Category Archives: 8Books

8Books Sale Announcement: $2.99 eBooks

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Lily

Everyone loves a good sale, and this one doesn’t even hog space on your bookshelf! For the entire month of April, the University of Illinois Press is offering three Asian American-interest titles for only $2.99. All e-books are available on Kindle, … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Hokusai Origami Paper and Booklet

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Lily

Maybe this is a stretch for being a “book,” but to learn origami (at least when I was growing up before YouTube and internet tutorials), you used a book or at least a printed booklet of instructions, so we’ll just … Continue reading →

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8Books: Learning Chinese Characters

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Tim

In my on-going quest to get my daughter fluent in Chinese, I came across the opportunity to review a book called “Learning Chinese Characters” published by Tuttle Publishing. In case you’re not familiar, I have a nine year old daughter, … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Fresh Off the Boat,” by Eddie Huang

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lily

All I kept thinking while I was reaching Eddie Huang’s memoir, Fresh Off the Boat, was that the one word people need to know to describe it is…bombastic. It’s not a word I use a lot, or probably that most people … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Across a Green Ocean, by Wendy Lee

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Lily

Wendy Lee’s debut novel Across A Green Ocean presents the story centered around two siblings, Michael and Emily Tang, struggling to find their identity as the children of immigrants and after the passing of their father. When Michael finds a … Continue reading →

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8Books Q&A: Romeo and Juliet vs. Zombies, with Koji Steven Sakai

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Lily

Our very own Koji Steven Sakai has just released his very first novel (massive applause!) throwing a fantastical twist on that famous Shakespearean play. In Romeo and Juliet vs. Zombies, “Romeo and Juliet must fight to overcome hoards of zombies … Continue reading →

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8Books: Free Kid’s E-book for Chinese New Year, ‘The Emperor Who Built the Great Wall’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Tim

If you’re an Asian American parent like me, you probably struggle to find books for your kids that have the right blend of age appropriateness and entertainment while still offering a glimpse into the history and culture of your ancestry. … Continue reading →

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An 8Books Valentine: Free Download of Asian American Erotic Romance Series

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Lily

Happy Valentine’s Day book nerds! Starting today until February 16, the Irvine Lovers Club is giving away five Asian American erotic stories. Each of the stories acts like a book chapter, following Korean American Claudia Kim on her steamy adventures set … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “How Much Do You Love Me?” by Paul Mark Tag

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Koji Steven Sakai

“How Much Do You Love Me?” by Paul Mark Tag is the kind of novel I usually hate. Here’s the Amazon.com synopsis: It’s December 1941, and the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Politicians fuel anti-Japanese hysteria and campaign to segregate … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Chop Suey, USA” by Yong Chen

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Lily

Reading Yong Chen’s new book Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America is an education. In some ways, it seems more like an encyclopedia or a peak into the brain of a man who has read and retained an … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Lily

I’ve been putting off writing this review for weeks, but this book is special and you should seriously think about reading it. Celeste Ng’s debut book, Everything I Never Told You is a stirring novel about a family unraveling. Ng begins … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Who We Be” by Jeff Chang

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Lily

Race. Multiculturalism. Diversity. Culture. Big words that it sometimes seems we talk around and around. Jeff Chang’s new book Who We Be: The Colorization of America–released today–takes a big step in helping to provide a vocabulary and a history to America’s … Continue reading →

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