#20BooksByAsianAuthors

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139 participants (1,006 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
Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh

Park Avenue

Renée Ahdieh

11 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious fast-paced
Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim

Her Radiant Curse

Six Crimson Cranes #0.5

Elizabeth Lim

13 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Deluxe Edition I by Nagabe

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Deluxe Edition I

The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún [とつくにの少女 / Totsukuni no shōjo] #01-03

Nagabe

540 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark medium-paced
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Jasmine Throne

The Burning Kingdoms #1

Tasha Suri

540 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

A Reaper at the Gates

An Ember in the Ashes #3

Sabaa Tahir

458 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
What's That? by Karen Chan

What's That?

Karen Chan

40 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction childrens food and drink funny reflective medium-paced
The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian

The Raven Thief

Secret Staircase Mystery #2

Gigi Pandian

8 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
অমৃতপান্থ by Chanchalkumar Ghosh

অমৃতপান্থ

Chanchalkumar Ghosh

317 pages • hardcover • 2019 user-added

fiction
Gaysians by Mike Curato

Gaysians

Mike Curato

371 pages • digital • 2025

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
You and Yours by Naomi Shihab Nye

You and Yours

Naomi Shihab Nye

104 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced