High Peaks Pure Earth Spring 2025 Tibet Reading List

High Peaks Pure Earth for the first time presents a Spring Tibet Reading List! This is the first Tibet Reading List to follow up the (end of) Summer 2024 Tibet Reading List and includes over 25 more titles covering the span of the entire Tibetan Buddhist world.

If you think we’ve missed anything or if you have a particular recommendation please feel free to get in touch with us, it’s impossible for us to keep track of all Tibet-related publications! You’re also welcome as always to write short reviews in the comments section or on your social media, just tag us so that we see it or use the hashtag #TibetReadingList.

We’ve continued to add links to Bookshop.org, if you buy books linked from our site, we may earn a small commission and, at the same time, you are supporting independent bookshops! Where books are not available on Bookshop we have provided links to either Amazon or to the publishers direct.

See below for the new books added to the existing Tibet Reading Lists. For ease, we have (broadly) categorised the titles, and then listed them alphabetically by author’s first name. For publications not in English or journals, we have placed them in the section at the bottom called Special Mentions. Do also look out for the titles which are Open Access.

Happy reading!

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1 Politics, History and Non-Fiction

Politics, History and Non-Fiction

“The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism” By Benjamin J. Nourse

Published by Lexington Books in February 2025, “The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism” By Benjamin J. Nourse explores the historical and religious dynamics that led to the “golden age” of Tibetan printing in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Tibetan woodblock publishing reached its zenith.

From the publisher’s website:

By tracing the publication and circulation of Tibetan books in early modern Asia, from the Fifth Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace in Lhasa, through cosmopolitan Qing Beijing, and into monastic colleges on the Sino-Tibetan borderlands, this book demonstrates how woodblock publishing helped shape the religious and political landscapes of Tibet, Mongolia, and China into the twentieth century. Intertwined with this larger historical narrative, this volume explores the meaning and purpose of books in early modern Tibetan Buddhist cultures, especially the role of Mahāyāna Buddhist ideas as a driving force behind both the growth of woodblock publishing at that time and the use of Tibetan Buddhist books for a variety of activities, including scholarship, exchange, ritual, and a wide range of reading practices.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781666958003

“Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World” By C. Pierce Salguero, Kin Cheung, and Susannah Deane (Eds.)

Published by University of Hawaii Press in September 2024, “Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World” focuses on the nexus between Buddhism and healing in the modern and contemporary world, highlighting the many ways Buddhists have adapted in response to and in dialogue with modern science, biomedicine, and other facets of modernity from the nineteenth century to today.

From the publisher’s website:

Buddhist healing activities are much more diverse than the narrow range of mindfulness techniques that have dominated scholarly and popular focus. From the community-based healing practices of Asian American Buddhists and transnational Tantric sex therapy retreats to concerns about balancing being contemporary with being authentically Buddhist, contributors explore how Buddhists have rethought the mind-body relationship against the backdrop of the modernization and globalization of Buddhism. They examine Buddhists navigating the differences and commonalities that exist in their practice and modern systems of mental and physical healthcare, paying attention to how they have negotiated shifting configurations of legitimacy, authority, and authenticity. Through historical and ethnographic case studies, the work details these ruptures and reconciliations in Japan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Korea, and the United States, in addition to mapping the transnational pathways of exchange as knowledge about Buddhism and medicine has traveled between Asia and the West.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9780824897697

“Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People” By His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Available on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4iBBW2o

Published in March 2025 by HarperCollins, “Voice for the Voiceless” by His Holiness The Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.

From the publisher’s website:

The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People’s Republic of China his entire life. He was 15 years old when communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, only 19 when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing, and 24 when he was forced to escape to India and became a leader in exile. Almost 75 years after China’s initial invasion of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has faced communist China’s leaders – Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping – in his effort to protect Tibet and its people.

In Voice for the Voiceless, the Dalai Lama reminds the world of Tibet’s unresolved struggle for freedom and the hardship his people continue to face in their homeland. The book captures his extraordinary life, uncovering what it means to lose your home to a repressive invader and build a life in exile; dealing with the existential crisis of a nation, its people, and its culture and religion; and envisioning the path forward.

Voice for the Voiceless is a powerful testimony from a global icon, sharing both his pain and his enduring hope in his people’s ongoing quest to restore dignity and freedom.

Available on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4iBBW2o

“The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet” By Gerald Roche

Published in November 2024 by Cornell University Press, “The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet” by Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world’s languages disappear this century.

From the publisher’s website:

Gerald Roche explores the erosion of linguistic diversity through a study of a community on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the People’s Republic of China. Manegacha is but one of the sixty minority languages in Tibet and is spoken by about 8,000 people who are otherwise mostly indistinguishable from the Tibetan communities surrounding them. Recently, many in these communities have switched to speaking Tibetan, and Manegacha faces an uncertain future.

The author uses the Manegacha case to show how linguistic diversity across Tibet is collapsing under assimilatory state policies. He looks at how global advocacy networks inadequately acknowledge this issue, highlighting the complex politics of language in an inter-connected world. The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet broadens our understanding of Tibet and China, the crisis of global linguistic diversity, and the radical changes needed to address this crisis.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781501777783

“Aflame for Freedom in Tibet: The Origin and Development of the Self-Immolation Movement” By Namloyak Dhungser, Translated by Namloyak Dhungser and Joshua Esler

Published by Lexington Books in July 2024, “Aflame for Freedom in Tibet” examines the Tibetan self-immolation protest movement.

From the publisher’s website:

Since 2009, images of Tibetans setting themselves on fire in protest of the repressive policies of the Chinese government have drawn attention from around the world. In “Aflame for Freedom in Tibet: The Origin and Development of the Self-Immolation Movement”, Namloyak Dhungser examines the protest movement and its motivations through interviews with Tibetans, both inside Tibet and abroad, and in the context of developments in Tibetan history, providing unique insight into the multifaceted origins of this movement in both contemporary and historic Tibetan perspectives. The number of self-immolating protestors continues to climb: a final plea from Tibetans to the world to secure their freedom. This book is not only a path to a deeper understanding of the Tibetan situation—past and future—but a call to action to recognize basic Tibetan human rights.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781666937794

“A Tibetan-American Educator’s Odyssey” By Nawang Phuntsog

Published in June 2024 by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India, “A Tibetan-American Educator’s Odyssey” by Nawang Phuntsog is a journey through the intricacies of the Tibetan diaspora in this insightful auto-ethnography.

From the book description:

Set against the backdrop of colonialism and modern geopolitics, the narrative offers a nuanced exploration of personal displacement and its far-reaching impacts. Delve into the experiences of individuals grappling with the challenges of leaving behind their homeland, navigating unfamiliar territories, and achieving academic milestones while preserving their cultural heritage in the face of adversity. Through heartfelt reflection and poignant storytelling, this narrative sheds light on the resilience and hope that permeates the Tibetan community and invites readers to engage with themes of identity, belonging, and the human experience in a rapidly changing world. The author’s academic odyssey mirrors the trajectory of Tibetan education in exile, infusing their story with authenticity and inspiration for future generations.

Available on Google Play here: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/A_Tibetan_American_Educator_s_Odyssey?id=pckMEQAAQBAJ&hl=en-US&pli=1

“Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds” Edited by Paul Gilchrist, Peter Hansen and Jonathan Westaway

Published by Manchester University Press in November 2024, “Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds” explores the wider social and cultural history of the mountain a hundred years after the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition. Please note this publication is available Open Access.

From the Manchester University Press website:

Mount Everest looms large in the popular imagination. Since the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, histories of the mountain have overwhelmingly focused on the mythologies of western male adventure and conquest. But there are many more stories waiting to be told.

Other Everests brings together new voices and perspectives on the historical and cultural significance of Everest in the modern world. The book shines a light on the overlooked role of local people and high-altitude workers, while also revealing the significant contributions women have made to climbing the mountain and writing its history. It explores the depiction of Everest in a range of media and investigates how the forces of nationalism and commercialism have shaped many different ‘Everests’.

After years of exploitation, Indigenous people are now reclaiming Mount Everest in the twenty-first century. Other Everests re-examines the past and present of the world’s highest peak, presenting an exciting vision of what Everest might become in the future.

Available on Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781526179166

“Rivers of the Asian Highlands: From Deep Time to the Climate Crisis” By Ruth Gamble, Gillian G. Tan, Hongzhang Xu, Sara Beavis, Petra Maurer, Jamie Pittock, John Powers, and Robert J. Wasson

Published in October 2024 by Taylor & Francis, “Rivers of the Asian Highlands” delves into the intricate and multifaceted histories of Asia’s eight largest rivers, focusing on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Yangzi river systems.

From the publisher’s website:

This book guides its readers through these two rivers’ physical, environmental, cultural, social, and political histories before providing a multifaceted assessment of their present. It uses general and detailed insights from multiple disciplines, including anthropology, conservation, geography, geomorphology, climate science, ecology, history, hydrology, and religious studies. The rivers’ stories explain how the catchments’ hazards—earthquakes, landslides, floods, droughts, and erosion—interact with their energetic, hydrological, ecological, cultural, and social abundance.

This book’s multiple cultural and disciplinary perspectives on the rivers will interest anyone who wants to understand the rivers of this critically important region as the environment faces climate change and other ecological crises.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781032490595
Available Open Access here: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003392033

“Amdo Lullaby: An Ethnography of Childhood and Language Shift on the Tibetan Plateau” By Shannon Ward

Published by University of Toronto Press in November 2024, “Amdo Lullaby: An Ethnography of Childhood and Language Shift on the Tibetan Plateau” by Shannon Ward is the first book-length study of Tibetan children in the People’s Republic of China.

From the Bookshop description:

In Amdo, a region of eastern Tibet incorporated into mainland China, young children are being raised in a time of social change. In the first decades of the twenty-first century, Chinese state development policies are catalysing rural to urban migration, consolidating schooling in urban centres, and leading Tibetan farmers and nomads to give up their traditional livelihoods. As a result, children face increasing pressure to adopt the state’s official language of Mandarin.

Amdo Lullaby charts the contrasting language socialization trajectories of rural and urban children from one extended family, who are native speakers of a Tibetan language known locally as “Farmer Talk.” By integrating a fine-grained analysis of everyday conversations and oral history interviews, linguistic anthropologist Shannon M. Ward examines the forms of migration and resulting language contact that contribute to Farmer Talk’s unique grammatical structures, and that shape Amdo Tibetan children’s language choices. This analysis reveals that young children are not passively abandoning their mother tongue for standard Mandarin, but instead are reformatting traditional Amdo Tibetan cultural associations among language, place, and kinship as they build their peer relationships in everyday play.

Available on Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781487558673

“Satirical Tibet: The Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo” By Timothy Thurston

Published in March 2025 by University of Washington Press, “Satirical Tibet” by Timothy Thurston examines humor, a vital, if underrecognized, component of Tibetan life.

From the publisher’s website:

What does comedy look like when the wrong punchline can land you in jail?

In recent years, alongside well-publicized struggles for religious freedom and cultural preservation, comedians, hip-hop artists, and other creatives have used zurza, the Tibetan art of satire, to render meaningful social and political critique under the ever-present eye of the Chinese state. Timothy Thurston’s Satirical Tibet offers the first-ever look at this powerful tool of misdirection and inversion. Focusing on the region of Amdo, Thurston introduces the vibrant and technologically innovative comedy scene that took shape following the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of ethnic revival policies. He moves decade by decade to show how artists have folded zurza into stage performances, radio broadcasts, televised sketch comedies, and hip-hop lyrics to criticize injustices, steer popular attitudes, and encourage the survival of Tibetan culture.

Surprising and vivid, Satirical Tibet shows how the ever-changing uses and meanings of a time-honored art form allow Tibetans to shape their society while navigating tightly controlled media channels.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9780295753119
There is an Open Access version here: https://uw.manifoldapp.org/projects/satirical-tibet

“The Politics of Sorrow: Unity and Allegiance Across Tibetan Exile” By Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Published by Columbia University Press in February 2025, “The Politics of Sorrow” by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa tells the story of the Group of Thirteen, a collective of chieftains and lamas from the regions of Kham and Amdo, who sought to preserve Tibet’s cultural diversity in exile.

From the publisher’s website:

The Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet in 1959 after its occupation by China and established a government in exile in India. There, Tibetan leaders aimed to bring together displaced people from varied religious traditions and local loyalties under the banner of unity. To contest Chinese colonization and stand up for self-determination, Tibetan refugees were asked to shed regional allegiances and embrace a vision of a shared national identity.

The Group of Thirteen established settlements in India in the mid-1960s with the goal of protecting their regional and religious traditions, setting them apart from the majority of Tibetan refugees, who saw a common tradition as the basis for unifying the Tibetan people. Tsering Wangmo Dhompa traces these different visions for Tibetan governance and identity, juxtaposing the Tibetan government in exile’s external struggle for international recognition with its lesser-known internal struggle to command loyalty within the diaspora. She argues that although unity was necessary for democracy and independence, it also drew painful boundaries between those who belonged and those who didn’t. Drawing on insightful interviews with Tibetan elders and an exceptional archive of Tibetan exile texts, The Politics of Sorrow is a compelling narrative of a tumultuous time that reveals the complexities of Tibetan identities then and now.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9780231212472

“Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet” By Yasmin Cho

Published by Cornell University Press in January 2025, “Politics of Tranquility” by Yasmin Cho concerns the Tibetan Buddhist revival in China, illustrating the lives of Tibetan Buddhist nuns and exploring the political effects that arise from their nonpolitical daily engagements in the remote, mega-sized Tibetan Buddhist encampment of Yachen Gar.

From the publisher’s website:

Yasmin Cho’s book challenges two assumptions about Tibetan Buddhist communities in China. First, against the assumption that a Buddhist monastic community is best understood in terms of its esoteric qualities, Cho focuses on the material and mundane daily practices that are indispensable to the existence and persistence of such a community and shows how deeply gendered these practices are. Second, against the assumption that Tibetan politics toward the Chinese state is best understood as rebellious, incendiary, and centered upon Tibetan victimhood, the nuns demonstrate how it can be otherwise. Tibetan politics can be unassuming, calm, and self-contained and yet still have substantial political effects. As Politics of Tranquility shows, the nuns in Yachen Gar have called forth an alternative way of living and expressing themselves as Tibetans and as female monastics despite a repressive context.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781501778810

“Chieftains, Lamas, and Warriors: A History of Kham, 1904–1961” By Yudru Tsomu

Published by Lexington Books in November 2024, “Chieftains, Lamas, and Warriors: A History of Kham 1904–1961” by Yudru Tsomo explores the region of Kham, situated between Central Tibet and China.

From the publisher’s website:

By highlighting Kham’s pivotal role in Sino-Tibetan relations and frontier dynamics, this book challenges the traditional focus of scholarly research that treat Kham as a mere transit point. Yudru Tsomu argues for the significance of frontier regions in shaping historical narratives and power structures. Tsomu explores how Kham forged its own identity amidst the assimilation pressures exerted by Central Tibet and China. Supported by a wealth of original sources in Chinese, Tibetan, and Western languages—including previously untapped personal and archival collections in China—this book offers a compelling reassessment of Kham’s historical agency and significance.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781666958997

Literature, Religion and Art

“Flight of the Bon Monks: War, Persecution, and the Salvation of Tibet’s Oldest Religion” By Harvey Rice and Jackie Cole

Published in February 2024, “Flight of the Bon Monks” by Harvey Rice and Jackie Cole is an inside account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet told through the voices of three persecuted monks.

From the Bookshop description:

Providing an inside view into the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the tenets of Bon, one of the world’s oldest but least known religions, this book chronicles the true story of three Bon monks who heroically escaped occupied Tibet and went on to rebuild their culture through incredible resilience, determination, and passion.

After taking his vows to become a Bon monk and completing a pilgrimage around 22,000-foot Mt. Kailash, the holiest mountain in Tibet, Tenzin Namdak envisions a life of quiet contemplation at Menri, Bon’s mother monastery. Instead, he finds himself fleeing for his life across the highest and most difficult terrain on the planet. After being joined by a CIA-backed warlord, Tenzin’s escape party is ambushed and he is severely wounded. Narrowly escaping execution by Chinese soldiers, the dying Tenzin is taken to a concentration camp, where he is afforded special consideration because of his status as a monk. He overcomes his nearly fatal wound and makes an arduous escape from Tibet over the daunting Himalayas.

The other monks, life-long friends Samten Karmay and Sangye Tenzin, witness Tibet’s capital explode in a violent insurrection against Chinese rule. Escaping to Nepal, they worry about the survival of the Bon religion and begin collecting scattered works of Bon scripture. A chance meeting with British scholar David Snellgrove brings the three monks together again and dramatically changes their lives. Snellgrove invites Sangye, Samten, and Tenzin to spend three years in London on a Rockefeller Foundation grant. There, they hone their English and forge influential relationships, enabling Tenzin to answer the pleas for help from the Bon community by founding a settlement in exile in India. Sangye is chosen as the 33rd Menri Trizen, Bon’s highest office, and together the three monks help rebuild the nearly extinct Bon religion.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781644118580

“Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet” By Kurt A. Behrendt

Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in September 2024, “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet” by Kurt A. Behrendt accompanied the exhibition of the same name that explored Himalayan Buddhist devotional art throughout history.

From the museum website:

A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality intended to provide a focus for Buddhist religious practice and inspire the devout. This book highlights the distinctive Tibetan approach to creating mandalas, exploring how it crossed over from India into Tibet, and how continuous exchanges of art and ideas between the two cultures, led by monks and spiritual teachers, gave rise to a uniquely Tibetan style of Buddhist imagery. Featuring more than one hundred paintings, sculptures, and ritual objects, this superbly illustrated volume reflects the dazzling complexities of the Tibetan imagery that has provided a foundation for mandalas through the centuries.

Most notably, a mesmerizing installation by the Tibetan American artist Tenzing Rigdol (b. 1982), specially created for the accompanying exhibition and published here for the first time, offers contemporary audiences a way of interrogating and understanding their world and underscores how this ancient tradition remains a vibrant living practice.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781588397829

“The Golden Garuda: The Extraordinary Life of Modern Day Mahasiddha Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche” By Khenpo Sodargye

Published in January 2025 by Shambhala, “The Golden Garuda” is the biography of Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche (1933–2004), one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of the twentieth century.

From the publisher’s website:

In this moving biography, Khenpo Sodargye—a lead teacher at Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy—brings his beloved root teacher’s remarkable story and accomplishments to life with wisdom and reverence. His personal anecdotes coupled with the prophecies of great masters and verse from Buddhist texts offer a portrait that is at once intimate and profound, revealing Jigme Phuntsok’s legacy as the mythical “golden garuda” who was instrumental in the flourishing of Buddhism. During a pivotal period in modern Tibetan history, he created the world’s largest Buddhist institution, attracted thousands of followers with his nonsectarian teachings, and taught some of today’s great Tibetan Buddhist teachers.

The engaging narrative unfolds chronologically in dozens of short, impactful chapters. We’re introduced to Jigme Phuntsok’s previous incarnations and learn about his early years. We experience his teaching trips, including a journey to the holy Mount Wutai in China together with ten thousand Tibetan disciples. We learn about his visionary experiences and revelations, including one that failed—a rare account in Tibetan literature of such an occurrence. With elements of biography, travelogue, and magical tale, this life story contains adventure, suffering, and human connection.

Available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9781645473190

“Forty-Nine Days” By Sonam Tsomo Chashutsang

Published by Blackneck Books, India, “Forty-Nine Days” is a book of very personal poems. Sonam Tsomo, a tri-lingual Tibetan poet, reflects on her mother’s passing away as exile pulled them apart in two separate continents. “I wake up, I wash my face, I light the candle / and burn the incense, and chant prayers, / For your journey to the unknown – / I pray so it will be easier for you, in every way,” writes Sonam.

