Asian Authors

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

Updated May 1, 2026
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1

Kakigori Summer: A Novel
Itami, Emily
Paper Book

2

The Book of Records
Thien, Madeleine
Paper Book
The remarkable new novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing, which leaps across centuries past and future as if different eras were separated by only a door.

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

3

Home body
Kaur, Rupi.
Paper Book
From the Number One Sunday 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 home body, she...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

4

Crying in H Mart : a memoir
Zauner, Michelle
Paper Book
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up dual-heritage, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity. 'I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too' - Dua Lipa 'Incredible . ....

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
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 lifetime. ...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.


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