#20BooksByAsianAuthors

139 participants (1,011 books)

01 Jan 202531 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

322 pages paperback 2023

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Touch

Adania Shibli

72 pages paperback 2010

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced

352 pages paperback 2023

fiction contemporary dark emotional tense medium-paced

288 pages hardcover 2025

nonfiction emotional informative sad medium-paced

352 pages digital 2019

fiction historical literary adventurous reflective slow-paced

192 pages digital 2001

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

192 pages hardcover 2024

nonfiction essays food and drink emotional informative reflective fast-paced

304 pages hardcover 2025

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

416 pages digital 2025

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced

Braised Pork

An Yu

5 hours, 15 minutes audio 2020

fiction literary mysterious reflective medium-paced