My latest podcast is up on the New Books Network website! In it, I interview Patrick Fuliang Shan about his new biography of Yuan Shikai, the imperial official who became president of China before embarking on a failed bid to become emperor. Enjoy!

My latest podcast is up on the New Books Network website! In it I interview Phoebe Chow bout her new book about the beginnings of the British withdrawal form their empire in China (which I reviewed here). Enjoy!

My sixteenth podcast -- an interview with Patricia Buckley Ebrey about her biography of the Emperor Huizong - has been posted on the New Books Network website. There's a funny backstory to this one that I won't bore you with -- just give it a listen if you're interested.

My fourteenth podcast is up on the New Books Network website! This one is an interview with Richard L. Davis about his biography (which I reviewed here) of the Chinese emperor Mingzong. I hope you like it!