Other Stories from China

Literature is a powerful tool for sharing cultural experiences. In these times of social distance and global anxiety, taking the time to learn how human experiences can be different and the same seems more crucial than ever.

Beijing Payback

A fresh, smart, and fast-paced revenge thriller about a college basketball player who discovers shocking truths about his family in the wake of his father’s murder


Little Gods

A heartfelt examination of family ties and the impact of immigration upon different generations.


The Leavers

One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon–and never comes home.


Lotus

Lotus follows a young woman torn between past traditions and modern desires–as she carves out a life for herself in China’s “City of Sins”


A River of Stars

In a powerful debut about modern-day motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman stakes a claim to the American dream in California.


What We Were Promised

Set in modern Shanghai, a debut by a Chinese-American writer about a prodigal son whose unexpected return forces his newly wealthy family to confront painful secrets and unfulfilled promises