Asian Authors

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

Updated April 20, 2026
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1

Made in Korea
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Frankly in Love meets Shark Tank in this feel-good romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads--and maybe fall in love--while running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school. There's nothing Valerie Kwon loves more...

Canadian author.

2

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.

3

Home body
Kaur, Rupi.
Paper Book
Watch rupi kaur live now on Prime Video. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers comes her greatly anticipated third collection of poetry. rupi kaur constantly embraces growth, and in...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

4

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.

5

We were dreamers : an immigrant superhero origin story
Liu, Simu
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

6

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.

7

No Place Like Home
Nguyen, Linh
Ebook
For fans of Inkheart and The Land of Stories, a sweeping, timeless middle grade fantasy about reclaiming and redefining home Lan is caught between two countries, and neither one feels quite like home. A recent immigrant to Canada from Việt...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

8

Obaasan's boots
Bridger, Janis
Ebook

Canadian author.


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