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Book recommendations

May 21, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The war between good and evil is coming and Aru Shah and her Pandava soul sisters are preparing for battle.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 21 | MAY 23 - MAY 29

Book recommendations

April 23, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ho-Lee Noodle Shop is taking its business to the next level. This comes in the form of catering.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 17 | APRIL 25 - MAY 1

Book recommendations: Finding your true self

March 19, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Faker By Sarah Smith Berkley, 2019 Emmie Echavarre is a faker. She has to be as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, the power company where she works. During business hours, she works to be tough — the opposite of her easy-going self — […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 12 | MARCH 21 - MARCH 27

Shin Yu Pai’s ENSŌ offers insight into a poet’s journey

February 14, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local poet and visual artist Shin Yu Pai’s upcoming book of poems, ENSŌ, promises to intrigue both seasoned poetry readers and beginners to the art. Due out in March from Entre Ríos Books, ENSŌ stands out amongst Pai’s work in that represents an overview and a culmination of everything she has done so far, while leaving no doubt that the journey continues.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 15 - FEBRUARY 21

Book recommendations: Love and romance

February 7, 2020 By Samantha Pak

Lucky is the biggest K-pop star at the moment. Finishing up her Asia tour with a final performance in Hong Kong, she is about to take the western world by storm with her upcoming performance on the “Later Tonight Show” in her hometown of Los Angeles. But first things first: a burger.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 14

Review: Novel by Paul Yoon offers rare view of war-torn Laos

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Three homeless teenagers in war-wracked Laos in 1969 find shelter in a once-grand farm manor that has been turned into a crumbling, makeshift hospital.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

NWAW’s must-reads: Stories about being yourself

January 10, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Every summer, a young boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. While there, they will typically see animals such as eagles, salamanders, and chipmunks.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 2 | JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17

Top 10 book recommendations

December 27, 2019 By Samantha Pak

Another year is coming to a close and that means another year of a whole lot of books. Here are 10 of my top reads—in no particular order—for 2019.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, 2020, DECEMBER 28, JANUARY 3, VOL 39 NO 1

Taxi conversations in Shanghai

November 27, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Frank Langfitt’s 2019 book The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China is the first-hand story of a long-time foreign correspondent and current NPR reporter who lived and worked in China in the 1990s and more recently in the 2010s.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 49 | NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6

Book recommendations: Complications of young love

November 22, 2019 By Samantha Pak

At 17, Ali Chu has grown up as the only Asian person in her Indiana school. And to fit in, she knows she must be as bland as white toast to survive—meaning eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and ignoring the racism from her classmates and teachers.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 29

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