#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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113 participants (334 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
The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

The Fortunes of Jaded Women

Carolyn Huynh

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

Western Lane

Chetna Maroo

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon

An Ordinary Wonder

Buki Papillon

12 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Faebound

Faebound #1

Saara El-Arifi

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

Lemon

Kwon Yeo-sun

3 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary mystery dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #1

Grace Lin

290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

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

The Fight for the Hidden Realm

Paper Dragons #1

Siobhan McDermott

375 pages • first pub 2024 (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 • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative reflective slow-paced
Rental House by Weike Wang

Rental House

Weike Wang

215 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced