The Books of Lai Yin

On marriage, motherhood, sex, family, food, airports and the impossible work of holding a house.

Gravity 重力

Embodied power.

Koh Samui

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 21 May 2026

Koh Samui

Herbs

On rosemary, mint and bare feet.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 17 May 2026

Herbs

Cosplay

On fishnet stockings, handcuffs and uniform.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 16 May 2026

Cosplay

Dinner for 4

On sharp knives, sharp tongues, heat and the value of carrying a towel.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 19 Apr 2026

Dinner for 4

Bordeaux

On sleeping in, farmers markets, pancakes and being naked all day.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 12 Apr 2026

Bordeaux

On childbirth

I had just given birth when her little sister followed.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 30 Nov 2025

On childbirth

On phở

On broth and heat, raw meat and raw nerves.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 19 Nov 2025

On phở

Tokyo

On cheesecake in Ginza. The filter of fast-moving particles and locating my husband.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 8 Nov 2025

Tokyo

Hawaii

On unrushed days in Hawaii. Swimming with dolphins, forgiving the past, and making love with her growing inside of me.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 6 Nov 2025

Hawaii

Biarritz

It means the season has ended, and something new begins.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 1 Nov 2025

Biarritz

SHEHOLDS 她拿著

A publication about how women shape and hold the spaces around them.