Growing Up Perempuan
By: Filzah Sumartono
4.26
Format: 276 pages, Paperback
Growing up as a woman is hard. Growing up as a woman in the Muslim community is harder. In a wo…
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1. On Palestine
By: Noam Chomsky , Ilan Pappé
4.25
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dea… read more
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- nonfiction
"It's quite standard for those who hold the clubs to say: "Forget about everything that happened and let's just go on from here." In other words, "I've got what I want, and out forget about what your …"-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine
"How, then, does one become an activist? The easy answer would be to say that we do not become activists; we simply forget that we are. We are all born with compassion, generosity, and love for others…"-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine
2. Notes of a Crocodile
By: Qiu Miaojin , Bonnie Huie
3.83
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Set in the post-martial-law era of late 1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile depicts the coming-of-ag… read more
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- asia
"Unhealthy love is two people stoking a shared fantasy of desperate beauty, weaponizing passion and desire."-Qiu Miaojin, Notes of a Crocodile
"Secretly though, I did sort of enjoy being a fucked-up mess. Apart from that, I didn't have a whole lot going on."-Qiu Miaojin, Notes of a Crocodile
"Like death, college serves as a kind of escape hatch. But while death takes you straight to the morgue, college is a single rope dangling loose from the inescapable net of society."-Qiu Miaojin, Notes of a Crocodile
"Sweeping that other me into their arms, they led me in a dance within societal norms, along a trajectory based on a delusion. (Though I couldn't define what I was, I knew what I wasn't.)"-Qiu Miaojin, Notes of a Crocodile
3. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader
By: Chi-Young Kim , Haemin Sunim , Youngcheol Lee
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in ou… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Holding the Man
By: Timothy Conigrave
3.99
Format: 32 pages,
Los anos setenta seran recordados, entre otras cosas, por ser la epoca en que el "glam" irrumpe con… read more
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5. Ten Myths about Israel
By: Ilan Pappé
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more
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6. All the Lovers in the Night
By: Mieko Kawakami
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city wher… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
"It only took me a couple of hours to realise that she was a woman of talents beyond anything I could imagine - even though I was a stranger to such talents myself."-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"The light at night is special because the overwhelming light of day has left us, and the remaining half draws on everything it has to keep the world around us bright."-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"When I felt sleepy I slept, and when I opened my eyes I got up, letting hunger dictate when to head to the fridge or kitchen cabinet to eat some of the things that I'd stocked up on. When supplies ra…"-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"When I felt sleepy I slept, and when I opened my eyes I got up, letting hunger dictate when to head to the fridge or kitchen cabinet to eat some of the things that I'd stocked up on. When supplies ra…"-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
7. The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
By: Keigo Higashino
4.43
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to th… read more
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- asian literature
"People who live with their head in the clouds deserve to hit the ground every once in a while."-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
"Believe me. No matter how bad things are today, they’ll be far better tomorrow. — Namiya General Store"-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
"Be a fighter. Give it everything you’ve got. Even a losing battle is worth fighting. Go out and make your mark."-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
"It would destroy the very meaning of a family unit if everyone with their separate ways over fleeting feelings of anger or impatience."-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
8. Lonely Castle in the Mirror
By: Mizuki Tsujimura
4.27
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
Seven students are avoiding going to school, hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face thei… read more
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- asian literature
"In another world, we were already friends."-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror
"You're battling every single day, aren't you?"-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror
"Her mother always said this. That no matter how disgusted you might be with a friend, you should never speak ill of them."-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror
"Houses just like the one she lived in; tall condos, apartment buildings that looked, from where she stood, like matchboxes. In the distance, she could catch the lights flickering in the supermarket. …"-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror
9. Life Ceremony
By: Sayaka Murata
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stori… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
- short stories
"Nowadays, your partner is not necessarily a sex object - this is a wonderful advancement."-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"I'm seeking an amicable daily routine with someone I get along well with, like brother and sister, without being a slave to sex"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"Walking like this, feeling like a feral human, even machines and buildings were warm to the touch, and some emitted sounds and vibrations. Their presence was similar to the sounds emitted by life-for…"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"If they tried it, the memories of the wild rooted in their flesh would come back to them, and they would discover that eating the city like this would connect the earth between the gaps in the concre…"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
10. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
By: Julie Smith
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides… read more
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- nonfiction
"When we focus on trying to fix the problem, it is easy to underestimate the power of simply being there."-Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
"In acceptance, the new reality is still not OK. It is still not as we want it to be. But we begin to take on the new reality, listen to our needs, open up to new experiences and make connections."-Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
11. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
By: Hwang Bo-Reum
4.02
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
Yeongju is burned out. With her high-flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more
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- asian literature
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
12. Perkumpulan Anak Luar Nikah
By: Grace Tioso
4.77
Format: 396 pages, Paperback
Shocking Confession from an Indonesian’s Ex-ASEAN Scholarship Recipient Judul artikel itu menggu… read more
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13. Huda F Are You?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more
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"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?
"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?
