Mao | The Real Story by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine provides a comprehensive account of Mao Zedong’s rise to power as the leader of China and his ruthless regime. The book traces how he created a totalitarian government even more destructive and extreme than Stalin’s, while transforming China from an impoverished nation to a leading world power. The authors draw upon extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to reveal surprising details about Mao’s rise to power and his leadership in China.

The Little Red Guard | A Family Memoir by Wenguang Huang tells story of devotion to traditional Chinese practices during a time of political change. After his grandmother became obsessed with having a proper burial, Huang's father built her a coffin. Huang was appointed as coffin keeper, a distinction that included sleeping next to the coffin at night.

June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo is a collection of the author's poems about the protests in Tiananmen Square. The collection presents Liu’s poems written across twenty years in memory of fellow protestors at Tiananmen Square, as well as poems addressed to his wife, Liu Xia.

The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities.