#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
Braised Pork by An Yu

Braised Pork

An Yu

5 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction literary mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

Hana Khan Carries On

Uzma Jalaluddin

368 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

11 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
খ্যাটন সঙ্গী by Damu Mukhopadhyay

খ্যাটন সঙ্গী

Damu Mukhopadhyay

423 pages • hardcover • 2017 user-added

nonfiction food and drink
ম্যাও by Avishek Chattopadhyay

ম্যাও

Avishek Chattopadhyay

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction mystery thriller
ইছামতী by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

ইছামতী

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

256 pages • hardcover • 1950 user-added

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
জন-মুনিষ by আনসারউদ্দিন

জন-মুনিষ

আনসারউদ্দিন

80 pages • hardcover • 2018 user-added

fiction
A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang

A Palace Near the Wind

Natural Engines

Ai Jiang

185 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy science fiction mysterious medium-paced
The Storm by Arif Anwar

The Storm

Arif Anwar

320 pages • digital • 2018

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

422 pages • paperback • 2013

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced