See the Asian Review of Books for ever-interesting discussion. Here is a list of reviews, excerpts, letters, essays, and round ups published whilst I was away:
China and the West: Hope and Fear in the Age of Asia by Fokke Obema reviewed by Peter Gordon
Ghosts of Calcutta by Sebastien Ortiz reviewed by Agnes Bun
Letter from Hong Kong: Tintin sells for US$1.2 million
"Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms", an exhibition at the Asia Society, New York by Peter Gordon
The Cosmopolitans by Anjum Hasan reviewed by Jane Wallace
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War by Susan Southard reviewed by Bill Purves
China and Global Nuclear Order: From Estrangement to Active Engagement by Nicola Horsburgh reviewed by Francis P Sempa
Letter from Hong Kong: What’s in a Name by Peter Gordon
Ghosts of Calcutta by Sebastien Ortiz reviewed by Agnes Bun
Letter from Hong Kong: Tintin sells for US$1.2 million
"Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms", an exhibition at the Asia Society, New York by Peter Gordon
The Cosmopolitans by Anjum Hasan reviewed by Jane Wallace
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War by Susan Southard reviewed by Bill Purves
China and Global Nuclear Order: From Estrangement to Active Engagement by Nicola Horsburgh reviewed by Francis P Sempa
Letter from Hong Kong: What’s in a Name by Peter Gordon
A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads by Anthony Reid reviewed by Peter Gordon
Outside reading: links to essays on Asia-American poets and Korean, Middle Eastern and Indian writing
Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker reviewed by Tim Hannigan
Outside reading: links to essays on Asia-American poets and Korean, Middle Eastern and Indian writing
Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker reviewed by Tim Hannigan
Falling Walls by Upendranath Ashk, translated by Daisy Rockwell reviewed by Anu Kumar
Empire in Waves: A Political History of Surfing by Scott Laderman reviewed by Glyn Ford
Links to recent author interviews: Mani Rao, Saud Alsanousi, Banana Yashimoto, et al.
In Brief: Making a Point by David Crystal; The Book Worlds of East Asia and Europe, 1450-1850, Joseph P McDermott and Peter Burke (eds.); The Capitalist Unconscious by Hyun Ok Park
Empire in Waves: A Political History of Surfing by Scott Laderman reviewed by Glyn Ford
Links to recent author interviews: Mani Rao, Saud Alsanousi, Banana Yashimoto, et al.
In Brief: Making a Point by David Crystal; The Book Worlds of East Asia and Europe, 1450-1850, Joseph P McDermott and Peter Burke (eds.); The Capitalist Unconscious by Hyun Ok Park
Print edition
The latest print edition, Volume 2, number 2, October 2015, covering
July through September 2015 is now available from leading on-line bookstores. For
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