#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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Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel) by Suji Kim

Under the Oak Tree (The Novel) #1

Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)

Suji Kim

496 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

176 pages • 2022 • 36 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang

The Lotus Shoes

Jane Yang

368 pages • 2025 • 19 editions

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami

134 pages • 2020 • 47 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

292 pages • 2022 • 35 editions

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong

402 pages • 2025 • 19 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Bijan Always Wins by Adib Khorram

Bijan Always Wins

Adib Khorram

32 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction childrens contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Lolo's Sari-sari Store by Sophia N. Lee

Lolo's Sari-sari Store

Sophia N. Lee

40 pages • 2 editions

fiction childrens lighthearted medium-paced
Unfinished Business by Shankari Chandran

Unfinished Business

Shankari Chandran

309 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction crime challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • 2023 • 181 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced