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100 Books by Asian Women Everyone Must Read

We've rounded up 100 amazing novels by Asian women authors (living on the continent or part of the diaspora) to read this month (or any time!).
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Animal Eye (Paisley Rekdal)
Animal Eye
1
Paisley Rekdal
Becoming Madame Mao (Anchee Min)
Becoming Madame Mao
2
Anchee Min
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
3
Thi Bui
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
4
Fae Myenne Ng
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
5
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
6
Julie Otsuka
Butterfly Season (Natasha Ahmed)
Butterfly Season
7
Natasha Ahmed
Champion (Marie Lu)
Champion
8
Marie Lu
China Dolls (Lisa See)
China Dolls
9
Lisa See
China Men (Maxine Hong Kingston)
China Men
10
Maxine Hong Kingston
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
11
Anita Desai
The Color of Our Sky (Amita Trasi)
The Color of Our Sky
12
Amita Trasi
Dance Dance Revolution (Cathy Park Hong)
Dance Dance Revolution
13
Cathy Park Hong
Dear Jenny, We Are All Find (Jenny Zhang)
Dear Jenny, We Are All Find
14
Jenny Zhang
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
15
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
16
Jessica Hagedorn
Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
17
Anchee Min
Engine Empire (Cathy Park Hong)
Engine Empire
18
Cathy Park Hong
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
19
Celeste Ng
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
20
M. M. Kaye
Fasting, Feasting (Anita Desai)
Fasting, Feasting
21
Anita Desai
Forgotten Country (Catherine Chung)
Forgotten Country
22
Catherine Chung
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
23
Min Jin Lee
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
24
Yangsze Choo
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
25
Arundhati Roy
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
26
Rachel Khong
Green Island (Shawna Yang Ryan)
Green Island
27
Shawna Yang Ryan
Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust
28
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
29
Malala Yousafzai
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country
30
Mia Alvar
In Custody (Anita Desai)
In Custody
31
Anita Desai
The Incarnations (Susan Barker)
The Incarnations
32
Susan Barker
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
33
Kiran Desai
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
34
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jasmine
Jasmine
35
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
36
Amy Tan
Kinder Than Solitude
Kinder Than Solitude
37
The Last Communist Virgin (Wang Ping)
The Last Communist Virgin
38
Wang Ping
The Last Days of Café Leila (Donia Bijan)
The Last Days of Café Leila
39
Donia Bijan
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
40
Lisa Ko
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