#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

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An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon

An Ordinary Wonder

Buki Papillon

12h 53m • 2020 • 12 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #1

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Grace Lin

290 pages • 2009 • 27 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Fight for the Hidden Realm by Siobhan McDermott

Paper Dragons #1

The Fight for the Hidden Realm

Siobhan McDermott

375 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark medium-paced
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami

Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche

Haruki Murakami

384 pages • 1997 • 42 editions

nonfiction history true crime dark informative reflective slow-paced
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Diary of a Void

Emi Yagi

213 pages • 2020 • 48 editions

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced
The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

50 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

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fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

This Woven Kingdom #1

This Woven Kingdom

Tahereh Mafi

495 pages • 2022 • 60 editions

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Bone Witch #1

The Bone Witch

Rin Chupeco

425 pages • 2017 • 23 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up by Sonia Patel

Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up

Sonia Patel

393 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional medium-paced
Run With the Wind by Shion Miura

Run With the Wind

Shion Miura

448 pages • 2006 • 18 editions

fiction sports adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced