TINY MOONS

This delightful essay collection on food and identity by poet and writer Nina Mingya Powles records a year that the author spent in Shanghai studying Chinese, exploring the urban landscape, trying out foods, and finding out the connection between her childhood and who she is today. Born in New Zealand, Powles has lived in Wellington, Kota Kinabalu, and Shanghai, and has always been inspired by food that ties her to her Malaysianchinese heritage. From pan-fried dumplings to pisang goreng to spring onion oil noodles, each dish inspires anecdotes and warm personal memories, which are aptly illustrated by Emma Dai’an.