#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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98 participants (194 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
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

224 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin

The Dark Becomes Her

Judy I. Lin

10 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Those Opulent Days by Jacquie Pham

Those Opulent Days

Jacquie Pham

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical mystery
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen

Homeseeking

Karissa Chen

512 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional sad medium-paced
You'll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Other Stuff I Should Only Tell My Therapist by Kari Ferrell

You'll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Other Stuff I Should Only Tell My Therapist

Kari Ferrell

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang

The Rainfall Market

You Yeong-Gwang

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Flowers of Fire by Hawon Jung

Flowers of Fire

Hawon Jung

10 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism challenging emotional informative medium-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

415 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Analects by Confucius

The Analects

Confucius

256 pages • first pub -429 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced