#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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96 participants (191 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 Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath & the Dawn

The Wrath and the Dawn #1

Renée Ahdieh

404 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

China Rich Girlfriend

Crazy Rich Asians #2

Kevin Kwan

377 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
ASAP by Axie Oh

ASAP

XOXO #2

Axie Oh

340 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
XOXO by Axie Oh

XOXO

XOXO #1

Axie Oh

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

13 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyễn

Hot Girls with Balls

Benedict Nguyễn

288 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ sports
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Burrow by Melanie Cheng

The Burrow

Melanie Cheng

208 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran

Song of the Sun God

Shankari Chandran

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced