Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Asian American & Pacific Islander Author
Another way to diversify your reading is to choose books written by diverse authors. For this prompt, pick up a book by an author who is either an Asian American or a Pacific Islander. See how their heritage influences their story and notice the cultural similarities and differences from your own experience. 
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The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Stardust Thief

The Sandsea Trilogy #1

Chelsea Abdullah

467 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

Homicide and Halo-Halo

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #2

Mia P. Manansala

8 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Arsenic and Adobo

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #1

Mia P. Manansala

9 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

409 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Alice Wong

314 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional medium-paced
Ace by Angela Chen

Ace

Angela Chen

226 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Jasmine Throne

The Burning Kingdoms #1

Tasha Suri

540 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Song of the Abyss by Makiia Lucier

Song of the Abyss

Tower of Winds #2

Makiia Lucier

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

Happy Hour

Marlowe Granados

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced