The Mountains Are High (Scribe, 2024)
A literary nonfiction memoir relating a year of living in a village in Dali, southwest China, where new 'reverse migrants' fleeing China's cities go to find an alternative way of life.
An NPR Book of the Year
China's New Youth (Arcade, 2020)
A paperback re-issue of Wish Lanterns, with a new title, forward, fresh material, and an afterword updating the lives of the six young Chinese followed in the original book.
With a forward by Karoline Kan
Wish Lanterns (Picador, 2016)
A narrative nonfiction exploration of China's millenial generation, following the lives of six young Chinese as they struggle to build a future for themselves and their country.
A BBC Book of the Week
While We're Here (Earnshaw Books, 2015)
An anthology from the Anthill writers' colony, a mix of nonfiction, fiction and poetry, edited by Alec Ash and Tom Pellman, delving deep into the experience of being a foreigner in China.
With a poem by Kaiser Kuo
Chinese Characters (University of California Press, 2012 – contributor)
A book of reportage focusing on the human stories behind China's phenomenal growth and social change, also featuring Peter Hessler, Evan Osnos and Ian Johnson.
With a forward by Pankaj Mishra
An NPR Book of the Year
"A talented young observer of today’s China" – Peter Hessler
"A gorgeously written meditation" – Barbara Demick
"Equally tender and insightful" – Yangyang Cheng
"Alive with the complications of truth" – Evan Osnos