Asian American

“Expect a few cultural grace notes and agreeable potboiler antics from Beijing Payback—just don't expect something truly original.”

“a gorgeously written novel about race, about class, about street life and gender and the ragged ways we have chosen to define them.”

It took Li Er 10 years to write this book and it shows. The story meanders along, and every time you pick up the book to read some more you have to think where you were.

“With her two Walter Mosley-like gifts—impeccable narrative pacing and masterful command of Los Angeles’ intricate, evolving dynamics of race and class—Nina Revoyr’s L.A.

“a wild ride into the unknown.”

“­­­­­The Court Dancer is a meditation on the social changes that force people to confront the double-edged swords of tradition and modernism.”

The seven stories that make up this collection were originally published in China between 1987 and 1991, early in the author’s career.

“The Incendiaries marks the genesis of a dazzling career and showcases a writer who pushes herself courageously into the dark.”

“Erotic Stories of Punjabi Widows is a masterpiece.”

Henry Chang’s crime novel Lucky marks the fifth appearance of New York Police Department Detective Jack Yu.