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
151
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Re...
An interview with Xin Wen
43 min
152
Steve Kemper, "Our Man in Tokyo: An American Am...
An interview with Steve Kemper
40 min
153
Kyla Zhao, "The Fraud Squad" (Berkley Books, 2023)
An interview with Kyla Zhao
23 min
154
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuri...
An interview with John D. Hosler
44 min
155
Mark Eveleigh, "Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Isl...
An interview with Mark Eveleigh
31 min
156
Angela Hui, "Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood...
An interview with Angela Hui
41 min
157
Uther Charlton-Stevens, "Anglo-India and the En...
An interview with Uther Charlton-Stevens
37 min
158
Jeff Fearnside, "Ships in the Desert" (Santa Fe...
An interview with Jeff Fearnside
36 min
159
Jayita Sarkar, "Ploughshares and Swords: India'...
An interview with Jayita Sarkar
35 min
160
Ronald H. Spector, "A Continent Erupts: Decolon...
An interview with Ronald H. Spector
38 min
161
Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi, "Making Merito...
An interview with Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
38 min
162
John D. Wong, "Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commerci...
An interview with John D. Wong
40 min
163
Michael X. Wang, "Lost in the Long March" (Over...
An interview with Michael X. Wang
39 min
164
Jamil Jan Kochai, "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak ...
An interview with Jamil Jan Kochai
28 min
165
Joseph Sassoon, "The Sassoons: The Great Global...
An interview with Joseph Sassoon
40 min
166
John Keay, "Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the...
An interview with John Keay
40 min
167
Eric Tagliocozzo, "In Asian Waters: Oceanic Wor...
An interview with Eric Tagliocozzo
31 min
168
Hua Hsu, "Stay True: A Memoir" (Doubleday, 2022)
An interview with Hua Hsu
27 min
169
Mark Vanhoenacker, "Imagine a City: A Pilot's J...
An interview with Mark Vanhoenacker
41 min
170
Anthony J. Barbieri-Low, "The Many Lives of the...
An interview with Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
34 min
171
Mansi Choksi, "The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marri...
An interview with Mansi Choksi
38 min
172
Scott Moore, "China's Next Act: How Sustainabil...
An interview with Scott Moore
48 min
173
John Saeki, "The Last Tigers of Hong Kong: True...
An interview with John Saeki
30 min
174
Rahul Sagar, "To Raise a Fallen People: The Nin...
An interview with Rahul Sagar
40 min
175
Hannah Kirshner, "Water, Wood, and Wild Things:...
An interview with Hannah Kirshner
32 min