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.

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51
Chris Stowers, "Shoot, Ask...and Run" (Earnshaw...
An interview with Chris Stowers
48 min
52
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
53
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
54
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min
55
Robert J. Antony, "Outlaws of the Sea: Maritime...
An interview with Robert J. Antony
46 min
56
Ashis Ray, "The Trial That Shook Britain: How a...
An interview with Ashis Ray
40 min
57
The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History
A Discussion with Nir Arielli
35 min
58
Manu Pillai, "Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The ...
An interview with Manu Pillai
55 min
59
Kishore Mahbubani, "Living the Asian Century: A...
An interview with Kishore Mahbubani
37 min
60
Tahir Kamran, "Chequered Past, Uncertain Future...
An interview with Tahir Kamran
55 min
61
Bertil Lintner, "The Golden Land Ablaze: Coups,...
An interview with Bertil Lintner
42 min
62
Rosemary Wakeman, "The Worlds of Victor Sassoon...
An interview with Rosemary Wakeman
43 min
63
Jorge Flores, "Empire of Contingency: How Portu...
An interview with Jorge Flores
50 min
64
Avinash Paliwal, "India's Near East: A New Hist...
An interview with Avinash Paliwal
43 min
65
Glenn Diaz, "Yñiga: A Novel" (Ateneo de Manila ...
An interview with Glenn Diaz
34 min
66
Peter Hessler, "Other Rivers: A Chinese Educati...
An interview with Peter Hessler
45 min
67
Victor D. Cha, "The Black Box: Demystifying the...
An interview with Victor D. Cha
39 min
68
Juan José Rivas Moreno, "The Capital Market of ...
An interview with Juan José Rivas Moreno
47 min
69
Paul French, "Her Lotus Year: China, the Roarin...
An interview with Paul French
42 min
70
Herald van der Linde, "Majapahit: Intrigue, Bet...
An interview with Herald van der Linde
41 min
71
Caroline Alexander, "Skies of Thunder: The Dead...
An interview with Caroline Alexander
41 min
72
Vikas Swarup, "The Girl with the Seven Lives" (...
An interview with Vikas Swarup
29 min
73
Allen James Fromherz, "The Center of the World:...
An interview with Allen James Fromherz
48 min
74
Ruth Vanita, "A Slight Angle" (India Viking, 2024)
An interview with Ruth Vanita
29 min
75
John Duffus, "Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life wi...
An interview with John Duffus
58 min