Eat Me

Romance

Jaivin, Linda

Contemporary

Text Publishing Company

An ambitious young artist, Miles Walker is stunned to discover that the fastest path to success is through his death, a situation that his colorful roommates and a beautiful politician with a hatred for artists seem all-too-interested in achieving, in a satirical romp through the worlds of art, politics, and pop culture. Original. 10,000 first printing.

Miles Walker, You're Dead

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

St. Martin's: Griffin

In this eye-popping first novel--a runaway best-seller in Australia--Linda Jaivin invites readers to partake of a lusty banquet of conversations about that hottest topic of all--sex. The talk is served up in various trendy cafés by a foursome of bright, successful women: Julia, a photographer with a penchant for Peking duck and acrobatic men; Chantal, a fashion magazine editor, whose sexual exploits give new meaning to "mixing and matching"; Helen, a feminist scholar, whose wholesome demeanor belies her exotic sexual fantasies; and Philippa, a writer who appears to be taking rather close notes on her friends' raunchy tales. With its layering of stories within stories, Eat Me is as provocative in structure as it is potent in detail. Is it a literary romp? A work of pornography? A devastating social satire? One thing is clear: This outspoken, outrageous, utterly irresistible debut is destined to be the most talked about book of the year.

Eat Me: A Novel

British & Irish

Broadway

In this eye-popping first novel--a bestseller in both the United States and Australia--Linda Jaivin invites readers to overhear what women really talk about when they talk about sex. When four bright, successful friends meet in Sydney's designer cafés and restaurants to gossip about their romantic exploits, the talk sizzles. Julia, Chantal, Helen, and Phillipa are the best of friends. Professionally, their lives could not be more different, but whenever they get together, there are always plenty of intimate revelations to dish up and devour. Julia is a spunky photographer with a penchant for Peking duck and younger men; Chantal is a fashion magazine editor whose sexual preferences give new meaning to the words "mixing and matching"; Helen is a feminist scholar whose outward wholesomeness belies her inner naughtiness; and Phillipa is a somewhat secretive writer who appears to be taking rather close notes on her friends' raunchy tales. This outrageous, irresistible, and utterly original debut, which led Entertainment Weekly to call Jaivin "one of the 100 most creative people in entertainment," is the juiciest book you will read this year.

Erotica

Crown

Aliens mating with Earthlings? It's true. Now three of their other-worldly offspring have stolen a spaceship and are zooming toward Earth in search of--what else?--sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Parking their saucer in Sydney, Australia, they shapeshift into luscious earthgirl form. When the alien who calls herself Baby Baby abducts Jake (the commitment-phobic young dude from Jaivin's Eat Me) and straps him into the saucer's sexual experimentation chamber, the global warming begins. The Babes form a band and skyrocket to rock 'n' roll stardom. But trouble's on its way in the small gray shape of Captain Qwerk, who has set out to recapture them, with the U.S. military and Eros, the excitable asteroid, right behind. The Babes are preparing for the biggest concert in interplanetary history, but they just might have to save the world at the same time. Baby Baby, meanwhile, has an urgent mission all her own--to hear Jake say those three magic words, "I love you." With her bestselling first novel, Eat Me, Linda Jaivin reinvented erotica. Now Rock 'n' Roll Babes from Outer Space proves that Jaivin's imaginative powers put her in a league with Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams. With a brave and racy wit, Jaivin delivers her most outrageous, enjoyable novel yet.

Rock 'N' Roll Babes From Outer Space

Aliens mating with earthlings? It’s true. And now three of their otherworldly offspring have stolen a spaceship and are zooming toward Earth in search of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. Parking their saucer in Sydney, Australia, they shapeshift into luscious earthgirl form. When the alien who calls herself Baby Baby abducts Jake and straps him into the saucer’s sexual experimentation chamber, the global warming begins. Next the Babes decide to form a band and soon they’ve skyrocketed to rock 'n’ roll stardom. But trouble is on its way in the small gray shape of Captain Qwerk, who has set out to recapture them, with the U.S. Military and Eros, the excitable asteroid, right behind. Rock ‘n’ Roll Babes from Outer Space proves that Jaivin’s imaginative powers put her in a league with Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams. With a brave and racy wit, Jaivin delivers her most outrageous, enjoyable novel yet. “Witty and wickedly satiric . . . the plot is rocket-fueled and the puns almost literally fly off the page. Few writers have skewered the rock and roll world so savagely and accurately and with so much delight.”—Washington Post Book World

