Jess Esa, Author at Books and Bao

Meet the Translator: Louise Heal Kawai (Japanese to English)

Here’s our next installment of ‘Meet the Translator‘, where we aim to talk to translators […]

One of the most important and celebrated works of literature to come out of Korea

When we picture Kyoto, the first thing that jumps to mind are the shrines, bamboo

Vietnam has a world-class reputation when it comes to food. The renowned street food plus

Some of the best films (certainly some of the best horror) have been coming out

The title probably sums up our experience of Coron in a nutshell. The Philippines is

We loved every moment of Taiwan and while we didn’t quite get to see everything

Taiwan holds a multitude of delights; whatever kind of traveller you are, be it a

This video is just a few of the wonderful things we got up to before

It’s been an amazing year for fiction. Here are some of our favourite books this year written