Lang Reid

The publishers Maverick House, though based in Ireland, have had a very fruitful cooperation with authors in Thailand.  These have included the Pattaya...

This week’s book review is very local and is the result of a series of interviews with Saifon Somdaeng, a 33 year old...

One of the latest books from Jeremy Clarkson is entitled Driven to Distraction (ISBN 978-0-141-04420-0, Penguin Group, 2010) and follows the same basic...

Jim Newport is a writer with great skills in describing non-stop, hold your breath action, and his latest book The Siamese Connection (ISBN...

Another book from the Singaporean publishers Monsoon Books, with In Grandmother’s House, subtitled “Thai Folklore, Traditions and Rural Village Life” (ISBN 978-981-08-6658-7, Monsoon...

If ever you were looking for a real legend, go no further than Genghis Khan.  Conqueror of nations across Asia and into Europe,...

Thailand is in many ways a wonderful country, but sometimes difficult to understand for the westerner.  For these reasons, self-help groups such as...

A black cover is appropriate for an anthology of ‘dark’ writings from 12 authors and edited by Christopher G Moore.  bangkok noir (ISBN...

John Arnone, resident in NE Thailand has been at it again.  A compulsive writer, he is well known to the readers of the...

The latest book from David Young (The Scribe, Thailand Joy, Fast Eddie’s Lucky 7 A-Go-Go, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok Dick, No Problem Girl) is...