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100 Books by Asian Authors

A list of one hundred works of fiction (and poetry) by authors from East Asia or who are part of the diaspora.
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American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
1
Gene Luen Yang
An Excess Male (Maggie Shen King)
An Excess Male
2
Maggie Shen King
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
3
Emly X. R. Pan
The Black Tides of Heaven (Neon Yang)
The Black Tides of Heaven
4
Neon Yang
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
5
Zen Cho
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
6
Amy Tan
The Boneshard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Boneshard Daughter
7
Andrea Stewart
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
8
Kobo Abe
Burning Roses (S.L. Huang)
Burning Roses
9
S.L. Huang
Butterfly Swords (Jeannie Lin)
Butterfly Swords
10
Jeannie Lin
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
11
Nghi Vo
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls (Aliette De Bodard)
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
12
Aliette De Bodard
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
13
Sayaka Murata
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
14
Kevin Kwan
Death by Dumpling (Vivien Chien)
Death by Dumpling
15
Vivien Chien
Descendant of the Crane (Joan He)
Descendant of the Crane
16
Joan He
The Devotion of Suspect X (Keigo Higashino)
The Devotion of Suspect X
17
Keigo Higashino
Dial a for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Dial a for Aunties
18
Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Diplomat's Daughter (Karin Tanabe)
The Diplomat's Daughter
19
Karin Tanabe
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
20
Madeleine Thien
The Downstairs Girl (Stacey Lee)
The Downstairs Girl
21
Stacey Lee
The Duke Who Didn't (Courtney Milan)
The Duke Who Didn't
22
Courtney Milan
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
23
Haruki Murakami
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
24
Nghi Vo
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
25
Celeste Ng
Eye Level (Jenny Xie)
Eye Level
26
Jenny Xie
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C.Dao)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
27
Julie C.Dao
The Frangipani Hotel (Violet Kupersmith)
The Frangipani Hotel
28
Violet Kupersmith
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Ovidia Yu)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery
29
Ovidia Yu
The Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of Evening Mists
30
Tan Twan Eng
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
31
Yangsze Choo
The Girl From Everywhere (Heidi Heilig)
The Girl From Everywhere
32
Heidi Heilig
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation
33
Jean Kwok
The Girl King (Mimi Yu)
The Girl King
34
Mimi Yu
Girls of Paper and Fire (Natasha Ngan)
Girls of Paper and Fire
35
Natasha Ngan
The Goddess Chronicle (Natsuo Kirino)
The Goddess Chronicle
36
Natsuo Kirino
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
37
Ken Liu
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
38
Haruki Murakami
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Sun-Mi Hwang)
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
39
Sun-Mi Hwang
Here and Now and Then (Mike Chen)
Here and Now and Then
40
Mike Chen
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