China

Blade. Butcher. Thief. Worldbreaker. Emiko Soong has been called many things. But Worldbreaker is the worst. She unmasked the General and returned to San Francisco where her power is greatest....

'Beautifully written and brimming with defiance' Xiran Jay Zhao, bestselling author of Iron Widow Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun. The night Fei was born, a prophecy was...

A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics-the foundational work of Daoism-by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi...

The follow-up to Ebony Gate, the critically acclaimed debut of Vee and Bebelle's Phoenix Hoard series  IT TAKES A KILLER TO CATCH A KILLER Emiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San...

“She is hated by both men and gods, and heaven and earth cannot allow her to exist.” After suffering devastating loss, Zetian finds herself at the seat of power in...

A Family's Reckoning with China FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 1962, Edward Wong's father, disillusioned with Communism, fled China for Hong Kong and later the USA. From then on,...

Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state? Surveillance State tells the gripping, startling, and detailed...

A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City--for readers of Zadie Smith and Helen...

An irresistibly dark reimagining of 1930s Shanghai filled with glamour, gods and gangsters. In Shanghai, danger wears many faces . . . 1932, Shanghai. By day, Jingwen delivers bones for...

Known as The Girl Blessed By Death, Yang Ruying wants only to survive, but when her magic is discovered by an enemy prince she must decide if saving her family...

Three women. One daring plan. A wedding heist to remember. Lulu has always been taught that money is the ticket to a good life. So, when Shanghai’s most eligible bachelor...

Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921–1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party. A powerful, insightful account...

Leta Hong Fincher's landmark book Leftover Women shone a light on the resurgence of gender inequality in 21st-century China. Ten years on, women in China continue to experience a dramatic...

A wily young thief must use her wits to survive futuristic, alternate history Beijing in this Les Misérables–inspired young adult cyberpunk “fast-paced heist [that] balances lofty ideals of change with snappy...

One day, not so very many years ago, a small peasant boy was chosen to study ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy. His mother urged him to take this chance...

A dazzling debut collection which, deftly and urgently, tells the stories of those living in the biggest and most complicated country on earth.A brother competes for gaming glory while his...

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...

Three magical gowns. Two kingdoms on the brink of war. One chance to save them all. Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of...

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...

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...

A New World DisorderAs the world’s second-largest economy, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations. Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China’s...

Passage to a New WorldA young teen escapes to America from Mao’s China in the early 60s and experiences the consequent culture shock of cruel racism, financial hardships, unexpected freedom,...

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run… Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her...

A compelling epic fantasy, a female-focused reimagining of a Chinese classic, Strike the Zither is the first book in a duology by Joan He, New York Times-bestselling author of The...

A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap GoodsDiscover the truth behind the discounts.In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of...

Translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang A woman reclaims her own story in this taut and wholly original literary tale from one of China’s literary superstars. Hongmei is the...

An epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protestsIn Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huang's big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered...

Yang Liu uses her wonderfully apt pictograms to display the discordances between American and European customs with wit and wisdom.In Europe meets USA she captures her own experiences of living...

The Eisner-nominated MONSTRESS is back! Maika, Kippa, and Ren journey to Thyria in search of answers to her past... and discover a new, terrible, threat. Maika Halfwolf is on the...

A story of a family paying the price of an unapproved birth under China's One-Child PolicyWhat price does a family pay for an unapproved birth?Li Fu and Mei, farmers from...

The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Kuni Garu, now Emperor of Dara, confronts the challenges of supreme power: both from within and...

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time The fall and rebirth of an empire. With a cast of hundreds and a world unlike any you have...

A wry and insightful portrait of contemporary life, this is the much-anticipated follow-up to the award-winning novel Chemistry.Joan is a thirty-something ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital....

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...

Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018‘The best fantasy debut of 2018' — WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China's...

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...

Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance. The boys of Huaxia dream of the celebrity status that comes with...

From the winner of the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards, the epic third volume of the Dandelion Dynasties series, named by Time as one of the Greatest Fantasy Books...

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...

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to...

A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime. Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to...

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...

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...

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the...

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...

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 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's a retired assassin to do but save the City of San Francisco from the dead? Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world....

StoriesPraised as “utterly remarkable” and “deeply resonant” by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant debut collection, in the vein of The Refugees,...

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...