14. Diary of a Void
By: Emi Yagi
3.51
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at … read more
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- asian literature
- feminism
- asia
"Having a baby isn't easy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's been two thousand years, and it's the same old story, right?"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"I'm always so alone. I guess I should be used to it by now. That's the way it is from the moment we come into this world, but I'm still not used to it - how alone we all are."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Maybe that's making a family is all about: creating an environment in which people make space for one another - maybe without even trying, just naturally, to make sure that nobody's forgotten."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Until they arrived, while everyone else was transitioning to winter, putting on coats and sweaters, I was going to stick with my summer dress and my usual work blazer. Dressed in the dazzling flowers…"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
15. Still Born
By: Guadalupe Nettel
4.13
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize! For readers of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, … read more
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- feminism
"Thoughts are like clouds moving in the sky, you know? Before you know it, they change shape or they just aren't there anymore."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"There is a word to describe someone who loses their spouse, and a word for children who are left without parents. There is no word, however, for a parent who loses their child."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
16. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
By: Michiko Aoyama
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more
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- short stories
17. We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
By: Samra Habib
4.16
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
CANADA READS 2020 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION NA… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
"Being surrounded by people who fuel you is intentional."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"For me, a wedding was an act of necessity, not a fairy tale."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"The joy of discovery is one of the biggest pleasures you'll ever know."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"Closure, for me, would mean accepting my circumstances rather than trying to alter them to serve me best."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
18. Now You See Us
By: Balli Kaur Jaswal
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore’s elite and band together to solve a mu… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
19. Tokyo Ueno Station
By: Yū Miri
3.47
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Emperor, Kazu’s life is tied by a series of coincid… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
"There’s that sound again."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"To speak is to stumble, to hesitate, to detour and hit dead ends. To listen is straightforward. You can always just listen."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I was always tired. There was never a time I was not tired. Not when life had its claws in me, and not when I escaped from it. I did not live with intent, I only lived. But that’s all over now."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I used to think life was like a book: you turn the first page, and there’s the next, and as you go on turning page after page, eventually you reach the last one. But life is nothing like a story in a…"-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
20. Against the Loveless World
By: Susan Abulhawa
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radical… read more
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- feminism
"From him I learned who those legislating morality and pretending to be more virtuous than the rest of us really are."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"But I know now that going from place to place is just something exiles have to do. Whatever the reason, the earth is never steady beneath our feet."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"The continuity of these traditions helped bridge the spaces between dislocation and the home I had forged in my birthright homeland, but I knew I could never again be complete in one place. This was …"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"Music is like spoken language, inextricable from its culture. If you don't learn a language early in life, its words will forever come out wrinkled and accented by another world, no matter how well y…"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
21. Brown Is Redacted
By: Kristian-Marc James Paul
4.17
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore responds to, expands on and questions what we th… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
22. This Is What Inequality Looks Like
By: You Yenn Teo
4.46
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
This book—an ethnography of inequality—addresses these questions. Formed by a series of essays, the… read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
"Memories sustain us — they tell us who we are and to whom we’re connected."-You Yenn Teo, This Is What Inequality Looks Like
"What we do and do not do are shaped by our sense of how others are — shared understandings of right and wrong, good and bad, valuable and worthless. The pathways and practices we end up taking are re…"-You Yenn Teo, This Is What Inequality Looks Like
23. Black Box
By: Shiori Itō
4.47
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
真実は、ここにある。 なぜ、司法はこれを裁けないのか? レイプ被害を受けたジャーナリストが世に問う、 法と捜査、社会の現状。 尊敬していた人物からの、思いもよらない行為。 しかし、その事実を証明する… read more
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- asian literature
- feminism
- nonfiction
- asia
"I needed to communicate all of this in my own words, with my own voice. If I waited for someone else to speak out, things would never change."-Shiori Itō, Black Box
"If I were going to die, there would be time for that later--after doing everything I could and using all that I had to confront the systemic problems that I knew needed to change."-Shiori Itō, Black Box
"I felt as though everything inside me had been obliterated. However much I tried, however much I wanted to go back to being who I was before, it was impossible--all that was left was an empty husk of…"-Shiori Itō, Black Box
24. When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times
By: Haemin Sunim
4.09
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From renowned Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim, a guide to turning life's challenges into opportun… read more
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- nonfiction
25. What We Inherit: Growing Up Indian
By: Shailey Hingorani
4.60
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A celebration of the slippages, strife and secret histories that make us—for better or worse—who we… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Singa-Pura-Pura
By: Nazry Bahrawi
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
From a future of electronic doas and AI psychotherapists, sense-activated communion with forests an… read more
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- asian literature
- short stories
27. Homeless
By: Liyana Dhamirah
3.70
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ten years ago, Liyana Dhamirah was in a precarious situation: at 22, she was heavily pregnant and h… read more
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- nonfiction
28. Harmony Heights
By: Ong Chin Huat
3.88
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Harmony Heights is anything but harmonious. In this nineties-style block of condominium located in … read more
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29. Little Hero
By: Emily Lim-Leh
4.50
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
A moving story of one boy’s growing-up years in post-war 1940s Singapore as he grapples with separa… read more
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30. Luka-luka Linimasa
By: Kalis Mardiasih
4.47
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Seorang ibu menjadi korban pem(e)rasan dengan anc(a)man menyebarkan foto t(a)npa busana yang ia kir… read more
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31. Growing Up Perempuan
By: Filzah Sumartono
4.26
Format: 276 pages, Paperback
Growing up as a woman is hard. Growing up as a woman in the Muslim community is harder. In a wo… read more
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- race
- feminism
- asia
- short stories
- nonfiction
- asian literature
