#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
Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

Dead-End Memories: Stories

Banana Yoshimoto

235 pages • 2003 • 28 editions

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
The Contractors by Lisa Ko

Out of Line Collection #4

The Contractors

Lisa Ko

24 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

fiction short stories dark medium-paced
Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin

Kausar Khan Investigates #1

Detective Aunty

Uzma Jalaluddin

320 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
People Change by Vivek Shraya

People Change

Vivek Shraya

1h 52m • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

216 pages • 2013 • 56 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons by Anthony Christian Ocampo

Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons

Anthony Christian Ocampo

217 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha

240 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

Tensorate #1

The Black Tides of Heaven

Neon Yang

224 pages • 2017 • 13 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • 2022 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Part of Your World #1

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez

10h 5m • 2022 • 91 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced