Sahtu Books
Every book we’ve published since 2013, plus the ones on the way.
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Somjit & Somjai's Musical Journey
“Somjit & Somjai’s Musical Journey” follows two young brothers as they discover the rich world of traditional Lao music.
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Every Passing Minute
Krysada Panusith Phounsiri's 2nd book of poetry, Every Passing Minute, unearths vulnerability in the passing of time.
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Before We Remember We Dream
Before We Remember We Dream, the new collection of poetry from Bryan Thao Worra and original art by Nor Sanavongsay blends memoir and Southeast Asian history, myth, horror and science fiction to weave a spellbinding meditation on 45 years of the Lao diaspora.
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Battlefield Blooming
In the opening poem of Battlefield Blooming, “Midnight Notes to the Martyr Nhất Chi Mai,” Do begins the collection by echoing a decades-old plea for peace from a young Buddhist nun.
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Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers
A mother with a Lao upbringing and a daughter with Lao-american values share their story of the generational and cultural differences between each other.
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Dance Among Elephants
The Personal plight and Historical accounts of Lao Life are merged together in Phounsiri’s stimulating collection, “Dance Among Elephants”.
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A Sticky Mess
The story of Xieng Mieng is legendary among Lao people.
In the Studio
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American Laodyssey
A new collection of verse and art from Bryan Thao Worra and S. Bay Koulabdara exploring 50 years in the Lao diaspora.
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Vongfai: Moon’s Purpose
Two untrained sisters. A dying spirit gate. A debt that isn’t theirs but belongs to them anyway.
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Double-Crossed
How Xieng Mieng got his name. Kham, a young novice at the wat, loves tricks and mieng. When two merchants bet they can carry the king’s mieng across the stream, he shows them what crossing over really means.
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Mytholaogical
A Sahtu Press guide to Lao mythology: heroes, villains, fantastic creatures and their modern retellings.
