Whether you are looking for an inspirational read before you travel or the perfect book to take on holiday, we can help.

In 'ETG Bookclub' you'll find a collection of our favourite books about Asia, with contributions from the team and some of our clients.  Simply click on a country below to view our recommendations for your particular destination or dive into 'Miscellaneous' for great writing on travel more generally. Children will find recommendations especially for them in 'Younger Readers.'   We'd love to develop these lists further so please do let us know if you make any great reading discoveries of your own! 

Book of the Month

East

Meera Sodha

East: 120 vegetarian and vegan recipes from Bangalore to Beijing is a cornucopia of modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from British ingredients but with an Eastern slant. There are noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, sides and sweets, all surprisingly easy to make and bursting with exciting flavours. Taking you from India to Indonesia, Singapore to Japan, by way of China, Thailand, and Vietnam, East will show you how to whip up a chard potato and coconut curry and a swede laksa; how to make Kimchi pancakes, delicious dairy-free black dal, and chilli tofu. There are sweet potato momos for snacks and unexpected desserts like salted miso brownies and a no-churn Vietnamese coffee ice-cream.

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Miscellaneous

In addition to the books featured here, we can really recommend independent publishing house Eland for its beautiful catalogue of travel writing classics. There's some great reading to be had here about all of the countries we specialise in.  Click here to be directed to Eland's website and online bookstore.