Category Archives: Books

Chinese “Gay” Penguins Wed And Raise A Baby

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tim

If you’re familiar with the controversial children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, the idea of “gay” penguins raising a baby penguin isn’t surprising. And Tango Makes Three was based on the real-life story of two male chinstrap penguins at the … Continue reading →

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Amy Tan Releases New Story, Rules for Virgins

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Mihee

From USA Today: “Amy Tan’s first published fiction in six years is a 42-page story titled Rules for Virgins, which she calls ‘a long short story.’ Tan’s story, released today (Monday), is available for $2.99 from several online outlets: the Amazon … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE: ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ DVD or Book Giveaway

Posted on November 9, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ DVD or Book provided by 8Asians and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment!

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The Breakthrough of Haruki Murakami

Posted on October 19, 2011 by William

Who wrote a book that sold at over a million copies in one month, with hard copies gone before the end of the first day and averaging online at more than 1 a minute? You might be forgiven for thinking … Continue reading →

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Top Asian Ghost Stories and Other Spooky Asian Kidlit

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Cynthia When I was a little kid, I remember getting creeped out hearing the story about the guy who picks up a lady hitchhiker. The guy lets the hitchhiker wear his jacket. Then the hitchhiker disappears when the driver … Continue reading →

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Charles Yu’s “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by sachi

There is just enough space inside here for one person to live indefinitely, or at least that’s what the operations manual says. So begins Charles Yu’s debut novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ($10.17). Yu is … Continue reading →

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Giant Robot Issue #68

Posted on September 19, 2011 by sachi

You follow 8Asians for your APA news, but who do you turn to for your Asian and Asian American pop culture? The last issue of Giant Robot ($4.99) will give you the satisfaction of holding the glossy pictures in your … Continue reading →

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Frank Wu’s “Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White”

Posted on September 15, 2011 by sachi

Within the past year, our sister site 8Asians has posted about recent racial events: Wesley Yang’s Paper Tigers article, Alexandra Wallace’s “Asians in the Library” video (and Jimmy Wong’s response), and Amy Chua’s book. Sometimes it is helpful to take … Continue reading →

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Olivia Munn Talks Mum And Movies on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John

Besides offending golfers, TV personality and actress Olivia Munn was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon recently plugging her book, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek as well as her movie I Don’t Know How She … Continue reading →

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Please Look After Mom’s Author Sin Kyung-Sook To Write More Books

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Mihee

From The Korea Times: “The celebrated author Shin Kyung-sook said that foreign readers she met have inspired her to write more…[She] returned to Korea on Aug. 25 after a four-month tour to seven cities in North America and eight in … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Book or Autographed Poster

Posted on July 25, 2011 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 7/29/2011: Congrats to our winners! Weenie & Stephanie Downie will both be receiving autographed posters! Jennifer Rico will be receiving the book! Between myself (trailer), Edward (review), and Dino (interview of the director), we’ve said a lot about the … Continue reading →

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My Tiger Mom & Me Writing Contest Open For Submissions

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Guest Writer

Has your Tiger Mom ever called you “garbage”? Or helped you succeed academically? While, yes, we may be a little tired of the Amy Chua saga, the reason it struck a chord initially is because we as Asian Americans could … Continue reading →

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