#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
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

A Forgery of Fate

Elizabeth Lim

480 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Nate Pedersen, Lydia Kang

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Nate Pedersen, Lydia Kang

10 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 2017

nonfiction history science funny informative medium-paced
The Swinging Bridge by Ramabai Espinet

The Swinging Bridge

Ramabai Espinet

305 pages • 2003

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Hunger by Choi Jin-young

Hunger

Choi Jin-young

208 pages • digital • 2015 user-added

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark sad fast-paced
The Lovers by Yumna Kassab

The Lovers

Yumna Kassab

3 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Lantern of Lost Memories

Sanaka Hiiragi

4 hours, 55 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Sakamoto Days, Vol. 1 by Yuto Suzuki

Sakamoto Days, Vol. 1

Sakamoto Days #1

Yuto Suzuki

189 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

The Fortunes of Jaded Women

Carolyn Huynh

264 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Karuna Ezara Parikh

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Karuna Ezara Parikh

320 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
Dreamover by Dani Diaz

Dreamover

Dani Diaz

320 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction graphic novel emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced