Blogs in May 2021

Want 13th May 2021

Set in a near-future Taipei plagued by pollution, a group of teens risk everything to save their city in this thrilling novel from critically acclaimed author Cindy Pon. Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use...

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Loveboat, Taipei 7th March 2021

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, this romantic and layered Own Voices debut from Abigail Hing Wen is a dazzling, fun-filled romp. “Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret. Zero supervision. ”...

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The Foreigner 1st January 1970

40 year old Emerson Chang travels from San Francisco to Taipei in order to scatter his mother’s ashes and re-establish contact with his shady younger brother, Little P. Whilst there he inherits a property which has its own mysteries.

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Taipei 1st January 1970

Taipei is an ode – or lament – to the way we live now. Following Paul from New York, where he comically navigates Manhattan’s art and literary scenes, to Taipei, Taiwan, where he confronts his family’s roots, we see...

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