#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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139 participants (948 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

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The Persuaders: At the Frontlines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy by Anand Giridharadas

The Persuaders: At the Frontlines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

Anand Giridharadas

12 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2022

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Confessions by Kanae Minato

Confessions

Kanae Minato

234 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Dancing After TEN by Vivian Chong, Georgia Webber

Dancing After TEN

Vivian Chong, Georgia Webber

164 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel

Ten Incarnations of Rebellion

Vaishnavi Patel

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional tense medium-paced
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu

Happy Stories, Mostly

Norman Erikson Pasaribu

138 pages • digital • 2020

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee

Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar

Katie Yee

6 hours, 47 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

Sangu Mandanna

336 pages • digital • 2025

fiction contemporary fantasy romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
When the Museum Is Closed by Emi Yagi

When the Museum Is Closed

Emi Yagi

160 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ literary medium-paced
পাঁচমুড়োর পঞ্চাননমঙ্গল by Pritam Basu

পাঁচমুড়োর পঞ্চাননমঙ্গল

Pritam Basu

232 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction fantasy historical mystery poetry thriller
My Good Son by Yang Huang

My Good Son

Yang Huang

10 hours • audio • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ literary funny reflective medium-paced