# Books on Asia

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Official site: https://booksonasia.net/
Author: Amy Chavez, John Ross
Episodes: 83

## Resource

Books on Asia is your guide to finding quality books on Japan and Asia, including travel, literature, current events, and culture. Explore Asia in-depth. Hosted by Amy Chavez.

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## Episodes
- [Don Weiss: Future of the  Shikoku Pilgrimage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/don-weiss-future-of-the-shikoku-pilgrimage) — 2026-06-01T22:00:00+00:00
- [Sima Qian–China’s Grand Historian (with Tim McGirk)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/sima-qian-china-s-grand-historian-with-tim-mcgirk) — 2026-05-25T22:00:00+00:00
- [Hiroshima's Last Witnesses and Japan's Nuclear Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/hiroshima-s-last-witnesses-and-japan-s-nuclear-future) — 2026-05-18T22:00:00+00:00
- [Jason Nieling and Paul Bresin of the Sightseeing Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/jason-nieling-and-paul-bresin-of-the-sightseeing-japan) — 2026-05-11T22:00:00+00:00
- [Simon Elegant’s City on Fire: A Novel of Hong Kong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/simon-elegant-s-city-on-fire-a-novel-of-hong-kong) — 2026-05-04T22:00:00+00:00
- [Jane Lawson: Secret Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/jane-lawson-secret-japan) — 2026-04-27T22:03:10+00:00
- [Replay: Alex Kerr on Finding the Heart Sutra](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/replay-alex-kerr-on-finding-the-heart-sutra) — 2026-04-20T22:00:00+00:00
- [Anna Beth Keim: A History of Taiwan Through the Life of Huang Chin-tao](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/anna-beth-keim-a-history-of-taiwan-through-the-life-of-huang-chin-tao) — 2026-04-13T22:00:00+00:00
- [Michael Freiling—100 Poems from Old Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/michael-freiling-100-poems-from-old-japan) — 2026-04-06T22:00:00+00:00
- [Bruce Rutledge and Chin Music Press](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/bruce-rutledge-and-chin-music-press) — 2026-03-30T22:00:00+00:00
- [Steven Herman: Behind the White House Curtain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/steven-herman-behind-the-white-house-curtain) — 2026-03-23T22:00:00+00:00
- [David Leffman "A Murder in Yunnan"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/david-leffman-a-murder-in-yunnan) — 2026-03-16T22:00:00+00:00
- [Anti Foreign Sentiment, Overtourism and Tourist Behvavior](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/anti-foreign-sentiment-overtourism-and-tourist-behvavior) — 2026-03-09T22:00:00+00:00
- [Replay: Angus Waycott Walks Sado Island](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/replay-angus-waycott-walks-sado-island) — 2026-03-02T23:00:00+00:00
- [Robert Norris on Living and Writing in Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/robert-norris-on-living-and-writing-in-japan) — 2026-02-23T22:00:00+00:00
- [T.R.Reid and How to Ski Japan!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/t-r-reid-and-how-to-ski-japan) — 2026-02-16T22:00:00+00:00
- [China's Backstory with Lee Moore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/china-s-backstory-with-lee-moore) — 2026-02-09T22:00:00+00:00
- [Japan Guides and Guidebooks 1891 to 2019](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/japan-guides-and-guidebooks-1891-to-2019) — 2026-02-02T22:00:00+00:00
- [Simon Winchester’s Biography of Joseph Needham (with Tim McGirk)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/simon-winchester-s-biography-of-joseph-needham-with-tim-mcgirk) — 2026-01-26T22:00:00+00:00
- [New 2026 Book Releases on Japan, Taiwan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/new-2026-book-releases-on-japan-taiwan) — 2026-01-19T22:00:00+00:00
- [Harmony Express: Travels by Train through China with Thomas Bird](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/harmony-express-travels-by-train-through-china-with-thomas-bird) — 2026-01-12T22:00:00+00:00
- [The 1910 Japan-British Exhibition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/the-1910-japan-british-exhibition) — 2026-01-05T22:00:00+00:00
- [Amy Reads from her Book: The Widow, The Priest & The Octopus Hunter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/amy-reads-from-her-book-the-widow-the-priest-the-octopus-hunter) — 2025-12-29T22:00:00+00:00
- [Amy & John Discuss Childhood Reading Influences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/amy-john-discuss-childhood-reading-influences) — 2025-12-22T22:00:00+00:00
- [Carol Isaak on Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-on-asia-2675006/carol-isaak-on-portland-s-lan-su-chinese-garden) — 2025-12-15T22:00:00+00:00

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