Asian Review of Books

The Asian Review of Books is the only dedicated pan-Asian book review publication. Widely quoted, referenced, republished by leading publications in Asian and beyond and with an archive of more than two thousand book reviews, the ARB also features long-format essays by leading Asian writers and thinkers, excerpts from newly-published books and reviews of arts and culture.

Books
History
Politics
251
Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez, "Empire's Mistress,...
An interview with Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez
38 min
252
Samira Shackle, "Karachi Vice: Life and Death i...
An interview with Samira Shackle
40 min
253
Catherine Menon, "Fragile Monsters" (Viking, 2021)
An interview with Catherine Menon
29 min
254
Emei Burell, "We Served the People: My Mother's...
An interview with Emei Burell
32 min
255
Mehr Afshan Farooqi, "Ghalib: a Wilderness at M...
An interview with Mehr Afshan Farooqi
38 min
256
Jenny White, "Turkish Kaleidoscope: Fractured L...
An interview with Jenny White
40 min
257
Amit Chaudhuri, "Finding the Raga: An Improvisa...
An interview with Amit Chaudhuri
40 min
258
Razeen Sally, "Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in ...
An interview with Razeen Sally
38 min
259
Raza Mir, "Murder at the Mushaira: A Novel" (Al...
An interview with Raza Mir
35 min
260
Jonathan Chatwin, "Long Peace Street: A Walk in...
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
39 min
261
Timon Screech, "Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and M...
An interview with Timon Screech
41 min
262
Eugenia Cheng, "x + y: A Mathematician's Manife...
An interview with Eugenia Cheng
39 min
263
Janet M. Hartley, "The Volga: A History" (Yale ...
An interview with Janet M. Hartley
36 min
264
Te-Ping Chen, "Land of Big Numbers: Stories" (M...
An interview with Te-Ping Chen
30 min
265
Wu Cheng'en, "Monkey King: Journey to the West,...
An interview with Julia Lovell
31 min
266
Priya Basil, "Be My Guest: Reflections on Food,...
An interview with Priya Basil
46 min
267
Debashree Mukherjee, "Bombay Hustle: Making Mov...
An interview with Debashree Mukherjee
40 min
268
Dexter Roberts, "The Myth of Chinese Capitalism...
An interview with Dexter Roberts
42 min
269
Oliver Craske, "Indian Sun: The Life and Music ...
An interview with Oliver Craske
36 min
270
Ethan Lou, "Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Jour...
An interview with Ethan Lou
33 min
271
Ed Caesar, "The Moth and the Mountain: A True S...
An interview with Ed Caesar
31 min
272
Chloe Gong, "These Violent Delights" (Margaret ...
An interview with Chloe Gong
42 min
273
David Chaffetz, "Three Asian Divas: Women, Art ...
An interview with David Chaffetz
38 min
274
Devadas Krishnadas, "Confronting Covid-19: A St...
An interview with Devadas Krishnadas
39 min
275
Sophia Chang, "The Baddest Bitch in the Room" (...
An interview with Sophia Chang
38 min