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A book by an Asian author

Some recommendations:

  • A burning - Megha Majumdar (Indian).
  • The white book - Han Kang (South Korean).
  • Little fires everywhere - Celeste Ng (Asian American).
  • On earth we’re briefly gorgeous - Ocean Vuong (Vietnamese American).
  • Severance - Ling Ma (Chinese American).
  • Orange - Ichigo Takano (Japanese).
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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Angela Chen

209 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

317 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

229 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Sher Lee

264 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

Hani and Ishu’s Guide #1

Adiba Jaigirdar

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Mariko Tamaki

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Book Hunters of Katpadi: A Bibliomystery by Pradeep Sebastian

The Book Hunters of Katpadi: A Bibliomystery

Pradeep Sebastian

418 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
String & Circumstance by Melissa Fu

String & Circumstance

Stickleback #7

Melissa Fu

8 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction poetry
Smiling at Leopards by Debjani Chatterjee

Smiling at Leopards

Stickleback #4

Debjani Chatterjee

8 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction poetry
Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

Sequoia Nagamatsu

166 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced