#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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133 participants (790 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
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

All These Bodies

Kendare Blake

288 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction mystery young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

The Trunk

Kim Ryeo-ryeong

248 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Black Swan Mystery by Tetsuya Ayukawa

The Black Swan Mystery

Tetsuya Ayukawa

352 pages • digital • 1959

fiction classics mystery medium-paced
Gingko Season by Naomi Xu Elegant

Gingko Season

Naomi Xu Elegant

272 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

13 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian

Under Lock & Skeleton Key

Secret Staircase Mystery #1

Gigi Pandian

9 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes #1

Sabaa Tahir

480 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

259 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji

The Persians

Sanam Mahloudji

384 pages • digital • 2025

fiction literary emotional funny reflective slow-paced
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

352 pages • digital • 2024

fiction graphic novel magical realism romance young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced