Isham Cook
@ishamcook.bsky.social
Provocative #ChinaExpat author. Novels & essays.
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Blog: IshamCook.com
Books: IshamCookBooks.com
Books2Read: https://books2read.com/ap/8vq55j/Isham-Cook
Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/ishamcook
Lighthouse Cafe, Danang, Vietnam.
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Lighthouse Cafe, Danang, Vietnam.
Five years ago I picked up a novel by an unknown Hungarian author in a bookstore cafe in Beijing with an interesting selection of English books, dipped into it and bought it. When the 2025 Nobel Prize winner for literature was announced his name rang a bell and here he is on one of my bookshelves.
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Five years ago I picked up a novel by an unknown Hungarian author in a bookstore cafe in Beijing with an interesting selection of English books, dipped into it and bought it. When the 2025 Nobel Prize winner for literature was announced his name rang a bell and here he is on one of my bookshelves.
All we need is an IPA and an Imperial stout. Guangwu Road, Dali Old Town, China.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
All we need is an IPA and an Imperial stout. Guangwu Road, Dali Old Town, China.
From Robert Darnton, The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.
September 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
From Robert Darnton, The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.
Ten distinctive, uncompromising books. Visit ishamcook.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ten distinctive, uncompromising books. Visit ishamcook.com
Looking at Myanmar across the river from Mae Sai, Thailand.
June 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Looking at Myanmar across the river from Mae Sai, Thailand.
This is a first - a weed hotel, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
June 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is a first - a weed hotel, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nice walk to school today, Scholar’s Park, Ningbo, China.
June 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Nice walk to school today, Scholar’s Park, Ningbo, China.
Blueberry burger, Fat Cow, Shanghai.
May 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Blueberry burger, Fat Cow, Shanghai.
Working my way through this latest in the growing #polyamory library. I will be arguing that underlying #compersion is something more fundamental: generosity.
February 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Working my way through this latest in the growing #polyamory library. I will be arguing that underlying #compersion is something more fundamental: generosity.
The WHITE HOUSE produced this fake and traitorous Time Magazine cover. Time Magazine was quick to disown it: time.com/7259662/king...
February 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The WHITE HOUSE produced this fake and traitorous Time Magazine cover. Time Magazine was quick to disown it: time.com/7259662/king...
Beijing and Shanghai Peet's side by side, Jan. 2025 (Shanghai shop somewhat abandoned on the Lunar New Year Eve).
January 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Beijing and Shanghai Peet's side by side, Jan. 2025 (Shanghai shop somewhat abandoned on the Lunar New Year Eve).
Crowds at Beijing’s Shichahai.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Crowds at Beijing’s Shichahai.
What this chart leaves out is that although many countries do not have national health insurance, their health costs are civilized and relatively affordable, in total contrast to the robber barons running the medical system in the U.S.
January 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
What this chart leaves out is that although many countries do not have national health insurance, their health costs are civilized and relatively affordable, in total contrast to the robber barons running the medical system in the U.S.
Canal ride in Suzhou, China.
December 28, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Canal ride in Suzhou, China.
Cafe in Suzhou, China
December 24, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Cafe in Suzhou, China
“Who’s a good boy? You’re a good boy. Go grab the deal to keep the government open. Fetch. Bring it to me. Good boy.” x.com/MarkPocan/st...
December 20, 2024 at 11:17 AM
“Who’s a good boy? You’re a good boy. Go grab the deal to keep the government open. Fetch. Bring it to me. Good boy.” x.com/MarkPocan/st...
A second-hand bookshop in Chicago that’s been around for ages (not sure if it’s still there). Its interior was in worse shape than your shop’s.
December 5, 2024 at 4:14 AM
A second-hand bookshop in Chicago that’s been around for ages (not sure if it’s still there). Its interior was in worse shape than your shop’s.
Cafe B&B on Ningbo’s East Money Lake in China. Rooms face upper deck and lake and go for about US $100. Those who are not exhibitionists may of course shut the curtains.
November 23, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Cafe B&B on Ningbo’s East Money Lake in China. Rooms face upper deck and lake and go for about US $100. Those who are not exhibitionists may of course shut the curtains.
Shen Congwen (1902-88), one of China’s key 20th-century authors, wrote this in 1933 (Recollections of West Hunan) and it slices through all the sentimental crap about Chinese women being prone to spiritual obsessions and suicide, when it’s only psychological problems due to sheer sexual frustration.
November 22, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Shen Congwen (1902-88), one of China’s key 20th-century authors, wrote this in 1933 (Recollections of West Hunan) and it slices through all the sentimental crap about Chinese women being prone to spiritual obsessions and suicide, when it’s only psychological problems due to sheer sexual frustration.
Cafe hostess, Ningbo, China.
November 20, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Cafe hostess, Ningbo, China.
We need to keep a timeline of events, particularly from Jan. 20:
November 18, 2024 at 12:54 AM
We need to keep a timeline of events, particularly from Jan. 20:
Cafe in Ningbo, China.
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Cafe in Ningbo, China.