1. Harry Potter II (哈利波特 II)
By J.K. Rowling (Translated by Peng Chien-wen)
The long summer vacation has finally ended and Harry Potter can't wait to go back to magic school. But a string of strange and terrifying things begins to occur and Harry must find the culprit behind them.
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(哈利波特 -- 神秘的魔法)
By J.K. Rowling (Translated by Peng Chien-wen)
Mysterious letters lead the 11-year-old Harry Potter into a kingdom of sorcerers, who send their mail by owl messengers and travel on brooms.
3. The Human Nature You Have To Know
(你不可不知道的人性)
By Liu Yung (劉墉)
The author reveals the dark side of human nature with stories that happened to the people around him. The book also looks at human weakness from a constructive perspective.
4. Say It To Your Heart
(把話說到心窩裡)
By Liu Yung (劉墉)
A meditation by the maestro of inspirational books -- this time about speech and the right ways to express yourself.
5. Yesterday's Memories, A Clear Day's Leisure
(昨日歷歷，晴天悠悠)
By Wu Tan-ju (吳淡如)
This is an autobiographical piece about how Wu came out of her labyrinth of suicidal desires -- described in the light of her younger brother's suicide at the age of 24. The book also explores the social problems reflected in Taiwan's rising suicide rates.
6. Platonic Sex (柏拉圖式性愛)
By Iijima Ai (飯島愛)
This is an autobiography of former Japanese "adult video" star Iijima Ai, which tells the story of Ai's entrance introduction to the porn industry.
7. Subway (地下鐵)
By Jimmy (幾米)
Another collection of cartoon sketches and romantic musings from Jimmy -- about pet cats, subway trips, and lost innocence.
8. Love Returns to the Beginning (愛回到最初)
By Kuang Yu (光禹)
A collection of 42 essays about love.
9. Ruse of the Empty City
(空城計)
By Cheng Wen-chin (鄭文金)
A history of China's legendary minister Chu Ke-liang (諸葛亮) and his famous strategies against his enemies.
10. The Works of Shakespeare
(莎士比亞全集)
By William Shakespeare
A selection of the works of the bard in Chinese translation.
11. Stray Bird (pocket edition)
(漂鳥)
By Rabindranath Tagore
Another Chinese rendering of Tagore's classic poetry collection.
12. Aesop's Fables
(pocket edition) (伊索寓言)
Another Chinese rendering of the eternal Aesop.
13. Irish Coffee (愛爾蘭咖啡)
By Tsai Chi-heng (蔡智恆)
Short and medium-length works initially published on-line by 10 young authors from China and Taiwan.
14. The Very First Love
(給最初的愛)
By Guang Yu (光禹)
The joys and travails of love, told through two diaries.
15. Little Prince
(pocket edition) (小王子)
By Antoine De Saint-Exupery (聖修伯里)
A pocket-sized book with both Chinese and English translations of the well-known story.
16. A Garden In My Heart
(我的心中每天開出一朵花)
By Jimmy (幾米)
Another addition to Jimmy's popular series of cartoon sketches and literary musings.
17. Life Is But an Amatory Idiocy: A Collection of Ancient Love Poems
(人生自是有情癡:千古情詩選)
Ed. Hao Kuang-tsai (郝廣才)
A collection of love poems from around the world.
18. Soul Mountain (靈山)
By Gao Xingjian (高行健)
The best known novel by Gao Xingjian, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, is a patchwork of travel notes, magical tales, philosophical musings, and eroticism.
19. Haven't Seen Enough of This World (還沒有看夠這世界)
By Hsu Mei-yi (徐玫怡)
This is a book about a young language student's journeys and adventures in faraway cities like London and Paris.
20. The First Intimate Encounter (第一次的親密接觸)
By Tsai Chih-heng (蔡智恆)
Another addition to an increasingly common genre of modern love story: an Internet romance.
Source: Kingstone Books
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