9 books by Taiwanese, Japanese and Taiwanese/Japanese diaspora writers inspired by my international trip
As a professional book reviewer, I find that I gravitate towards certain themes. Recently, I’ve realized that I…
by serenapuang April 15, 2026
As a professional book reviewer, I find that I gravitate towards certain themes. Recently, I’ve realized that I…
by serenapuang April 15, 2026
When it’s your first time doing something: trying a new hobby, accomplishing a big milestone, or even a…
by serenapuang December 25, 2025
For the forty people memorialized in To Die For: a Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes, by Rosie Grant, there’s a…
by serenapuang October 8, 2025
We’re going into September 2025, and January feels like forever ago. So many things have changed since the…
by serenapuang September 9, 2025
What would you do to live your dream? In “Katabasis,” the newest novel by R.F. Kuang, Cambridge Ph.D. student…
by serenapuang September 9, 2025
It’s a reflection of contemporary life that belongs in any home library. Yes, even yours.
by serenapuang July 2, 2025
At 7 years old, Suchi meets Haiwen in their neighborhood in Shanghai. It’s 1938. The city is under…
by serenapuang January 10, 2025
I read 51 books in 2024. I’ve moderated book panels for five, written about 13 for work, and…
by serenapuang January 7, 2025
Marsh — short for Marshmallow because she’s “so sweet and soft” — hates her nickname but goes by…
by serenapuang July 9, 2024
Newlyweds Lewis and Wren are an unlikely couple. Lewis loves performing –– both in his personal life on…
by serenapuang August 8, 2023