2023 releases

Translated by David BoydFish-breeding and weasel infestations punctuate this disarming, strange and strangely resonant story of one man's journey toward impending fatherhood, from an award-winning Japanese novelist.Two friends meet across...

A science-fiction novel involving clones, a psychic, and empathy as a recreational drug.We have always been we. Then they forced us to become you and I...Empathy consists of two stories...

The second Harith Athreya mystery: A Golden Age-esque cosy crime set in contemporary India, for fans of Lucy Foley and Knives Out.SECRETSSeasoned detective Harith Athreya is back, this time to...

Beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk talesDark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers, these Japanese fairy tales are enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and...

A groundbreaking book that will broaden and expand your thinking, whether you are a trauma survivor, a clinician, someone who loves a survivor, or someone seeking to understand abuse.The relationship...

A story of two young Peranakans growing up and falling in love in pre-war colonial SingaporeInspired by a true story, Showers of Luck follows the life of two characters, Lily...

A novel of modern India- of violence and prejudice, friendship and loyalty, community and tradition, and of a young man coming of age in a country on fireIndia, 1992. The...

A dazzling debut for 12+ readers. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation.There's a catfish...

A hauntingly beautiful love story about the ties that bind from award-winning author, Simone Lazaroo.Elspeth is full of inexpressible longings — to leave behind her beginnings in a small wheatbelt...

Utterly compulsive, totally original and with a truly jaw-on-the-floor twist, this is a thriller like no otherCharming and handsome, Ricky Manfredi is living an idyllic playboy life when, out of...

The February 2021 coup demonstrates the tragic politics of a land whose strategic location, rich culture, and bountiful resources should have made it a leading nation of AsiaA decade ago,...

A journalist's struggle to bring to justice to a boy who was unjustly killed after being tagged as a drug runner and his fight to defend the weak and the...

A tyrant's cruel reign comes to an end in a mythical Southeast Asian Sultanate where the powerless rise up against gods and monstersThe final days of Sun Girna Ginar have...

A cult cyberpunk masterpiece, and Ryu Murakami's most famous novel. Two babies are left in a Tokyo station coin locker and survive against the odds, but their lives are forever...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce, and fantasy — a masterpiece of modern fiction perfect for fans of...

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Tired of the bustling city, a man takes...

Michael Ondaatje's incredible debut novel of Jazz and strife, published for the first time in Vintage Classics alongside his memoir, Running in the Family Based on the life of cornet...

Translated by Natascha Bruce A professor falls in love with a mechanical ballerina in a mordant and uncanny fable of contemporary Hong Kong. In the mountainous city of Nevers, there...

Michael Ondaatje's remarkable masterpiece of a family memoir, reissued to mark 40 years since its first publication'During certain hours, at certain years in our lives, we see ourselves as remnants...

The third novel in the Detective Kamil Rahman Mystery series, THE DETECTIVE follows Kamil on his first case for the Met Police, while his former boss and restaurant manager, Anjoli...

Plant-based cooking meets the dynamic flavors of Vietnamese cuisine in these 125+ recipes and variations — from the James Beard Award-winning author of Vietnamese Food Every DayAlthough many people think...

A wide-ranging and affecting debut novel about family and identity from an award-winning historian, perfect for fans of Bernardine Evaristo or Zadie Smith.1981. Khalid Quraishi is one of the lucky...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim A whip-smart, taut and compelling novel about a 60-something female assassin navigating the vulnerabilities posed by her ageing body, and a meditation on loss and loneliness....

A captivating and unexpected collection of two female Japanese poets from the 9th and 10th centuriesHere is a collection of sexy, brief, fleeting poems about love, lust and longing. They...

*A Financial Times Book to Read in 2023* A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism- the British arrival in...

The new memoir from prize-winning writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo — playful, provocative and original, it's her deeply personal take on striving for a life of her ownThe world can...

Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize; an epic, searing satire. A magical realism whodunnit set amid Sri Lanka's civil war. Now with added author content — a Map of Colombo...

The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023A BBC...

The Japanese art of meditative gardeningSpring, summer, autumn, and winter — wherever you are, the seasons come and go, bringing changes both welcome and unexpected.Japanese by birth, but transplanted to...

Winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize 2020 A beautiful, brutal and breath-taking novel-in-verse from one of the brightest young British writers of today. Anansi, your four gifts raised to nyame...

Everyday Food from AsiaDelicious, modern, versatile Asian-influenced recipes from an international rising star of cookeryAsian food has it all — contrasts of flavour and texture, straightforward dishes you can eat...

Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of conflict. But what happens decades later when they unexpectedly converge once more? Trang and Quynh - sisters who leave...

The Das sisters uncover a computer chip black market syndicate operating out of Singapore, willing to murder anyone who disrupts their profiteering. But who is the mastermind?The Das sisters investigate...

In this riveting and immersive novel, bestselling author Thrity Umrigar tells the story of two couples and the sometimes dangerous and heartbreaking challenges of love across a cultural divide.Indian American...

FROM THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF AGE OF ANGER COMES A GATSBY-ESQUE TALE OF WEALTH AND AMBITIONArun and his two classmates, Aseem and Virendra, are the success stories of their...

This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the...

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story — an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean...

A perfectly plotted, cosy detective story from Seicho Matsumoto, Japan's master of mystery In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple...

A young queer science writer on some of the ocean's strangest creatures and what they can teach us about human empathy and survivalJoin science journalist Sabrina Imbler on an astonishing...

The "structuralist" theories of power show that the subject is produced and reproduced by the investment of power- but how then can we then think of the subject's resistance to...

A classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House Murders Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill House, home...

A pocket book on the art of meditation from world renowned spiritual thinker J. Krishnamurti.Meditation is freeing the mind from the knownIn this inspiring collection of quotations, world renowned spiritual...

The most unexpected friendships really can transform your life.Malli is unable to speak outside her own home. The highlight of her life is a weekly phone call with her younger...

A deliciously scandalous pageturner about the dark side of suburbia, peeling back the layers of an insta-perfect life to reveal rotten friendships, manipulation masquerading as love and families riddled with...

A timely meditation on the nature of conflict from world renowned spiritual thinker J. Krishnamurti.Without the fundamental necessity of peace, we cannot possibly understand the greater things of life.With his...

Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize, Backwaters is a tender and exquisitely written debut novel examining identity, race and complex family history. Laura is tired of being asked where...

Everyone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and...

Recipes and stories from a home kitchen Made in Bangladesh explores the delicious cuisine of Bangladesh in 75 tantalising recipes. Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons – summer, monsoon,...

Translated by Sam Malissa Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN. A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his...

Memories of an American from Vietnam A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and...