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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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144 pages • paperback • 1981 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780689716720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1981
Edition Pub Date: 30 Apr 1993
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
144 pages • 1981 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780689716720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1981
Edition Pub Date: 30 Apr 1993
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
432 pages • hardcover • 2021 • 5 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780593327487
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2021
Edition Pub Date: 11 May 2021
Publisher: Viking Penguin
432 pages • 2021 • 5 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780593327487
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2021
Edition Pub Date: 11 May 2021
Publisher: Viking Penguin
320 pages • hardcover • 2019 • 6 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781338302882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2019
Edition Pub Date: 28 May 2019
Publisher: Scholastic Press
320 pages • 2019 • 6 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781338302882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2019
Edition Pub Date: 28 May 2019
Publisher: Scholastic Press
384 pages • hardcover • 2022 • 28 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780063215689
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2022
Edition Pub Date: 02 Aug 2022
Publisher: William Morrow
384 pages • 2022 • 28 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780063215689
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2022
Edition Pub Date: 02 Aug 2022
Publisher: William Morrow
384 pages • 2018 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2018
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
384 pages • 2018 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2018
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
32 pages • hardcover • 2013 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780823423750
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: 01 Feb 2013
Publisher: Holiday House
32 pages • 2013 • 3 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780823423750
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: 01 Feb 2013
Publisher: Holiday House
464 pages • hardcover • 2016 • 27 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780399176777
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2016
Edition Pub Date: 13 Sep 2016
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
464 pages • 2016 • 27 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780399176777
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2016
Edition Pub Date: 13 Sep 2016
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
240 pages • digital • 2024 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: B0C3SX84NJ
Format: Digital
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2024
Edition Pub Date: 12 Nov 2024
Publisher: Levine Querido
240 pages • 2024 • 4 editions
ISBN/UID: B0C3SX84NJ
Format: Digital
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2024
Edition Pub Date: 12 Nov 2024
Publisher: Levine Querido
331 pages • paperback • 2013 • 2 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781607014010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: 03 Dec 2013
Publisher: Prime Books
331 pages • 2013 • 2 editions
ISBN/UID: 9781607014010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: 03 Dec 2013
Publisher: Prime Books
40 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 2 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780063224964
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 10 Oct 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
40 pages • 2023 • 2 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780063224964
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2023
Edition Pub Date: 10 Oct 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books