#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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123 participants (445 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

For readers who'd like to stretch themselves with a numeric goal of reading more Asian authors, this challenge is for you! (For those who would like 9 prompts to diversify their reading of Asian authors, look up the #ReadAsianAuthors2025 challenge). 

Challenge Books

All books added
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith

378 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen

Hangry Hearts

Jennifer Chen

320 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult
On The Fox Roads by Nghi Vo

On The Fox Roads

Nghi Vo

29 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ short stories adventurous fast-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

121 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

Sister Snake

Amanda Lee Koe

8 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced
Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

Immortal

Sue Lynn Tan

14 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional fast-paced
Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal by Olivie Blake

Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal

Olivie Blake

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

Immaculate Conception

Ling Ling Huang

304 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Gate to Kagoshima by Poppy Kuroki

Gate to Kagoshima

Poppy Kuroki

9 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction historical romance science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad

I Remember Abbu

Humayun Azad

112 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced