by Nina Powles Nashua Gallagher, All the Words a Stage, Chameleon Press, 2018. 102 pgs. “They place me in new soil / Do not look at me in my newness /Continue readingThere’s No Place Like Home: Nashua Gallagher’s All the Words a Stage

by Joyce Lau Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman, Formosa Moon, ThingsAsian Press, 2018. 336 pgs. Smangus, the most remote village in Taiwan, is known for the island’s best naturalContinue readingUnravelling Taiwan: Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman’s Formosa Moon

by John W. Steele Jenna Le, A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora, Indolent Books, 2018. 94 pgs. In this stunning collection of poetry, Jenna Le—a Minnesota-born daughter of VietnameseContinue readingAn Anatomy of Trauma: Jenna Le’s A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora

by Chloe Leung Cheryl Pallant, Ginseng Tango, Big Table Publishing Company, 2017. 211 pgs. Ginseng: a slow-growing and energy-boosting plant found primarily in Korea and China. Oval-shaped with roots fraying alongContinue readingA Tangoed Soul with Tangled Roots: Cheryl Pallant’s Ginseng Tango

by Swathi Parasuraman Mohsin Hamid, Exit West, Hamish Hamilton, 2017. 240 pgs. I remember reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist two years ago. At the time, I didn’t know it had been shortlistedContinue readingA Refugee Love Story: Moshin Hamid’s Exit West

by Martin Merz and Jane Weizhen Pan Editors’ note: Read Susan Blumberg-Kason’s review of Eileen Chang’s Little Reunions here and her response to Jane Weizhen Pan and Martin Merz’s rejoinderContinue readingMessage from Translators of Little Reunions

by Susan Blumberg-Kason Editors’ note: Read Susan Blumberg-Kason’s review of Eileen Chang’s Little Reunions here and Jane Weizhen Pan and Martin Merz’s response here. Last week, I read with interestContinue readingLetter to the Editors