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Old Lhasa: A Biography
Episode 90
John Ross speaks with author M.A. Aldrich about his book Old Lhasa: A Biography
The Books on Asia Podcast is co-produced with Plum Rain Press.
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7 hours ago
Golden Age of China Books: The 1930s
Episode 89
China’s Golden Age on the Western Bookshelf
China may seem like a big story today, but its presence on Western bookshelves was even greater during th…
1 week ago
Japanese Literary Prizes—How many do you know?
Episode 88
Amy breaks down Japan's most prestigious literary prizes — starting with the twin titans of the Japanese book world, the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes, …
3 weeks ago
Taiwan Travelogue: Food and Friendship in Japanese Formosa
Episode 87
John Ross chats with Eryk, his Formosa Files co-host, about the International Booker Prize-winning novel Taiwan Travelogue. Set in colonial Taiwan in…
1 month ago
Replay: Tina deBellegard—The Art of the Short Story
Episode 86
Episode Notes
Today we're talking with Tina deBellegarde about short stories: What makes a good short story, and why certain short story writers are …
1 month, 1 week ago
Whistling Arrows and Heavenly Horses: The Han-Xiongnu War
Episode 84
Whistling Arrows and Heavenly Horses: The Han-Xiongnu War
John Ross speaks with Scott Forbes Crawford about his book The Han-Xiongnu War, 133 BC–89 A…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Don Weiss: Future of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Episode 83
Amy Chavez talks to Don Weiss, currently mid-way through the Shikoku Pilgrimage — Japan's 1,300 km Buddhist route that has been walked for almost as …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sima Qian–China’s Grand Historian (with Tim McGirk)
Episode 82
Sima Qian – China’s Grand Historian (with Tim McGirk)
John Ross chats with repeat guest Tim McGirk about Sima Qian (c. 145–86 BC), the Father of Chin…
2 months ago
Hiroshima's Last Witnesses and Japan's Nuclear Future
Episode 81
M. G. Sheftall has lived in Japan since 1987. He has a PhD in international relations and modern Japanese history from Waseda University in Tokyo. Si…
2 months, 1 week ago
Jason Nieling and Paul Bresin of the Sightseeing Japan
Episode 80
Sightseeing Japan
John Ross is joined by Jason Nieling and Paul Bresin of the Sightseeing Japan Podcast, which started back in 2019 and now has over …
2 months, 2 weeks ago