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“Qiezi.” Fiction

By Isham Cook on December 31, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Quick trouble for a free-thinking family in rural Qing-Dynasty China.

Music and totalitarianism

By Isham Cook on December 11, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

What happens to music when the state gets its hands on it.

Datura and the psychedelic Tao

By Isham Cook on September 10, 2022 • ( 5 Comments )

Taoist sexual technology supercharged by the world’s most powerful entheogen.

Isham Cook’s China book picks by Book Shepherd

By Isham Cook on April 18, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

15 China books recommended by Isham Cook plus a few of his own.

Sexual Fascism: Essays

By Isham Cook on January 15, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Under the mass surveillance of erotic intimacy, sexual freedom is retreating even as it appears to be advancing.

The state of rage: The American sexual dystopia

By Isham Cook on December 3, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

How the state exploits public rage to discipline the population.

Transgressions: From porn to polyamory

By Isham Cook on November 20, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The walls of sexual repression within.

The sewage system, or What is fascism?

By Isham Cook on August 22, 2021 • ( 6 Comments )

How fascism works, with a special emphasis on the USA.

Toilet terror

By Isham Cook on June 27, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The surprising matter revealed when we really look into the toilet and everything it stands for.

The classic coffeehouse: Ten essentials

By Isham Cook on December 10, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A visual tour of coffeehouses around the world by a connoisseur, with a few pointers of advice.

The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel.

By Isham Cook on October 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Exotic woman unleashes the emotions in those she comes into contact with.

Sexual surveillance in the Covid-19 era

By Isham Cook on May 16, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Sex in the time of coronavirus in China and the U.S.

Confucius and Opium: China Book Reviews

By Isham Cook on February 7, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Book review essays tell China’s history over the past two centuries.

Writing China in English: Recent novels

By Isham Cook on January 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Difficult novels — and that’s a good thing — by Chinese and foreign expat authors.

The adorable expatriate eccentric

By Isham Cook on January 23, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

The term “expatriate” is a misnomer and misrepresents the life lived abroad.

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  • “Qiezi.” Fiction
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  • Datura and the psychedelic Tao
  • Isham Cook’s China book picks by Book Shepherd
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  • Transgressions: From porn to polyamory
  • The sewage system, or What is fascism?
  • Toilet terror
  • The classic coffeehouse: Ten essentials

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Sexual Fascism: Essays: “An impassioned, thought-provoking manifesto that’s brave enough to raise scandalous questions.” — Kirkus Reviews

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The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel: “Readers who enjoy quirky, erotic mysteries will savor this tale.” — BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly


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Confucius and Opium — China Book Reviews: “An offbeat, erudite work of China-centered literary criticism.” — Kirkus Reviews


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The Kitchens of Canton. A novel: “An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture.” — Kirkus Reviews


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American Rococo — Essays on the Edge: “Food for thought, elegantly prepared.” — Kirkus Reviews


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At the Teahouse Café — Essays from the Middle Kingdom: “Insights into a culture that is notoriously opaque to outsiders.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Massage and the Writer: “Fascinating portrait…into the titillating establishments the world has to offer.” — Kirkus Reviews


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The Exact Unknown and Other Tales of Modern China: “A surreal compilation of tales about sex, love, and money in the Far East.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Lust & Philosophy: “A visceral novel that explores many different lusts and cultures.” — Kirkus Reviews


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