#20BooksByAsianAuthors

133 participants (790 books)

01 Jan 202531 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

208 pages2020 21 editions

fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny fast-paced

322 pages2025 18 editions

fiction dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced

208 pages1980 9 editions

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

32 pages2003 3 editions

nonfiction childrens mysterious slow-paced

288 pages2018 10 editions

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

273 pages2023 23 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Violets

Kyung-sook Shin

212 pages2001 19 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

162 pages2016 139 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

368 pages2022 3 editions

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

203 pages2023 17 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced