#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
The Symmetry of Fish by Su Cho

The Symmetry of Fish

Su Cho

80 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri

The Lotus Empire

The Burning Kingdoms #3

Tasha Suri

512 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: Coming Home to Hood River by Linda Tamura

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: Coming Home to Hood River

Linda Tamura

346 pages • paperback • 2012

nonfiction history emotional informative slow-paced
The Witch Doctor's Daughter by Kathrina Mohd Daud

The Witch Doctor's Daughter

Kathrina Mohd Daud

176 pages • paperback

fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu

The Manicurist's Daughter

Susan Lieu

320 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Strange Pictures by Uketsu

Strange Pictures

Uketsu

240 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi

8 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2010

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea #1

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

368 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil

Black Salt Queen

Letters from Maynara #1

Samantha Bansil

416 pages • digital • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced