Asian American and Asian Pacific Islander Voices for Adults

May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, and in honor of this, we have put together a list of titles by authors of Asian and Pacific Islander decent.

Updated April 28, 2024
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Happy : a novel
Baljeet Basra, Celina
Paper Book

2023

Hula
Hakes, Jasmin Iolani
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLE * Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner "Stunning . . . An intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a collective voice, while also telling Hi'i's deeply personal and devastating story...

2023

Memory piece
Ko, Lisa
Paper Book
"Remarkable . . . vividly captures the urgency of youth, and becomes a heart-breaking elegy for a communal, almost utopian approach to urban life." Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind "Bright with defiance, intelligence, and stubborn love....

2024

Yellowface : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
The Number One Global Sensation *Foyle's Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 - British Book Awards* 'Addictive' Grazia 'Hugely entertaining' Observer<...

2023

The fetishist : a novel
Min, Katherine
Paper Book
'Incandescent, astonishing, a miracle' R. O. KWON 'With The Fetishist, Min has left the world something original and highly potent' INDEPENDENT 'Savage, horrible and very funny' i-D MAGAZINE In this...

2024

A man of two faces : a memoir, a history, a memorial
Nguyen, Viet Thanh
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 'A triumphant memoir' Cathy Park Hong, author of MINOR FEELINGS, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize The highly original, blistering, and unconventional memoir by the Pulitzer Prize...

2023

The bandit queens : a novel
Shroff, Parini
Paper Book
A sharply observed tragicomedy set in rural India revolving around an isolated woman falsely accused of killing her vanished husband, who becomes sought after to help other aspiring widows - perfect for readers of Love After Love, My Sister the Serial Killer and How to Kidnap the Rich.

2023

Chlorine
Song, Jade
Ebook

2023

The good, the bad, and the aunties
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
'Another on point mix of humour, chaos and quirky fun' Katy Brent, How to Kill Men and Get Away With It The laugh-out-loud new novel from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties, winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021 It's Chinese New Year, a time to...

2024

Banyan Moon : a novel
Thai, Thao
Paper Book

2023

On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
Vuong, Ocean
Paper Book
** Sunday Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, TikTok has fallen in love with Ocean Vuong's shattering portrait of a family. This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little...
Crying in H Mart : a memoir
Zauner, Michelle
Paper Book
'That book f**king destroyed me,' - Olivia Rodrigo 'Michelle Zauner explores what it means to cook your feelings... she uses the lens of food and cooking to explore her Korean identity after she loses her mother to cancer.' Jungkook of BTS From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching,...

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