Asian Authors

Selected titles, for adults and teens, written by Asian-Canadian and Asian authors

Updated May 1, 2026
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Moonlight Murder
Jalaluddin, Uzma.
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Kausar Khan returns to dispense more vigil-aunty justice in the second installment of the critically acclaimed Detective Aunty series--and this time, the crime Kausar is investigating is dredging up memories she buried long ago . . . ...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook format.

Canadian author.

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Cold
Tamaki, Mariko
Paper Book
A boy, a murder, a girl, a secret. From award-winning author Mariko Tamaki comes Cold, a haunting YA novel about a shocking crime, told by a boy who died--and a girl who wants to know why. Who was Todd Mayer, and why don't any of his fellow students at...

Canadian author.

3

The Book of Records
Thien, Madeleine
Ebook
A Literary Hub, Esquire, and Washington Post Most Anticipated Book of 2025   A novel that leaps across centuries past and future, as if different eras were separated by only a door....

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

4

Julie Chan Is Dead: A Novel
Zhang, Liann
Paper Book
INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of NPR's Books We Love for 2025 2026 Libby Book Awards Best Thriller For fans of Bunny and Yellowface, this razor-sharp debut thriller blends biting satire with chilling suspense, as a young woman...

Also available in audiobook, eBook, and eAudiobook format.

Canadian author.

5

Crying in H Mart : a memoir
Zauner, Michelle
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American--"in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself" (NPR). * CELEBRATING...

Also available in eBook, and eAudiobook formats, and as a Book Club Kit.

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Boat baby : a memoir
Nguyen, Vicky
Paper Book
In a memoir where heroism meets humor, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family's daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter with laughter and fierce love. Starting in 1975, Vietnam's "boat people"-...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook format.


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