Contact Blackneck Books for this title via their social media channels: https://www.instagram.com/blackneckbooks/

“Young Days in Tibet” By Tsewang Y. Pemba

Published by Blackneck Books, India, “Young Days in Tibet” first published in 1957, is a fascinating account of independent Tibet through the eyes of a young man. Dr Pemba writes about his beloved homeland, its culture, its natural landscape and his own journey from home in the high mountains to a British school in India. The country he so vividly writes about no longer exists since it is now under China’s colonial occupation. So this becomes a crucial account for new generations of Tibetans who are born and raised in exile.

Contact Blackneck Books for this title via their social media channels: https://www.instagram.com/blackneckbooks/

“The Cosmos, the Person, and the Sādhana: A Treatise on Tibetan Tantric Meditation” By Yael Bentor

Published in June 2024 by University of Virginia Press, “The Cosmos, the Person, and the Sādhana” is a new translation and interpretation of a seminal fourteenth-century treatise on Tibetan Buddhist meditation.

From the publisher’s website:

Sādhana, which translates as “realization,” is the primary form of meditation in the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet. In this spiritual exercise, practitioners dissolve their ordinary reality—their identity and environment—and in its place visualize an awakened being. Eventually they actually transform into this divine being. In this vital new volume, Yael Bentor offers an invaluable translation of Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa’s famous treatise on this form of meditation.

Tsongkhapa was an influential monk, philosopher, and tantric yogi whose activities led to the formation of one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. His treatise draws fascinating links between tantric practice, cosmogony, and the life cycle of a yogi engaged in the practice. Bentor’s vivid translation, accompanied by her expert introduction and commentary, provides the grounding necessary to properly understand the text, tracing the reception and trajectory of Tsongkhapa’s work through history and evaluating its great relevance up to the present day.

Available on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3DBeWBt

Younger Audiences

“Loving Kindness” and “Peaceful Mind” By His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Published in March 2025 by Dorling Kindersley, “Loving Kindness” and “Peaceful Mind” are two titles developed in collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama for young children. These calming board books contain beautiful original illustrations along with simple text that can be read out loud, helping to develop empathy skills.

“Loving Kindness” available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9780241690529
“Peaceful Mind” available on Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4863/9780241681282

“Karma and the Snow Lion” By Jordan Quill, Illustrated by Mitthu and Sonam Lama Tamang

Published by Perky Parrot Books, an imprint of Niyogi Books India, in January 2025, “Karma and the Snow Lion” by Jordan Quill, and illustrated by Mitthu and Sonam Lama Tamang, is about Karma, a young pashmina goat.

From the publisher’s website:

Karma, a young pashmina goat, lives with his mother in the forested foothills of the Himalayas. He likes to wander. Little does he know of the origins of the pashmina shawl! One night, he has a surprise visitor. What follows is an adventure that takes him gliding through his roots and those of his custodians, the Changpa.

Available via Amazon (India): https://www.amazon.in/dp/8119626818

“Khando Drowa Sangmo – A Tale From The Land Of Mon Tawang” Comic Series by Lobsang Soepa

Published by India based comic book artist, illustrator and muralist Lobsang Soepa, “Khando Drowa Sangmo – A Tale From The Land Of Mon Tawang” is a series of four comic books re-telling the story of Khando Drowa Sangmo, the wife of King Kalawangpo. The tale originates from the land of Tana Mandal Gang, present day, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Enquire to order via the artist’s Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/lopsangsoepa/

Tibetan Women Authors Series Published by The Tibetan Arts and Literature Initiative (TALI)

These Tibetan language e-book titles for children by Tibetan women authors are all available for free download from their website: https://talitibet.org/tibetan-women-authors-series/

Special Mentions

Volume 3.2 (2024) of the Journal of Tibetan Literature

The Journal of Tibetan Literature (JTL) is a biannual, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal committed to publishing research, translations, and criticism on all aspects of Tibetan-language texts, from their earliest written forms to the present. This issue features a striking photograph by Nyema Droma on the cover. Available to read here: https://journaloftibetanliterature.org/index.php/jtl/issue/view/5

“Globo y Tharlo” By Pema Tseden, Translated by Isolda Morillo

For the first time in Spanish translation, this collection contains five of Pema Tseden’s best-known stories, published between 1995 and 2018. Available here: https://www.hermidaeditores.com/globo-y-tharlo

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