april 1–15, 2016

Books

  • China Miéville, Embassytown
  • Idra Novey, Ways to Disappear
  • Georges Simenon, Three Bedrooms in Manhattan, translated by Marc Romano & Lawrence R. Blochman
  • Samuel R. Delany, The Jewels of Aptor
  • Samuel R. Delany, The Ballad of Beta-2
  • Helen Phillips, The Beautiful Bureaucrat
  • Georges Simenon, Act of Passion, trans. Louise Varèse
  • Roald Dahl, Switch Bitch
  • Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald
  • Samuel R. Delany, They Fly at Çiron

Exhibits

  • Liwan Museum, Guangzhou
  • “Shen Shaomin: There Is No Problem,” Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art, Guangzhou
  • “Chinese Printmaking New Scene,” Tap Seac Gallery, Macau

march 16–31, 2016

Books

  • Álvaro Mutis, The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, translated by Edith Grossman
  • Georges Simenon, Tropic Moon, trans. Marc Romano
  • Georges Simenon, Dirty Snow, trans. Marc Romano
  • Georges Simenon, Mr. Hire’s Engagement, trans. Daphne Woodward
  • Hisham Matar, In the Country of Men
  • Georges Simenon, Monsieur Monde Vanishes, trans. Jean Stewart
  • Georges Simenon, The 13 Culprits, trans. Peter Schulman

Films

  • Dark Passage, dir. Delmer Daves
  • Macao, dir. Josef von Sternberg & Nicholas Ray
  • The Big Knife, dir. Robert Aldrich
  • The Creature from the Black Lagoon, dir. Jack Arnold
  • The Anthem, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, dir. Kelly Makin 
  • The Forbidden Room, dir. Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson
  • The Queen Of Versailles, dir. Lauren Greenfield

march 1–15, 2016

Books

  • Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Child of Pleasure, translated by Georgina Harding
  • Susanne Kircher, A Roman Scandal: The Story of Beatrice Cenci
  • Mihail Sebastian, For Two Thousand Years, trans. Philip Ó Ceallaigh

Films

  • What Happened, Miss Simone?, directed by Liz Garbus
  • Hail, Caesar!, dir. Joel & Ethan Coen

february 15–29, 2016

Books

  • John Keene, Annotations
  • William S. Wilson, With Ray: The Art of Friendship
  • Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, translated by Labodalih Sembiring
  • John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman
  • Ann Beattie, Mrs. Nixon
  • Elizabeth McKenzie, The Portable Veblen

Films

  • Times Square, directed by Allan Moyle
  • The East, dir. Zal Batmanglij

february 1–15, 2016

Books

  • Eugène Sue, The Mysteries of Paris, translated by Carolyn Betensky & Jonathan Loesberg
  • Muriel Rukeyser, The Life of Poetry

Films

  • No, directed by Pablo Larraín

Exhibits

  • “Michael Shaowanasai’s Revisits,” Art Center, Chulalongkorn University
  • “Roa/Kult,” Bridge Art Space
  • “L’Amour,” Sathorn 11 Art Space
  • “Jean-Sebastien Faure: Lonely in Bangkok,” Kathmandu Photo Gallery
  • “Kodsoung Eangubon: Egoism,” Number 1 Gallery

january 16–31, 2016

Books

  • Kamel Daoud, The Mersault Investigation, trans. John Cullen
  • Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Sightseeing
  • Erin Hogan, Spiral Jetta: A Road Trip Through the Land Art of the American West
  • Tove Jannson, Sculptor’s Daughter: A Childhood Memoir, trans. Kingsley Hart
  • Olaf Stapledon, Odd John
  • Multatuli, Max Havelaar, trans. Roy Edwards

Films

  • The King of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese

january 1–15, 2016

Books

  • Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound, translated by Annie Tucker
  • Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation
  • Ellery Queen, Q.E.D.: Queen’s Experiments in Detection
  • Ellery Queen, The Last Woman in His Life
  • Ellery Queen, A Fine and Private Place

Films

  • The Big Short, directed by Adam McKay
  • Kramer vs. Kramer, dir. Robert Benton
  • Cartel Land, dir. Matthew Heineman

december 16–31, 2015

Books

  • James M. Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice
  • Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore
  • Ellery Queen (Avram Davidson), And on the Eighth Day
  • Ellery Queen (Richard Deming), Wife or Death
  • Elena Ferrante, Troubling Love, translated by Ann Goldstein
  • Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter, trans. Ann Goldstein
  • Robert Musil, The Man without Qualities, trans. Eithne Wilkins & Ernst Kaiser

Films

  • Sudden Fear, directed by David Miller
  • Ex Machina, dir. Alex Garland

Exhibits

  • “Cory Williams/Allyson Ansusinha: Bend/Altered Space,” Bridge Art Space, Bangkok
  • National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
  • Penang State Museum, George Town, Malaysia
  • Pinang Pernakan Mansion/Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum, George Town, Malaysia

december 1–15, 2015

Books

  • Maurice Collis, The Land of the Great Image: Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan
  • Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend, translated by Ann Goldstein
  • Elena Ferrante, The Story of a New Name, trans. Ann Goldstein
  • Elena Ferrante, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, trans. Ann Goldstein
  • Elena Ferrante, The Story of the Lost Child, trans. Ann Goldstein

Films

  • Mediterraneo, directed by Gabriele Salvatores
  • The Immortal Story, dir. Orson Welles
  • Čovek nije tica (Man Is Not a Bird), dir. Dušan Makavejev
  • The Bad and the Beautiful, dir. Vicente Minnelli
  • Fallen Angel, dir. Otto Preminger
  • The End of the Tour, dir. James Ponsoldt

november 16–30, 2015

Books

  • Chester Himes, The Big Gold Dream
  • Chester Himes, The Real Cool Killers
  • Dante Alighieri, The Inferno, translated by John Ciardi
  • Chester Himes, The Heat’s On
  • Henry James, The Awkward Age
  • Chester Himes, Blind Man with a Pistol

Films

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 3 – The Enchanted One, directed by Miguel Gomes
  • Vanishing Point,dir. Jakrawal Nilthamrong
  • Historias de Cronopios y de Famas, dir. Julio César Ludueña
  • Остров (Islands), dir. Ruben Gevorkyants
  • Pulp, dir. Mike Hodges
  • Hammett, dir. Wim Wenders
  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, dir. Sam Peckinpah