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
276
Emei Burell, "We Served the People: My Mother's...
An interview with Emei Burell
32 min
277
Mehr Afshan Farooqi, "Ghalib: a Wilderness at M...
An interview with Mehr Afshan Farooqi
38 min
278
Jenny White, "Turkish Kaleidoscope: Fractured L...
An interview with Jenny White
40 min
279
Amit Chaudhuri, "Finding the Raga: An Improvisa...
An interview with Amit Chaudhuri
40 min
280
Razeen Sally, "Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in ...
An interview with Razeen Sally
38 min
281
Raza Mir, "Murder at the Mushaira: A Novel" (Al...
An interview with Raza Mir
35 min
282
Jonathan Chatwin, "Long Peace Street: A Walk in...
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
39 min
283
Timon Screech, "Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and M...
An interview with Timon Screech
41 min
284
Eugenia Cheng, "x + y: A Mathematician's Manife...
An interview with Eugenia Cheng
39 min
285
Janet M. Hartley, "The Volga: A History" (Yale ...
An interview with Janet M. Hartley
36 min
286
Te-Ping Chen, "Land of Big Numbers: Stories" (M...
An interview with Te-Ping Chen
30 min
287
Wu Cheng'en, "Monkey King: Journey to the West,...
An interview with Julia Lovell
31 min
288
Priya Basil, "Be My Guest: Reflections on Food,...
An interview with Priya Basil
46 min
289
Debashree Mukherjee, "Bombay Hustle: Making Mov...
An interview with Debashree Mukherjee
40 min
290
Dexter Roberts, "The Myth of Chinese Capitalism...
An interview with Dexter Roberts
42 min
291
Oliver Craske, "Indian Sun: The Life and Music ...
An interview with Oliver Craske
36 min
292
Ethan Lou, "Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Jour...
An interview with Ethan Lou
33 min
293
Ed Caesar, "The Moth and the Mountain: A True S...
An interview with Ed Caesar
31 min
294
Chloe Gong, "These Violent Delights" (Margaret ...
An interview with Chloe Gong
42 min
295
David Chaffetz, "Three Asian Divas: Women, Art ...
An interview with David Chaffetz
38 min
296
Devadas Krishnadas, "Confronting Covid-19: A St...
An interview with Devadas Krishnadas
39 min
297
Sophia Chang, "The Baddest Bitch in the Room" (...
An interview with Sophia Chang
38 min
298
Jonathan C. Slaght, "Owls of the Eastern Ice: A...
An interview with C. Slaght
35 min
299
Susie Yang, "White Ivy" (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
An interview with Susie Yang
28 min
300
Sunisa Manning, "A Good True Thai" (Epigram Boo...
In this interview, Sunisa and I discuss the historical setting of her book, and how much her characters represent the dynamics and emotions of Thailand’s student activists...
32 min