Lynne KutsukakeAgainst the backdrop of occupied Tokyo, a young girl searches for her missing older sister, who has disappeared into the world of bars and dance halls. In the process,...

Indu Sundaresan An enchanting seventeenth-century epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most legendary and controversial empresses -- a woman...

Geling Yan "When factory worker Dan Dong accidentally discovers how easy it is to infiltrate state- and corporate-sponsored banquets by posing as a journalist, he quickly becomes addicted to the...

Chia-Chia Lin   A searing debut novel that explores community, identity, and the myth of the American dream through an immigrant family in AlaskaIn Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel, The Unpassing,...

Amy Tan A sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of...

Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi Contrasting wedding ceremonies—a lavish Imperial Hotel Shinto affair for his side, a modest Jewish wedding for hers—set the stage for a fascinating union between two spiritual seekers,...

Master Lam Kam Chuen with Lam Kai Sin and Lam Tin Yu Like wine, tea has infinite variations of colour, aroma and taste for the conoisseur to savour. The Way...

Aravind Adiga   Born in a village in heartland India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school by his family and put to work in...

DT Suzuki Dedicated largely to the teaching of Hui Neng, this volume covers the purpose and technique of Zen training, and goes further into the depths of Zen than any...

Vinay Rai With 1.1 billion residents, the world's largest democracy is poised to dominate the world stage. One of India's wealthiest men gives an insider's view into his country's dynamic...

Heather Wood A firsthand account of 40 Indian villagers who are given the chance to see all of India by a wealthy landowner. September 4, 1990 by Penguin Books

Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin   Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time   The astonishing, uplifting story of a...