair with cricket.As...

A Woman's Battle in a Man's World. As Featured in the Netflix documentary IN HER HANDSI am one of the lucky ones. I got out of Afghanistan alive when the...

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...

Escape from China's modern-day concentration camps A shocking depiction of one of the world's most ruthless regimes — and the story of one woman's fight to survive. I will never...

Ai Weiwei — one of the world's most famous artists and activists — tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the...

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...

THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK Published in celebration of BTS's 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and...

The true life adventures of Shoji Morimoto, who launched a business in which he rents himself out to do nothing in Japan. Today, I’m starting a ‘rent a person who...

We did not stay in our houses. Not in the way our grandmothers had, or our mothers. We went out a little more and veiled ourselves a little less. Some...

An Indonesian Experience War on Corruption: An Indonesian Experience is a courageous, informed, and sober insider's account of the challenge for democracy and the rule of law within the fourth...

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma A searing memoir of reckoning and healing which investigates the little-understood science behind complex PTSD. Every cell in my body is filled with...

An Illustrated MemoirNow in paperback, Thi Bui's critically acclaimed and beautifully illustrated story of her family's journey from their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America.Exploring the...

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean American girl's coming-of-age story — and a coming-home story — set between a New Jersey suburb and Seoul, South Korea. Deborah (Jung-Jin)...

HARVEY AWARD WINNER The heart-rending autobiographical manga that's taken the internet by storm! My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman's exploration of...

The extraordinary story of how a leading Buddhist monk overcame persecution, addiction and trauma to find enlightenmentLama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was 15-years-old and growing up in...

The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education An extraordinary memoir of a young woman from Afghanistan and her struggle to rise above the circumstances into which...

This is not a book about divorce. It’s not a book about God, either. You might think it is a book about goodness and what it means to be a...

A Reckoning on Race and the Asian ConditionChosen as a Guardian BOOK OF 2020, picked by AnOther as a Book You Should Read This Year, BBC Best Books of 2020...

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...

The story of the Tamil family that captured our hearts It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumps on the front door signalled the start of...

The highly original, blistering, and unconventional memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, which has now sold over one million copies worldwide With insight, humour, formal invention, and...

A Whimsical Journey through Gardens and LifeIt is spring in Melbourne and I am not there.I had a taste for it before I left for India. The japonica was flowering...