While the need for Asian representation across film, music and publishing still has a long way to go, we've also got a wealth of fantastic books written by Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) authors that deserve a spot on your bookshelf. This list of our favorites includes novels,...
In 2023 and 2024, Cardinal Media published three series of “Perfect Picture Books“. They encourage us to “Read and enjoy Chinese stories in English! Beautifully written and lovingly illustrated by some of China’s favorite authors and illustrators, these stories have traveled across the world a...
Make room, readers, your 2021 TBR is about to be stacked! We rounded up 20 books by Asian authors hitting shelves in 2021—some are available now, and you can look forward to the others over the next few months. Whether you prefer romance, YA, mystery, literary fiction, or fantasy, th...
By Elena Nicolaou May is AANHPI Heritage Month, which honors and celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. While you can read a book by an author of Asian descent any day of the year, you may be looking for one this month in particular — ...
I’m a huge fan of books by authors of Asian descent — Asian middle-grade books are no exception. For this list, I’ve curated a wide range of stories written and about people of Asian descent — including South Asia and the Middle East. There are SO MANY middle grade books by autho...
5 Asian authors you should know: the Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist.(Books)(Brief article)Kehe, Marjorie
The Gale, written by Mo Yan, tr. Ying-Hwa Hu (Simon & Schuster, 2024) ISBN 978-1665930628 // 大风 What I Like Most, written by Mary Murphy (Walker Books, 2020) ISBN 978-1406392999 // 这个世界上,我最喜欢… Sweet Laba Congee, text by ZHANG Qiusheng (Reycraft Books, 2019) ISBN978-...
Will the humble handyman ever be good enough for the rich daddy's girl? (eighteen chapters). Click at top of home page for each of 6 parts. http://mochainterlude.bravehost.com/BOUND BY LOVE * * * *Thomas D'Arcy O'Donnell A substantial, elegantly written novel for lovers of coastal ...
Murakami’s parents taughtJapanese literature, and they encouraged their son’s reading, especially the classic works of great Japanese authors. While growing up, however, Murakami loved thehard-boiled detective fictionof Western writers, in particularRaymond Chandler. Other major influences includedFranz...
A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges...