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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151
Zeno Sworder, "My Strange Shrinking Parents" (T...
An interview with Zeno Sworder
26 min
152
Weijian Shan, "Money Machine: A Trailblazing Am...
An interview with Weijian Shan
41 min
153
Lawrence Osborne, "On Java Road: A Novel" (Hoga...
An interview with Lawrence Osborne
29 min
154
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Re...
An interview with Xin Wen
43 min
155
Steve Kemper, "Our Man in Tokyo: An American Am...
An interview with Steve Kemper
40 min
156
Kyla Zhao, "The Fraud Squad" (Berkley Books, 2023)
An interview with Kyla Zhao
23 min
157
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuri...
An interview with John D. Hosler
44 min
158
Mark Eveleigh, "Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Isl...
An interview with Mark Eveleigh
31 min
159
Angela Hui, "Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood...
An interview with Angela Hui
41 min
160
Uther Charlton-Stevens, "Anglo-India and the En...
An interview with Uther Charlton-Stevens
37 min
161
Jeff Fearnside, "Ships in the Desert" (Santa Fe...
An interview with Jeff Fearnside
36 min
162
Jayita Sarkar, "Ploughshares and Swords: India'...
An interview with Jayita Sarkar
35 min
163
Ronald H. Spector, "A Continent Erupts: Decolon...
An interview with Ronald H. Spector
38 min
164
Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi, "Making Merito...
An interview with Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
38 min
165
John D. Wong, "Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commerci...
An interview with John D. Wong
40 min
166
Michael X. Wang, "Lost in the Long March" (Over...
An interview with Michael X. Wang
39 min
167
Jamil Jan Kochai, "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak ...
An interview with Jamil Jan Kochai
28 min
168
Joseph Sassoon, "The Sassoons: The Great Global...
An interview with Joseph Sassoon
40 min
169
John Keay, "Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the...
An interview with John Keay
40 min
170
Eric Tagliocozzo, "In Asian Waters: Oceanic Wor...
An interview with Eric Tagliocozzo
31 min
171
Hua Hsu, "Stay True: A Memoir" (Doubleday, 2022)
An interview with Hua Hsu
27 min
172
Mark Vanhoenacker, "Imagine a City: A Pilot's J...
An interview with Mark Vanhoenacker
41 min
173
Anthony J. Barbieri-Low, "The Many Lives of the...
An interview with Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
34 min
174
Mansi Choksi, "The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marri...
An interview with Mansi Choksi
38 min
175
Scott Moore, "China's Next Act: How Sustainabil...
An interview with Scott Moore
48 min