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#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 Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang

The Lotus Shoes

Jane Yang

368 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

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

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami

134 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong

416 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong

I Leave It Up to You

Jinwoo Chong

320 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Bijan Always Wins by Adib Khorram

Bijan Always Wins

Adib Khorram

32 pages • first pub 2024 (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 • missing pub info (editions)

fiction childrens lighthearted medium-paced
Unfinished Business by Shankari Chandran

Unfinished Business

Shankari Chandran

309 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

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

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Four Treasures of the Sky

Jenny Tinghui Zhang

323 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced