#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
Jaded by Ela Lee

Jaded

Ela Lee

384 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Umma's Table by Yeon-Sik Hong

Umma's Table

Yeon-Sik Hong

360 pages • 2015 • 4 editions

fiction autobiography graphic novel emotional medium-paced
The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith

The Boy with the Bookstore

Sarah Echavarre Smith

9h 52m • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Spy x Family, Vol. 7 by Tatsuya Endo

SPY×FAMILY #7

Spy x Family, Vol. 7

Tatsuya Endo

200 pages • 2021 • 33 editions

fiction manga funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

The Incendiaries

R.O. Kwon

5h 13m • 2018 • 20 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Lion of the Sky by Ritu Hemnani

Lion of the Sky

Ritu Hemnani

410 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction historical poetry young adult emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

The Burning Kingdoms #2

The Oleander Sword

Tasha Suri

489 pages • 2022 • 25 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang

Julie Chan Is Dead

Liann Zhang

320 pages • 2025 • 21 editions

fiction contemporary thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
গ্রামীণ মহিলাদের হারিয়ে যাওয়া স্মৃতির আড্ডা by রাধামাধব মণ্ডল

গ্রামীণ মহিলাদের হারিয়ে যাওয়া স্মৃতির আড্ডা

রাধামাধব মণ্ডল

64 pages • 2025 • 1 edition

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nonfiction essays
The Family Recipe by Carolyn Huynh

The Family Recipe

Carolyn Huynh

320 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced