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If you want to understand China — and enjoy it — read these books.

If you want to understand China — and enjoy it — read these books.

Relying on old white men writing business books won’t get you anywhere.
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Abbey | The Open Bookshelf
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5 Books by Caribbean Authors You Should Read

5 Books by Caribbean Authors You Should Read

Book recommendations in honour of Caribbean Heritage Month
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Uju Onyishi
How to fall in love with reading

How to fall in love with reading

Four steps for those who aren’t big readers, yet.
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Michael Lim
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Resist(ance): A Collective Read

Resist(ance): A Collective Read

Reading is political and this read is an act of protest.
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Abbey | The Open Bookshelf
On Binge-Reading “These Violent Delights”

On Binge-Reading “These Violent Delights”

TL;DR If you’re looking for an incredible historical fantasy with an Asian spin on the classic “Romeo and Juliet”, definitely check it out!
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Christine Tu
How Reading 52 Books a Year Changed My Life

How Reading 52 Books a Year Changed My Life

Reading is the cheapest, most effective and accessible self-improvement hack
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Michael Lim
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China: The People’s Republic of Amnesia

China: The People’s Republic of Amnesia

Louisa Lim’s discussion of the nationwide Democracy Movement in 1989 is quite possibly the only balanced analysis in existence.
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Abbey | The Open Bookshelf
A reading list in the wake of the killing of George Floyd

A reading list in the wake of the killing of George Floyd

Books to spur your antiracist learning, and your family’s.
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Laurie Hahn Ganser
Friendships make the best love stories

Friendships make the best love stories

An A+ for this aromantic-asexual story
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Sabrina Ki
Dangerously unhealthy reading habits

Dangerously unhealthy reading habits

How eating disorder memoirs worsened my health until one didn’t
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Rowen Ellis
Racism is more than just an American problem

Racism is more than just an American problem

Books to help white Brits start their antiracist journey.
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Abbey | The Open Bookshelf
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