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Chinese American novelist Gish Jen exhumes her mother’s cruelty in an intimate reconciliation

Chinese American novelist Gish Jen exhumes her mother’s cruelty in an intimate reconciliation

January 13, 2026
Hong Kong’s Struggle: Three Books Reflect on the City in Revolt

Hong Kong’s Struggle: Three Books Reflect on the City in Revolt

December 1, 2025
In ‘Foretokens,’ poet Sarah Howe parses the puzzle of her inheritance

In ‘Foretokens,’ poet Sarah Howe parses the puzzle of her inheritance

November 6, 2025
Book Excerpt: 'Chinese And Any Other Asian' by Anna Sulan Masing

Book Excerpt: 'Chinese And Any Other Asian' by Anna Sulan Masing

July 1, 2025
Book Excerpt: 'I Am Not a Tourist' by Daisy J. Hung

Book Excerpt: 'I Am Not a Tourist' by Daisy J. Hung

June 12, 2025
'Beauty Queen': Excerpt from Anne Anlin Cheng's Memoir 'Ordinary Disasters'

'Beauty Queen': Excerpt from Anne Anlin Cheng's Memoir 'Ordinary Disasters'

May 8, 2025
Memoir excerpt: Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You

Memoir excerpt: Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You

April 22, 2025
Memoir excerpt: Model Minority Gone Rogue by Qin Qin

Memoir excerpt: Model Minority Gone Rogue by Qin Qin

November 18, 2024
NüVoices Podcast #116: Model Minority Gone Rogue, a Conversation with Qin Qin

NüVoices Podcast #116: Model Minority Gone Rogue, a Conversation with Qin Qin

November 14, 2024
Fiction: A Long Walk Through the Tall Dry Grass

Fiction: A Long Walk Through the Tall Dry Grass

September 5, 2024
Book excerpt: Kate Whitehead's 'Pandemic Minds' explores mental health in Hong Kong

Book excerpt: Kate Whitehead's 'Pandemic Minds' explores mental health in Hong Kong

In 'Pandemic Minds,' journalist and psychotherapist Kate Whitehead uncovers the stories of Hongkongers who weathered the storm of the pandemic
July 3, 2024
NüVoices Podcast Episode #113: Illustrator Kaitlin Chan on her graphic novel, 'Eric's Sister'

NüVoices Podcast Episode #113: Illustrator Kaitlin Chan on her graphic novel, 'Eric's Sister'

April 4, 2024
Tears of Salt: Review of 'Salt Town' by Yi Xiaohe

Tears of Salt: Review of 'Salt Town' by Yi Xiaohe

Rural women in China have been disadvantaged and abused for millennia. A star Chinese journalist shows how in one village, little has changed.
October 19, 2023
NüVoices Podcast Episode #105: Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian on her new book, Beijing Rules

NüVoices Podcast Episode #105: Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian on her new book, Beijing Rules

October 11, 2023
NüVoices Podcast Episode #104: Clarissa Wei and Ivy Chen on their new cookbook, Made in Taiwan

NüVoices Podcast Episode #104: Clarissa Wei and Ivy Chen on their new cookbook, Made in Taiwan

September 27, 2023
NüVoices Book Picks for Asian Heritage Month

NüVoices Book Picks for Asian Heritage Month

May 11, 2023
NüVoices Podcast #91: Tania Branigan on her book, Red Memory, and the lasting impact of China's Cultural Revolution

NüVoices Podcast #91: Tania Branigan on her book, Red Memory, and the lasting impact of China's Cultural Revolution

March 8, 2023
Here Are 12 Feminist Books to Read from 20th Century China

Here Are 12 Feminist Books to Read from 20th Century China

February 11, 2023
NüVoices Podcast #89: A Conversation with Liza Lin on Digital Surveillance in China

NüVoices Podcast #89: A Conversation with Liza Lin on Digital Surveillance in China

February 8, 2023
NüVoices Podcast #86: Angela Hui about her memoir, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

NüVoices Podcast #86: Angela Hui about her memoir, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

November 30, 2022
NüVoices Podcast #83: A Map for the Missing, a Conversation with Belinda Huijuan Tang

NüVoices Podcast #83: A Map for the Missing, a Conversation with Belinda Huijuan Tang

October 20, 2022
Book review: Li Zhang’s “Anxious China” humanizes the country's mental health crisis

Book review: Li Zhang’s “Anxious China” humanizes the country's mental health crisis

October 14, 2022
Book Excerpt: 'China’s Millennial Digital Generation' by Karen Ma

Book Excerpt: 'China’s Millennial Digital Generation' by Karen Ma

July 4, 2022
NüVoices Podcast #76: A Conversation with Elaine Hsieh Chou on her debut novel, Disorientation

NüVoices Podcast #76: A Conversation with Elaine Hsieh Chou on her debut novel, Disorientation

June 2, 2022
NüVoices Podcast #75: Dancing on Bones book launch, a conversation with Katie Stallard

NüVoices Podcast #75: Dancing on Bones book launch, a conversation with Katie Stallard

May 4, 2022
NüVoices Podcast #72: Messy Roots, a Conversation with Laura Gao

NüVoices Podcast #72: Messy Roots, a Conversation with Laura Gao

March 17, 2022
NüVoices Podcast #71: The Impossible City, a Conversation with Karen Cheung

NüVoices Podcast #71: The Impossible City, a Conversation with Karen Cheung

March 2, 2022
Book Excerpt: 'Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics'

Book Excerpt: 'Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics'

October 20, 2021
NüVoices chair Joanna Chiu on the launch of CHINA UNBOUND

NüVoices chair Joanna Chiu on the launch of CHINA UNBOUND

September 28, 2021
Book Excerpt: 'More Than One Child' by Shen Yang

Book Excerpt: 'More Than One Child' by Shen Yang

September 5, 2021
Amy Sommers on her debut historical novel, Rumors from Shanghai

Amy Sommers on her debut historical novel, Rumors from Shanghai

April 6, 2021
Translation: Poems by Chinese feminist and revolutionary writer Qiu Jin

Translation: Poems by Chinese feminist and revolutionary writer Qiu Jin

March 10, 2021
Review: Te-Ping Chen's "Land of Big Numbers" sketches the diversity of modern China

Review: Te-Ping Chen's "Land of Big Numbers" sketches the diversity of modern China

March 4, 2021
Fiction: A brother comes to visit

Fiction: A brother comes to visit

June 20, 2019
Short Story from a Queer Woman: Tearing

Short Story from a Queer Woman: Tearing

December 30, 2018
Fiction Excerpt: Searching for Gao Meng

Fiction Excerpt: Searching for Gao Meng

October 21, 2018
Translation: Reflections on #MeToo and machismo violence by Peruvian writer Gabriela Wiener

Translation: Reflections on #MeToo and machismo violence by Peruvian writer Gabriela Wiener

October 15, 2018
Fiction Excerpt: Tender Darling

Fiction Excerpt: Tender Darling

September 12, 2018