Hong Kong’s International Literary Festival Kicks Off March 4-10
Don’t miss out on learning and connecting with new people at the upcoming International Literary Festival in Hong Kong, happening on March 4-10. Read for deets.
Literature
One for the Books: Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025's Guest of Honor is PH
This is the second time a country from Southeast Asia has been named a guest of honor for the fair, following Indonesia in 2015.
Enter Exploding Galaxies, the Small Press Reviving Lost Philippine Fiction
Exploding Galaxies, the newest kid on the publishing block, is committed to reviving contemporary Philippine fiction that have long been lost and out-of-print.
The Beat Asia Reads: The Profound Wisdom and Wonder of Children's Stories
It's necessary to return to children's stories and their values; one, so we never forget them, but even more, so we may read them and ourselves in a new light.
The Beat Asia Reads: An LGBTQ+ Book List for Pride Month and Beyond
In the fight for equality, we practice resistance in every way we're able. Pride Month or not, we urge you to take up and read. Start with this LGBTQ+ book list
The Beat Asia Reads: Contemporary Books on Mothers and Motherhood
For all the forms motherhood takes, we celebrate it for its possibilities of communal care and love – arguably the very things on which our survival rests upon.
'Two Book Nerds Talking,' a Podcast Made Out of Love for the Written Word
Book nerds of the world, unite! Founded by Honey and Diana, "Two Book Nerds Talking" offers Southeast Asian perspectives on all things reading and literature.
The Beat Asia Reads, Staff Picks Edition: What Books Do We Recommend?
In this month's The Beat Asia Reads, our staffers gathered to talk about the books they’ve read or are currently reading and why they're worthy of being shared.