Past Curations
Every week we curate a fresh selection of East Asian fiction. Here's a look back at what we've recommended.
April 6–12, 2026
Your Weekly Silence
Stories told in the spaces between words. The unsaid carries more weight than dialogue. Five novels that prove quiet can be the loudest thing in the room.
5 books
April 6–12, 2026
Your Weekly Grief
Loss reshapes everything — identity, relationships, the way light falls in a room. Five novels that sit with grief honestly, without looking away.
5 books
March 30 – April 5, 2026
Your Weekly Meditation
Slow novels that reward patience. Time stretches, seasons change, and meaning accumulates like snow. Five books best read with nowhere to be.
5 books
March 30 – April 5, 2026
Your Weekly Reckoning
The past catches up. Buried truths surface. Characters face what they’ve spent years avoiding. Five novels about the moment you can no longer look away.
5 books
March 23–29, 2026
Your Weekly Inheritance
What our parents gave us — and what they couldn’t. Five novels about the weight of family, the stories passed down, and the ones deliberately buried.
5 books
March 23–29, 2026
Your Weekly Return
Going back to where it started — a childhood town, a family home, a country left behind. Five novels about what we find when we retrace our steps.
5 books
March 16–22, 2026
Your Weekly Suspicion
Nothing is as it seems. Every character has a secret, every chapter peels back another layer. Five East Asian mysteries that will keep you guessing until the final page.
5 books
March 16–22, 2026
Your Weekly Detour
Books that refuse to stay in their lane. Genre-bending, expectation-defying, impossible to categorise. Five novels for readers who are bored of predictable.
5 books
March 9–15, 2026
Your Weekly Belonging
Between two cultures, two languages, two selves. Five novels about the search for home — and the discovery that home might not be a place at all.
5 books
March 9–15, 2026
Your Weekly Stillness
The beauty of the ordinary. Tea ceremonies. Train rides. Rain on a window. Five novels that find the extraordinary in everyday moments.
5 books
March 2–8, 2026
Your Weekly Craving
Noodles at midnight. A grandmother’s recipe no one wrote down. The meal that changed everything. Five novels where food is memory, love, and survival.
6 books