Asia

Inequality, Environmental Destruction, and Imagining Poverty in the 21st CenturyA critical reflection on the power of moviemaking to shape our collective imagination of better futuresThrough a close analysis of more...

A lyrical, poetic essay collection that blends memoir with powerful writing on the natural world, taking us from London to New Zealand, Shanghai to Malaysia — from the winner of...

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...

Conversations on Mental Health — Weaving between Light and Shadows, Said and UnsaidDiverse voices on mental wellness in Singapore that bring you closer to your emotional and mental truthThreading Worlds:...

An intricate blend of mystery and horror with a feminist take on the roles of womanhood, especially motherhood, in contemporary time An unnamed young woman and her companion strike up...

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

Your family would kill to see you happy ‘ARE YOU…DEAD?' OH MY GOD. I THINK HE IS. When Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, she turns to her aunties...

They vow to make it a day to remember… The laugh-out-loud new novel from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties, winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize...

Crazy Rich Asians meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this an outrageous, laugh-out-loud yet heartfelt YA fake dating romcom, from the winner of the Comedy Women in...

Lucie Yi has tried love – it didn’t work.She’s decided that finding Mr Right is a myth, and that finding Mr Right-enough-to-have-children-with is the next best option. So when she...

A major literary event — the eagerly anticipated publication of a long-lost novel from legendary writer and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee John Oliver Killens, hailed as the founding father of...

Twin thieves attempt to pull off a daring heist in Stolen City, the sophomore fantasy novel from Dauntless author Elisa A. Bonnin. The city of Leithon is under Imperial occupation and Arian Athensor...

Says Van about her collection: ‘The old hill near where I grew up was outwardly ruined: its pines were dead, its vines gone to seed and its sheds, which once...

Illustrated by Aldy AguirreThis dark fantasy is sure to take your breath away.The rules are strict and absolute: Rule No. 1: Don't kill the body you inhabit. Rule No. 2:...

Singapore and the Invention of Modern AsiaLion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore — the world's most successful city state.In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par...

The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire series. 'Don't...

Flavors and Memories from My Grandmother's Kitchen This beautifully designed guide to Vietnamese home cooking and comfort food goes beyond restaurant fare to explore the vibrant, fresh flavours of a...

'A beautiful exploration of family, love and loss across the generations. Fresh, fun... I didn't want it to end.' Gemma ChanHow far would you travel to find a love lost...

A soulful tribute to Malaysian food, from snacks, pickles and salads to laksa, rice dishes, curries and sweet things​.Sambal Shiokis a brilliant collection of 75 Malaysian-inspired recipes that were handed...

Recipes from my Indonesian kitchenSelected by the New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of 2020Be transported to the bountiful islands of Indonesia by this collection of fragrant,...

Kin Thai translates as 'Eat Thai' and is a collection of 80 delicious recipes that shine a light on lesser known Thai cuisine as well as more popular Thai food...

Cult recipes from the streets that make the cityPenang is an explorer’s dream and a food-lover’s paradise. It’s the nasi lemak or kaya toast eaten for breakfast, served with a...

Direct from the traditional home kitchens of Bali, Paon is a cookbook of true Balinese food and recipes.Sharing more than 80 dishes alongside essays and beautiful photography capturing the life,...

Despite the distance, Claire cannot escape the scandals that beset her clan, especially when she discovers that she is a product of one. The Rosales House is a contemporary novel...

Her destiny. His revenge. In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir,...

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...

The third novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s Penang It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn...

Fake-dates, mooncakes and rich people problems. But love wasn't meant to be on the menu . . . Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen...

A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race riots in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this...

A “gripping historical adventure” of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an army of women to overthrow the Han Chinese and rule as...

The heart-rending story of survival and endurance in Japanese-occupied Singapore Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only three survivors, one...

Basking in Singapore's non-stop sunshine, low tax rate and crocodile Birkins on every other arm, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are living the dream — until their carefully constructed lives are...

FOR FANS OF CELESTE NG and MIN JIN LEE. 'A riveting mother-daughter tale' Elle 'Spellbinding and intricately layered' E.M. Tran 'A gripping tale about motherhood' Heat 'This novel has everything you want' Meng...

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...

Moving, sexy, and archly funny, Gina Apostol's Philippine National Book Award-winning Bibliolepsy is a love letter to the written word and a brilliantly unorthodox look at the rebellion that brought...

An Illustrated Memoir Now 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....

Illustrated by Mervin Malonzo Immerse yourself in a fantasy world of Filipino myth, magic, and supernatural suspense! Lambana — the realm of supernatural fairies known as Diwata — has fallen,...

A New Yorker in Manila This romantic graphic novel takes you to the heart of the Philippines. Halina Mitchell is half-Filipino, half-American. She's also a native New Yorker — sophisticated,...

Immerse yourself in a high-stakes fantasy adventure set in the Philippines! This Philippine National Book Award-winning graphic novel fuses Philippine myth and magic with contemporary action. Borrowing elements from The...

Translated by Dias Novita WuriA dazzling novella from a rising star of Indonesian literature that explores what it means to be a woman — whoever you are, wherever you are,...

Translated by YZ Chin By one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting writers, The Age of Goodbyes is a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace...

Feverishly energetic and playfully creepy, an unforgettable debut that hurtles through the ghostly secrets of Vietnamese history Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are...

Award-winning stories and tales about the rites of passage in our lives-love and loss, gladness and grief, departure and return-written in the realistic and fabulist modes A young boy and...

1941, West Java. Love and revolution are in the air. And war is on its way. Shortly before the Japanese invade, the van Hoorn family throws their famous Sinterklaas party...

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...

Finely textured, humane and deeply relevant, these stories of love, loss, and the politics of identity, race, and belonging, challenge comfortable conventions about ourselves. In turn wry and humorous, poignant...

A disillusioned revolutionist grappling with who he was and who he has become in disguise, set in one of the most turbulent times in modern Thailand history A story told...

Echoesis a lyrical collection of personal essays which references art and literature, pop culture and nostalgia. It gathers small joys, from a figure-hugging 'disco dress' to learning to sing Koo...

Crazy Rich Asians meets The Devil Wears Prada, with a dash of Gossip Girl, in this dazzling debut novel. Samantha Song has always dreamed of having her own by-line in...

An evocative novel set in 1930s Indochine about an American who journeys there in the name of family fortune, the glamorous world she finds herself in — and the truth...