LOCATION: 2F #117 Sec. 1 Da-an Rd. 台北市大安路一段117號2F DATE/TIME: September 8th & 9th, 2:30pm, and 7:30pm As part of the 5th Annual Taipei Fringe Festival, Red Room brings you “An Evening of Shakespeare.” Red Room Radio Redux is an offshoot of the Red Room and is designed to present great
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‘War on Sleep’ now available through Lone Wolf Press
“The War on Sleep,” a collection of poetry by Trista di Genova (2010) Taipei: Lone Wolf Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-986-88302-2-6 Price: 200NT/US$8/e-book US$4 STAY AWAKE IF YOU DARE… Anything that can keep your eyes wide open when you’d much rather be passed out is covered within these pages: rocky relationships, love
Read more‘Formosan Odyssey’ by John Ross: BOOK REVIEW
Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present by John Ross. RATING: 4.5 stars **** Paperback, 285 pages Published 2002 by Taiwan Adventure Publications ISBN 9869995160 I recently re-read this book, and thoroughly enjoyed it again, perhaps even more than the first time. This is probably because this time around, I knew
Read more‘The Great Scroll of Banciao’: BOOK REVIEW
“The Great Scroll of Banciao,” by Trista di Genova and Zoro A. Star. Illustrations: Mark Perrault Taipei: Lone Wolf Press, 2012 (Chapbook 2004). ITEM ID 002 ISBN: 978-986-88302-3-3 PRICE: 200NT/US$8/e-book US$4 Review by Penelope Mulligan, critic for Terminal City and Discorder magazine: “Smart, bratty and relentlessly dystopian, The Great Scroll
Read more‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel: BOOK REVIEW
‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel Buy it on Amazon.com. Published by www.tsais-idea.com.tw By Trista di Genova, The Wild East It’s really great to see expat writers on Taiwan come out with work of this calibre. Taiwan from the eyes of a foreigner is a kind
Read more‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW
Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open
Read more‘Keeping up with the War God’: BOOK REVIEW
Keeping up with the War God, by Steven Crook (Yushan Publications, 2001) Buy it on Amazon.com here This is a fantastic read for anyone who’s already perused all the guidebooks and now wants to delve into some of the deeper historical contexts behind important people, places and mind-bending customs in
Read more'Why Taiwan Matters': A Book Review
By Owain Mckimm, Special to The Wild East Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Shelly Rigger Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (29 April 2011) ISBN: 978-1442204799 Pages 232 (Hardcover) Why Taiwan Matters is a strange title for a book. No one would write a book called Why America Matters, because
Read moreFr. Barry Martinson on his new novel, ‘Ghost Friends’
Father Barry Martinson’s “Ghost Friends” weaves a spell-binding tale that speaks to timeless, universal experience, and tells of hardship, destitution, pain and suffering as well as compassion, understanding, love and ultimately salvation. Definitely a writer to watch, ‘Ghost Friends’ indicates Martinson has been cultivating a wonderful gift: the ability to touch the world audience. His other works are noteworthy literary and cultural treasures as well, particularly his fascinating account as a new missionary in Taiwan with Orchid Island’s Tao tribe.
Read moreSteven Crook: Taiwan's consummate cultural notetaker
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East (Pick up a copy of next month’s ‘Centered on Taipei’ magazine to see this interview in print.) Steven Crook, a Briton who’s been in Taiwan since 1991, is an amazingly versatile freelancer. He’s worked as a government project consultant, copy editor for Taiwan
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