Our Books

Natural History of the Wild Side of Everest

A concise guide to ecology, trees, flowers, birds and mammals. This handbook originated as a staff training manual for the Makalu Barun Conservation on the wild side of Everest. 

Gaiety of Spirit - The Sherpas of Everest

Gaiety of Spirit is an exploration… of a culture and a people.

Sherpas have earned an extraordinary reputation on mountaineering expeditions. 

Daring to Dream: Sherpa Women Climbing K2

Daring to Dream tells the story of Pasang, Maya, and Dawa as they struggled with their own decisions on climbing K2, the mountainous obstacles overcome to raise the necessary funds, and the challenging journey and climb.

Clear Sky Red Earth

Clear Sky, Red Earth tells the story of life in Dolpo through the eyes of Namsel, a young girl who grows up to be a great painter several centuries ago. Dolpo is one of the world’s highest settled areas, a region culturally like Tibet, but located within the nation of Nepal.

Nuptse & Lhotse in Nepal

Meet Nuptse and Lhotse, two adventurous cats who find
themselves on their way to the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest!

Auspicious by Design

Auspicious by Design presents a selection of the Corona family collection of authentic, antique pieces of Tibetan furniture collected over the last two decades. 

Beloved Daughter: The Story of Dhammawati Guruma

“Beloved Daughter” is about how a fourteen-year-old girl became the Buddhist teacher, Dhammawati, and her adventures along the way.

Stories and Customs of the Sherpas

As told by Ngawang Tenzin Zangbu
Edited by Frances Klatzel

The Abbot of Tengboche Monastery describes the Buddhist culture, oral history, and traditions of the Sherpa people…

Stories and Customs of Manang

This book is for the curious, for those of you who wish to delve into the life and times, current and past, of the people of Manang so that you will experience more than just the powerful river gorges and mountain peaks on the Around Annapurna trek.

A Single Brushstroke: Chan mind and spiritual painting

In this book, Jérôme Edou explores links between philosophical Chan teachings on the nature of the mind and this art of simplicity, a vehicle for the contemplative intuition of the painter, which the spectator is invited to share.

Sun and Shadow

Mera Publications is pleased to distribute N.H. Manandhar’s debut novel, Sun & Shadow. It is a work of fiction, but its compelling characters and themes breathe life into social issues faced by many in Nepal, including caste and gender discrimination, corruption, and family violence.