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#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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129 participants (604 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
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

Women of Good Fortune

Sophie Wan

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại

Inside Out & Back Again

Inside Out and Back Again #1

Thanhhà Lại

262 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical middle grade poetry reflective medium-paced
Home of the Floating Lily by Silmy Abdullah

Home of the Floating Lily

Silmy Abdullah

208 pages • paperback

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

The Teller of Small Fortunes

Julie Leong

324 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1

Battle Angel Alita / Gunnm #1

Yukito Kishiro

225 pages • digital • 1990

fiction manga science fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran

They Bloom at Night

Trang Thanh Tran

7 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark hopeful reflective medium-paced
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before We Forget Kindness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

235 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin

Aunt Tigress

Emily Yu-Xuan Qin

426 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Giaae Kwon

I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan

Giaae Kwon

303 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced
The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem

The Book of Disappearance

Ibtisam Azem

256 pages • digital • 2014

fiction literary speculative fiction emotional reflective slow-paced