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Seishi Yokomizo Honjin Murders
Japanese Golden, Cosy Mysteries by Seishi Yokomizo for Bloody murders
I discovered Seishi Yokomizo right when I was craving a good old mystery. I had…
The perfect world of Miwako Sumida Review
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

I have a thing for books set in Japan. Even though I have never been to Japan, they feel familiar

Review : Red Circle Minis
Two New Japanese Short Stories from Red Circle Minis

Last year I reviewed three Red Circle Minis which are Japanese short stories…

Women in translation 2019
14 Books by Women in Translation 2019 (Novels & Short Stories)

It is August! Which means time to celebrate women in translation…

translated Indian books
Translated : Bengali Novels with Bitter Ghosts, Pulp Fiction & Circus History

A ghost who asks about a young wife’s sex life and curses her unapologetically…

review : magical women by sukanya venkatraghavan
Two South Asian SFF Books—Angry Goddesses, Witch Parties & Reborn Poets

India’s science fiction and fantasy scene is little explored, dominated so far by retellings…

Red Circle Minis feature stories from Japan - Review
The Red Circle Minis Feature Modern Japanese Stories

I have a fondness for books set in Japan. Why do I love…

Adele by Leila Slimani
Reading Leïla Slimani : a Sex crazed Woman and a Killing Nanny

Every once in a while, books that will make you take an all nighter in your adult life, get …

January 2019 book releases
The New Year New Books is a BLAST : Serial killers, Russian myths, Igbo beliefs and more

I felt 2018 was one of the best years in publishing. But January, 2019 has …