Rock 'N' Roll Babes: A Novel

United States

Product Description 
Journey across China's epic history—through millennia of early innovation to modern dominance \nAs we enter the “Asian century,” China demands our attention for being an economic powerhouse, a beacon of rapid modernization, and an assertive geopolitical player. To understand the nation behind the headlines, we must take in its vibrant, tumultuous past—a story of “larger-than-life characters, philosophical arguments and political intrigues, military conflicts and social upheavals, artistic invention and technological innovation.”\nThe Shortest History of China charts a path from China’s tribal origins through its storied imperial era and up to the modern Communist Party under Xi Jinping—including the rarely told story of women in China and the specters of corruption and disunity that continue to haunt the People’s Republic today. A master storyteller and exacting historian, Linda Jaivin distills this vast history into a short, riveting account that today’s globally minded readers will find indispensable. 
 Review 
World 50 Book Club Pick\n“Absorbing, wonderful . . . one of the best histories of China.” 
—Richard Bernstein, author of 
China 1945\n“The perfect diving-in point for someone new to Chinese history. . . . If this is all you read, you can consider yourself well informed and better prepared to make sense of the world that China is remaking.” 
—James Carter, author of 
Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai \n“The book is a gem. It’s minimalist but immersive. A master storyteller, Jaivin cleverly segues from ancient to contemporary, back and forth, always injecting novel insights and nuances while cleverly stitching together China’s meandering past. That’s a feat.” 
—Jaime FlorCruz, former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief\n“So many people, so much history, so much culture. . . . China’s a challenge—but like a jade snuff bottle, this book holds it all in one finely chiseled vessel.” 
—Jasper Becker, author of 
Hungry Ghosts: Mao’s Secret Famine\n“Linda Jaivin has assembled together many of the pieces of China’s millennia of history into a single, artful stained glass window. If you’ve been confused by how China’s past fits together with its present and Xi Jinping’s ‘wolf warrior diplomacy,’ this is the Rosetta stone.” 
—Orville Schell, author of 
 My Old Home and Director of the Center on US–China Relations at the Asia Society\n“Virtuosic, and virtuosically succinct...a fascinating, enormously dynamic portrait of a superpower. Essential reading.” 
—Julia Lovell, professor of modern China, Birkbeck, University of London\nAdvance Praise for the Australian Edition\n“Linda Jaivin manages to cram in so much of the gigantic tapestry that is China’s story but does it so concisely, with such flair, that this book is a joy to read.” 
—Daily Telegraph\n“The perfect introduction . . . Jaivin has a terrific eye for telling details and effortlessly turns a highly complex, sprawling story into a thoroughly informing and entertaining read.” 
—Sydney Morning Herald\n“A tour de force and a really marvelous read. . . . [Jaivin] makes the case that understanding history and patterns that recur throughout history is crucial for understanding modern China. . . . She also writes powerful vignettes about women in China, stories that often don’t get told in conventional histories.”— 
Bec Strating, ABC Saturday Extra’s “The Pick”\n“A fast-paced and witty survey of China’s past, written with spirit and verve. Jaivin knows her stuff but wears her erudition lightly. Iconoclastic, informative, and more attentive to female figures than many comparable works. Highly recommended.”— 
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of 
Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink\n“An electrifying and erudite ride through Chinese history—Linda Jaivin has written an illuminating history book that is also a real page-turner.”— 
Alice Pung, author of 
Unpolished Gem and 
Her Father’s Daughter\n“War, revolution, rise and fall, emperors, tyrants: China is more than a

The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower―A Retelling for Our Times

History

Asia

The Experiment

Power

Golley, Jane

Farrelly, Paul J.

Strange, Sharon

Australian National University Press

Australian Centre On China In The World

ANU Press

Reaktion’s new CityScopes series consists of concise, illustrated guides that provide a social and urban history from a city’s beginnings to the present day. Written by authors with unique and intimate knowledge of each city, these books offer fascinating vignettes on the quintessential and the quirky. In the first book of the series, Linda Jaivin explores a city at the heart of one of the world’s oldest civilizations and the capital of its newest superpower―Beijing. In China’s central city, Jaivin finds thousands of years of history dating back to our ancestors, a story that includes dynastic empires, sieges, massacres, rebellions, and political spectacle.   Recounting the lively history of the city, Jaivin discovers the Peking Man and the capital’s many legendary incarnations, such as the Cambaluc that Marco Polo wrote about in awe. She reveals it to be full of charismatic personalities and dramatic events, a place that has produced some of China’s most iconic works of literature, theater, and music. She also offers thought-provoking essays on contemporary topics ranging from the elemental problems of air and water to the vibrant art scene and the architectural adventurism of the city’s “hyperbuildings.” Generously illustrated, this guide provides helpful maps and suggested itineraries as well as practical recommendations for hotels, restaurants, museums, and other sites.   Taking readers to lakeshores, down into the subway, and around the bustling art districts, Beijing is the ultimate introduction to this extraordinary city for travelers and armchair explorers alike.

Beijing (Cityscopes)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Reaktion Books

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