#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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130 participants (613 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
The Family Recipe by Carolyn Huynh

The Family Recipe

Carolyn Huynh

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
নভেম্বর রেইন by কৌশিক সামন্ত

নভেম্বর রেইন

কৌশিক সামন্ত

124 pages • 2025 user-added

fiction magical realism romance
Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala

Guilt and Ginataan

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #5

Mia P. Manansala

304 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction contemporary mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Single Player by Tara Tai

Single Player

Tara Tai

320 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen

Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen #1

Yuta Takahashi

192 pages • digital • 2020

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

Into the Riverlands

The Singing Hills Cycle #3

Nghi Vo

100 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before Your Memory Fades

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

239 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Owl Cries by 편혜영, Pyun Hye-young

The Owl Cries

편혜영, Pyun Hye-young

7 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2012 user-added

fiction thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa

2 hours • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced
Disability Intimacy by Alice Wong

Disability Intimacy

Alice Wong

11 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2024 user-added

nonfiction essays health politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced