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Popular Asian English Literature

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Popular Asian English Literature: Eastlit April 2015 Cover. Picture: Pingyao in Winter by Xenia Taiga. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of popular Asian English literature found in Eastlit. Unfortunately time means these are getting later and later. Sorry for that. Eastlit includes all the popular Asian English literature including fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Eastlit’s all time list of popular Asian English literature has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this popular Asian English literature and artwork can be read from the links on this page or just make use of the links in the top menu. Eastlit’s archive can be used for navigation, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. After all, we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out around the end of April or start of May.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian English Literature Last Seven Day:

  1. The Boy of Mt. Puh by Minglu Zeng (April 2015).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
  4. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  5. Nights by M. D. Tahsin (April 2015).

Popular Asian English Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Boy of Mt. Puh by Minglu Zeng (April 2015).
  2. On Meeting the 100% Perfect Gay Man One April Evening by Connla Stokes (April 2015).
  3. Tendai Mwanaka: An Eastlit Interview by Graham Lawrence (April 2015).
  4. Junko & Other Poetry by Yumiko Tsumura (April 2015).
  5. Caught by Anna Yin (April 2015).

Popular Asian English Literature All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  7. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  8. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  9. A Descendant of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  10. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on January 2014.
  • +11% February 2015 on February 2014.
  • +9% March 2015 on March 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Best Read Asian Literature in Eastlit

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Best Read Asian Literature in Eastlit March 2015 Cover. Picture by Stuart Coward. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of best read Asian literature found in Eastlit. Unfortunately time means these are getting later and later. Sorry for that. Eastlit includes all the best read Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Eastlit’s all time list of best read Asian literature has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this bets read Asian literature and artwork can be read from the links on this page or just make use of the links in the top menu. Eastlit’s archive can be used for navigation, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. After all, we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out around the end of March or start of April.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Best Read Asian Literature Last Seven Day:

  1. A Descendent of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  2. The Paddle Steamer by Iftekhar Sayeed (March 2015).
  3. Return to Gander by Xiaowen Zeng (March 2015).
  4. The White Fox by L.P. Lee (March 2015).
  5. High Water by Reid Mitchell (March 2015).

Best Read Asian Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. Ashwin Mudigonda: An Eastlit interview by Graham Lawrence (March 2015).
  2. Return to Gander by Xiaowen Zeng (March 2015).
  3. Morning Music by Jonathan Ng (March 2015).
  4. High Water by Reid Mitchell (March 2015).
  5. Mr. Ranjan’s Student by Nadeem Zaman (March 2015).

Best Read Asian Literature All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  8. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  9. Translucence & The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  10. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on January 2014.
  • +11% February 2015 on February 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Bangladesh
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Creative Writing

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Eastlit February 2015 Cover. Picture: Colombo Train by Gill Morris. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of popular Asian creative writing found in Eastlit. Apologies for being a little later than normal. We still include all the most popular Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Our all time list of popular Asian creative writing has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this popular Asian creative writing and artwork can be read from the links on this page or you can make use of the links in the top menu. The Eastlit archive can be used, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. As we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit in 2015 issue will be out around the end of February or start of March.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Seven Day:

  1. Boxing Day ’13 by Hồn Du Mục (February 2015).
  2. The Writing is on the White Board by Connla Stokes (February 2015).
  3. At the Frozen Lakeshore and China by Minglu Zeng (February 2015).
  4. Yu Sheng by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (February 2015).
  5. 21 Rupees and 25 Paisa by Vidya Panicker  (February 2015).

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Writing is on the White Board by Connla Stokes (February 2015).
  2. Boxing Day ’13 by Hồn Du Mục (February 2015).
  3. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  4. At the Frozen Lakeshore and China by Minglu Zeng (February 2015).
  5. 21 Rupees and 25 Paisa by Vidya Panicker  (February 2015).

Popular Asian Creative Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  9. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on Januaru 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Writing: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Writing

Popular Asian Writing: Eastlit December 2014 Cover. Picture: Guardian by Graham Lawrence. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.The current lists of popular Asian writing found in Eastlit are finally ready! As always we have included the most popular Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the past seven and thirty days. The popular all time list has also been updated too. By popular request, we continue to provide direct links to the pieces on our lists.

All of this popular Asian writing and artwork can be accessed from the links on the page or by navigating through the links in the top bar, or you can use the Eastlit archive. It also gives you another chance read some of the less popular pieces. As we all know popular does not always mean best!

The first 2015 issue of Eastlit will be out around early January.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Writing Last Seven Days

  1. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  2. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  4. The Sarawak Club by Colin W. Campbell (September 2013).
  5. Rain by Lu Yu (December 2014).

Popular Asian Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  2. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  3. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  4. Great Goddess by Andrew J. West (December 2014).
  5. Brünnhilde’s Immolation by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (December 2014).

Popular Asian Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  9. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Creative Writing: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Creative Writing

Popular Asian Creative Writing: Eastlit November 2014 Cover. The latest lists of popular Asian creative writing in Eastlit are finally available! As per normal we include the most popular Asian poetry and fiction of the past seven and thirty days. Our all time list gets an update too. We are going to  continue providing direct links to the pieces in the current list of popular Asian creative writing to make reading them easier.

The creative writing and artwork can be accessed from the links on the page or by navigating using the links in the top bar or from the Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other poems, prose and artwork too? We all have different tastes, and let’s be honest, quality does not always mean popularity!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on December 1.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Seven Days

  1. Unit 136 by China De Vera (November 2014).
  2. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  3. Monkey Business by Ashwin Mudigonda (December 2012).
  4. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  5. Chit Phumisak by Wayne Deakin (March 2014).

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  2. Two Poems on Moonlit Nights… by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (November 2014).
  3. Unit 136 by China De Vera (November 2014).
  4. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  5. Dragon’s Lover by Deborah Wong (November 2014).

Popular Asian Creative Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  9. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Poetry and Fiction: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction

Eastlit October 2014 Cover. Picture: Canton Tower in the Mist by Miodrag Kostadinovic. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.The latest lists of popular Asian poetry and fiction in Eastlit are now ready! As usual we are including the most popular Asian poetry and fiction over the last seven and thirty days. And the all time list is updated too. For the first time we are providing direct links to the pieces in this list of popular Asian poetry and fiction to make viewing them easier.

The poems, prose and artwork can be found from the supplied links or by navigating via the links in the top bar or from in our Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other poems, prose and artwork too? We all have different tastes, and let’s be honest, quality does not always mean popularity!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on November 1.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Seven Days

  1. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  2. Poem by Preeyakit Buranasin (October 2014).
  3. The Puppet Tree Artwork by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
  4. Still Life and Two Other Poems by Anna Yin (August 2014).
  5. Định Liệt by Matt Martin (October 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Thirty Days:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  3. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  4. Dreams of Old Shanghai by Colin W. Campbell (October 2014).
  5. Turnstile by Iain Maloney (October 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  10. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacailao (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Fiction and Poetry: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry

Popular Asian Fiction: Eastlit September 2014 Cover. Picture: Boracay Yachts by Simon Anton Nino Diego Baena. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.Sorry that this one is a little later than usual, but it is time to update our lists of popular Asian fiction and poetry in Eastlit. Once again we include the most popular Asian fiction and poetry over the last seven and thirty days. The all time list gets another update, too.

The pieces of work can be found by using the links in the top bar or in the Eastlit archive. Maybe it’s an idea to take a look at some of the other pieces? Everyone has different tastes, and quality does not always mean popularity!.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on October 1.

Please note we exclude all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these stats.

Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry Last Seven Days

  1. A Secret Paradise by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (September 2014).
  2. Raju by Stephen Evans Jordan (September 2013).
  3. Three Worlds by Andrew J. West (April 2014).
  4. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  5. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).

Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry Last Thirty Days:

  1. A Secret Paradise by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (September 2014).
  2. This is the Greatest Story Ever Told (about Uzbeki Fred in Hanoi) by Connla Stokes (September 2014).
  3. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  4. Raju by Stephen Evans Jordan (September 2014).
  5. J. David Simmons by Iain Maloney (September 2014).

Popular Asian Fiction and Poetry All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  3. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  4. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Eastern Literature: Eastlit

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Popular Eastern Literature

Popular Eastern Literature. Cover. Picture: The Lake by Graham Lawrence. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.It is again time to take a quick look at the popular Eastern literature in Eastlit. Once again Eastlit includes the most popular Eastern literature over the last seven and thirty days. And the all time list gets an update, too…

The pieces can be found by using the links in the top bar or in the Eastlit archive. Maybe it’s an idea to take a look at some of the other pieces? Everyone has different tastes, and quality does not always go hand in hand with popularity!.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on September 1.

Please note we exclude all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these stats.

Popular Eastern Literature Last Seven Days

  1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  2. Let Me Tell You How I Treat My Children by Preeyakit Buranasin (August 2013).
  3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  4. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
  5. A Bridge Behind by Khanh Ha (July 2014).

Popular Eastern Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. Let Me Tell You How I Treat My Children by Preeyakit Buranasin (August 2013).
  2. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2014).
  4. Ma’s Mosquito Moment by Hong My Basrai (August 2014).
  5. Perfect Present by Andrew J. West (June 2014).

Popular Eastern Literature All Time:

  1. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  4. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  5. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  8. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  9. Why I Write by Qui Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  10. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

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Eastlit Popular Literature

Eastlit Popular Literature. July 2014 Cover: Picture: Xenia Taiga. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.We are once again taking a quick look at the Eastlit popular literature. This month we again include the most popular literature over the last seven and thirty days. The all time list gets its usual update, too..

You can find the pieces by using the links in the top bar or in the Eastlit archive. Maybe take a look at some of the other pieces? We all have different tastes, and quality does nto always go hand in hand with popularity!.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on August 1. The inaugural issue of our sister journal Southlit is coming out on July 15. That is only a few days away now.

Please note we exclude all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these stats.

Eastlit Popular Literature Last Seven Days

  1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. Iain Maloney interview by Graham Lawrence (July 2014).
  4. Damai Moon by Colin W. Campbell (July 2014).
  5. A Bridge Behind by Khanh Ha (July 2014).

Eastlit Popular Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  2. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  4. Sentences and Two Other Poems by Henrik Hoeg (June 2014).
  5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).

Eastlit Popular Literature All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  3. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  4. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  5. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa jr. (June 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature

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Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. June 2014 Cover: Picture: Mai Văn Phấn. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.It is time to once again take a look at the Eastlit popular poetry and literature. I have included the most popular poetry and literature in the last seven and thirty days. The all time popular list also gets an update.

You can navigate to the pieces by using the links in the top bar of in the Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other pieces? Not everyone has the same taste and there are some excellent reads outside the top lists.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on July 1. The first issue of our new sister journal Southlit is due out on July 15.

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. Last Seven Days

  1. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  2. Perfect Present by Andrew J, West (June 2014).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  4. Sunday Tiptoeing by Jamie Wang (June 2014).
  5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  2. Perfect Present by Andrew J, West (June 2014).
  3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  5. My Neighbor, Mr. Tanaka by Lawrence F. Farrar (june 2014).

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham