If there’s one thing we all need in Hong Kong, it’s a good book to read to escape the hectic life we all lead here! So, to save you trawling the shelves of your local bookshop, we’ve rounded up 10 new, notable and upcoming good reads, recommended by the team at Bookazine.
Good Reads – Fiction
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
Now a smash-hit Netflix series, Dalton’s debut novel is set in Australia in 1983, where life is tough for 12-year-old Eli – with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father, surely it can’t get worse? Think again!
Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
Since leaving school, Hera tried to kick into existence a life she cares about, but without success. Then she meets Arthur. He works with her, is older than her, and is married. But in her soulless office, he’s a source of much-needed sustenance. A workplace romance quickly consumes her life…
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
For fans of The Thursday Murder Club, this fun mystery tells of a woman who spends her entire life preventing her foretold murder only to be proven right 60 years later, when she’s found dead in her country estate. Now her great-niece has to catch the killer!
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Tiger and Crocodile both want a goodnight kiss in this clever flip-book story, but the other animals don’t seem forthcoming – perhaps those sharp teeth are scaring them away! This delightful bedtime story celebrates blended families and kindred spirits.
Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Ana Magdalena Bach is happily married with kids, yet every August she travels to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover. A surprising and sensual meditation on freedom, regret and the mysteries of love.
New Books to Discover in Non-Fiction
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson
At the London School of Economics, wearing tracksuits and sneakers, Stevenson shocked his posh classmates by winning a competition to start a new life as the youngest trader at Citibank. Soon he’s dreaming of numbers in his sleep – and then he stops sleeping altogether. A fascinating finance memoir.
Languishing by Corey Keyes
If you’re muddling through the day in a fog, forgetting why you walked into a room; if you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialise; If you feel something is missing, but you aren’t sure what, then this book is for you.
Good Book Recommendations for Kids and Tweens
The Kiss by Eoin McLaughlin
Tiger and Crocodile both want a goodnight kiss in this clever flip-book story, but the other animals don’t seem forthcoming – perhaps those sharp teeth are scaring them away! This delightful bedtime story celebrates blended families and kindred spirits.
Dog Man The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
In the latest instalment of this bestselling series, Dog Man’s been sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now the spunky superhero must save the citizens who shunned him!
You and the Universe by Lucy Hawking
Inspire kids to ask big questions about Earth and the cosmos with this illustrated adaption of Professor Stephen Hawking’s posthumous 2020 Earth Day message. The book highlights the power of coming together to create a better tomorrow.
This article about Bookazine first appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Expat Living magazine. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue.