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
Catherine Menon, "Fragile Monsters" (Viking, 2021)
An interview with Catherine Menon
29 min
252
Emei Burell, "We Served the People: My Mother's...
An interview with Emei Burell
32 min
253
Mehr Afshan Farooqi, "Ghalib: a Wilderness at M...
An interview with Mehr Afshan Farooqi
38 min
254
Jenny White, "Turkish Kaleidoscope: Fractured L...
An interview with Jenny White
40 min
255
Amit Chaudhuri, "Finding the Raga: An Improvisa...
An interview with Amit Chaudhuri
40 min
256
Razeen Sally, "Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in ...
An interview with Razeen Sally
38 min
257
Raza Mir, "Murder at the Mushaira: A Novel" (Al...
An interview with Raza Mir
35 min
258
Jonathan Chatwin, "Long Peace Street: A Walk in...
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
39 min
259
Timon Screech, "Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and M...
An interview with Timon Screech
41 min
260
Eugenia Cheng, "x + y: A Mathematician's Manife...
An interview with Eugenia Cheng
39 min
261
Janet M. Hartley, "The Volga: A History" (Yale ...
An interview with Janet M. Hartley
36 min
262
Te-Ping Chen, "Land of Big Numbers: Stories" (M...
An interview with Te-Ping Chen
30 min
263
Wu Cheng'en, "Monkey King: Journey to the West,...
An interview with Julia Lovell
31 min
264
Priya Basil, "Be My Guest: Reflections on Food,...
An interview with Priya Basil
46 min
265
Debashree Mukherjee, "Bombay Hustle: Making Mov...
An interview with Debashree Mukherjee
40 min
266
Dexter Roberts, "The Myth of Chinese Capitalism...
An interview with Dexter Roberts
42 min
267
Oliver Craske, "Indian Sun: The Life and Music ...
An interview with Oliver Craske
36 min
268
Ethan Lou, "Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Jour...
An interview with Ethan Lou
33 min
269
Ed Caesar, "The Moth and the Mountain: A True S...
An interview with Ed Caesar
31 min
270
Chloe Gong, "These Violent Delights" (Margaret ...
An interview with Chloe Gong
42 min
271
David Chaffetz, "Three Asian Divas: Women, Art ...
An interview with David Chaffetz
38 min
272
Devadas Krishnadas, "Confronting Covid-19: A St...
An interview with Devadas Krishnadas
39 min
273
Sophia Chang, "The Baddest Bitch in the Room" (...
An interview with Sophia Chang
38 min
274
Jonathan C. Slaght, "Owls of the Eastern Ice: A...
An interview with C. Slaght
35 min
275
Susie Yang, "White Ivy" (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
An interview with Susie Yang
28 min