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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025
Overview
The goal is to read 5 books by 5 different Japanese diaspora authors between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
Author guidelines:
For the purposes of this challenge, 'Japanese diaspora' refers to authors of Japanese ancestry who did not primarily grow up in Japan. Multiracial or multiethnic authors are OK as long as they are of Japanese ancestry.
Book guidelines:
Books of any genre or format (EXCEPT manga!) and for any age group are OK. Books can be in any language - remember, the Japanese diaspora is not just in North America!
For the purposes of this challenge, 'manga' refers only to manga from Japan (or translations of it). Graphic novels and comic books originally published outside Japan are OK.
Why More Than Manga?
Manga is great, and as a Japanese diaspora reader myself, I've read more than my fair share. That said, many of the Japanese diaspora authors writing today are NOT writing manga, and it's important to recognize that Japanese books as a whole are More Than Manga!
Let's show some love for Japanese diaspora authors! Happy reading!
More Than Manga! Read 5 Japanese Diaspora Authors in 2025
1 participant (135 books)
STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025
Overview
The goal is to read 5 books by 5 different Japanese diaspora authors between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
Author guidelines:
For the purposes of this challenge, 'Japanese diaspora' refers to authors of Japanese ancestry who did not primarily grow up in Japan. Multiracial or multiethnic authors are OK as long as they are of Japanese ancestry.
Book guidelines:
Books of any genre or format (EXCEPT manga!) and for any age group are OK. Books can be in any language - remember, the Japanese diaspora is not just in North America!
For the purposes of this challenge, 'manga' refers only to manga from Japan (or translations of it). Graphic novels and comic books originally published outside Japan are OK.
Why More Than Manga?
Manga is great, and as a Japanese diaspora reader myself, I've read more than my fair share. That said, many of the Japanese diaspora authors writing today are NOT writing manga, and it's important to recognize that Japanese books as a whole are More Than Manga!
Let's show some love for Japanese diaspora authors! Happy reading!
Challenge Books
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256 pages • paperback • 2024 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780593525289
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2024
Edition Pub Date: 07 May 2024
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
256 pages • 2024 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780593525289
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2024
Edition Pub Date: 07 May 2024
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
397 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 16 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781250875334
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 18 Jul 2023
Publisher: Flatiron Books
397 pages • 2023 • 16 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781250875334
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 18 Jul 2023
Publisher: Flatiron Books
224 pages • 1993 • 7 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780449704332
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1993
Edition Pub Date: 01 May 1994
Publisher: Fawcett Books
224 pages • 1993 • 7 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780449704332
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1993
Edition Pub Date: 01 May 1994
Publisher: Fawcett Books
384 pages • hardcover • 2022 • 11 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780358469988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2022
Edition Pub Date: 01 Mar 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins
384 pages • 2022 • 11 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780358469988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2022
Edition Pub Date: 01 Mar 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins
384 pages • hardcover • 2020 • 10 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780358131434
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2020
Edition Pub Date: 01 Sep 2020
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
384 pages • 2020 • 10 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780358131434
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2020
Edition Pub Date: 01 Sep 2020
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
144 pages • paperback • 2014 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780807517383
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2014
Edition Pub Date: 01 Oct 2018
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
144 pages • 2014 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780807517383
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2014
Edition Pub Date: 01 Oct 2018
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
324 pages • paperback • 2017 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781459737433
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2017
Edition Pub Date: 09 May 2017
Publisher: Dundurn Group
324 pages • 2017 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781459737433
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2017
Edition Pub Date: 09 May 2017
Publisher: Dundurn Group
448 pages • paperback • 2012 • 6 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781496725844
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2012
Edition Pub Date: 25 Jun 2019
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
448 pages • 2012 • 6 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781496725844
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2012
Edition Pub Date: 25 Jun 2019
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
368 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 7 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780316448529
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 22 Aug 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
368 pages • 2023 • 7 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780316448529
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 22 Aug 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
400 pages • hardcover • 2020 • 9 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780316493888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2020
Edition Pub Date: 04 Aug 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
400 pages • 2020 • 9 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780316493888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2020
Edition Pub Date: 04 Aug 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers