• The Impact of Confucius: A Q&A with Michael Schuman

    By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Veteran Asia correspondent Michael Schuman, now living in Beijing, has reported from various parts of East Asia …

    The Coded Body

    Today’s post was originally published by LARB Channel The Offing. By E. Jane Throughout July, The Offing observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month …

    Q&A with Shannon Young, Author of “Year of Fire Dragons”

    By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham Shannon Young doesn’t content herself to work in only one genre. I first came across her …

    Our Summer Pop-Up Membership Drive Is Here

    The Los Angeles Review of Books is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We depend on our readers to exist. That’s why …

    Seeking Alpha in 1992 Shanghai

    By Austin Dean Recently in the main reading room of the Shanghai Municipal Library, the guy sitting next to me …

    Translating and Tweeting

    By Joanna Chen I’m in the lotus position above Iceland. I have two seats to myself and one more whenever …

    Pets, Playmates, Pedagogues

    Today’s post was originally published by LARB Channel The Offing. By Fran Ross Oreo, Fran Ross’s ground-breaking satire, was originally published in 1974. …

    On Yan Lianke’s Fiction: Q & A with Translator and Literary Scholar Carlos Rojas

    By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Yan Lianke is an award-winning fiction writer in China, and has also been recognized internationally with the …

    The Greening of Asia — An Interview with Mark Clifford

    By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Mark L. Clifford is executive director of the Hong Kong-based Asia Business Council. Clifford’s impressive resume includes …