Trigger warning for rape. For a girl born in North Korea, the protagonist of Princess […]
Lands of Lost Borders, by Kate Harris
Kate Harris says near the beginning of her book, Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds […]
Bury What We Cannot Take, by Kirstin Chen
There are some decisions that one should not overthink. Then there others that absolutely require […]
White Chrysanthemum, by Mary Lynn Bracht
In 1992, South Korean women began a weekly demonstration that lasted more than twenty years. […]
The Winter Station, by Jody Shields
As it is portrayed in Jody Shields’ The Winter Station, Harbin, Manchuria is the ends of […]
Little Reunions, by Eileen Chang
Never published during her life time, Eileen Chang’s Little Reunions is a highly autobiographical novel of […]
An Excess Male, by Maggie Shen King
The Chinese government instituted a policy restricting couples to one child only in 1979. There […]
Dragon Springs Road, by Janie Chang
After reading The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, I needed something completely different. Jialing does not have normal […]
The History of Bees, by Maja Lunde
Bees have fascinated humans for centuries, I suppose, because it’s unsettling to see such small […]
Do Not Say We Have Nothing, by Madeleine Thien
The Japanese proverb, “The nail that sticks out shall be hammered down,” kept popping into […]