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
101
Robert Hillenbrand, "The Great Mongol Shahnameh...
An interview with Robert Hillenbrand
36 min
102
Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo, "Korea: A N...
An interview with Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
47 min
103
Marco Caboara, "Regnum Chinae: The Printed West...
An interview with Marco Caboara
39 min
104
Fiona Sze-Lorrain, "Dear Chrysanthemums: A Nove...
An interview with Fiona Sze-Lorrain
32 min
105
Sofia Samatar, "The White Mosque: A Memoir" (Ca...
An interview with Sofia Samatar
31 min
106
Tanvi Srivastava, trans., "The War Diary of Ash...
An interview with Tanvi Srivastava
41 min
107
Peter Thilly, "The Opium Business: A History of...
An interview with Peter Thilly
37 min
108
Monica Macias, "Black Girl from Pyongyang: In S...
An interview with Monica Macias
36 min
109
Baba Padmanji, "Yamuna's Journey" (Speaking Tig...
An interview with Deepra Dandekar and Mariyam Haider
37 min
110
Philip Snow, "China and Russia: Four Centuries ...
An interview with Philip Snow
58 min
111
James M. Zimmerman, "The Peking Express: The Ba...
An interview with James M. Zimmerman
46 min
112
Amitav Acharya, "Tragic Nation: Burma--Why and ...
An interview with Amitav Acharya
50 min
113
Kaamil Ahmed, "I Feel No Peace: Rohingya Fleein...
An interview with Kaamil Ahmed
49 min
114
Mai Nardone, "Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Storie...
An interview with Mai Nardone
37 min
115
Nikhil Menon, "Planning Democracy: Modern India...
An interview with Nikhil Menon
39 min
116
Oliver Slow, "Return of the Junta: Why Myanmar’...
An interview with Oliver Slow
44 min
117
Zeno Sworder, "My Strange Shrinking Parents" (T...
An interview with Zeno Sworder
26 min
118
Weijian Shan, "Money Machine: A Trailblazing Am...
An interview with Weijian Shan
41 min
119
Lawrence Osborne, "On Java Road: A Novel" (Hoga...
An interview with Lawrence Osborne
29 min
120
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Re...
An interview with Xin Wen
43 min
121
Steve Kemper, "Our Man in Tokyo: An American Am...
An interview with Steve Kemper
40 min
122
Kyla Zhao, "The Fraud Squad" (Berkley Books, 2023)
An interview with Kyla Zhao
23 min
123
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuri...
An interview with John D. Hosler
44 min
124
Mark Eveleigh, "Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Isl...
An interview with Mark Eveleigh
31 min
125
Angela Hui, "Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood...
An interview with Angela Hui
41 min