My top picks for 2015
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins This is shaping up to be a big year for Asian literature with new books from big name authors Rushdie, Ishiguro and Ghosh publishing new novels and volume of poetry coming...
View ArticleThe Asian Reader
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins After a many years of living in India, Singapore and China, I feel in a way like I ‘grew up’ reading books by Asian authors. I read a lot of books with Asian themes; I’ve...
View ArticleThe Asian Reader on The Bees
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins Every few years, the question of stereotyping in Asian literature comes up for discussion. Many British Asian writers feel that publishers try to push them to write about...
View ArticleOn reading historical fiction
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins To paraphrase George Santayana, those who do not learn about history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This phrase kept coming to mind when reading two novels recently....
View ArticleLiterature festivals this Spring
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins If there is such a thing as a literature festival season, it’s now. Lit fests seem to be coming at us from all angles, in all parts of the country. When the weather improves,...
View ArticleThe Asian Reader: what I’m looking forward to reading
by Adrienne Loftus Parkins Publishing catalogues for the last half of the year are out, so it’s time to take a look at what Asian books will be coming our way between now and Christmas. Here are my top...
View ArticleElif Shafak and her writing
I met Elif Shafak and heard her speak before I read any of her books. In person she is lovely, soft spoken, very
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