#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
Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S Jae-Jones

Guardians of Dawn: Zhara

S Jae-Jones

416 pages • 1 edition

fiction fantasy young adult
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki

They Say Blue

Jillian Tamaki

38 pages • 2018 • 6 editions

fiction childrens adventurous medium-paced
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

128 pages • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century by Bianca Mabute-Louie

Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century

Bianca Mabute-Louie

240 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction race sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

Mike Curato

366 pages • 2020 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa

Mina's Matchbox

Yōko Ogawa

288 pages • 2006 • 26 editions

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
Monster: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 6 by Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban #6

Monster: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 6

Naoki Urasawa

406 pages • 2008 • 18 editions

fiction crime manga mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

The House of Rust

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

10h 17m • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Off the Books by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Off the Books

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

216 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction literary adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
The Curious Secrets of Yesterday by Namrata Patel

The Curious Secrets of Yesterday

Namrata Patel

288 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced