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111 New Books to Read for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

"In the U.S., May is the month when we shine a particular spotlight on the heritage, history, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Of course, there's no reason to limit yourself to only one month when reading books by AAPI writers, and with this list of more than 100 new books all published or upcoming in 2022, you won't run out of great fiction and thought-provoking nonfiction for a very long time. We've cast a rather broad net this year, including works by authors from the Asian diaspora around the world as well as freshly translated titles. This isn't meant to be a comprehensive list but a sampling of books to discover across genres."
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
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Sue Lynn Tan
To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
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Hanya Yanagihara
The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
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Jessamine Chan
Joan Is Okay (Weike Wang)
Joan Is Okay
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Weike Wang
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
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Sequoia Nagamatsu
Fiona and Jane (Jean Chen Ho)
Fiona and Jane
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Jean Chen Ho
The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
The Family Chao
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Lan Samantha Chang
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
The Swimmers
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Julie Otsuka
Homicide and Halo-Halo (Mia P.Manansala)
Homicide and Halo-Halo
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Mia P.Manansala
Brown Girls (Daphne Palasi Andreades)
Brown Girls
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Daphne Palasi Andreades
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century (Kim Fu)
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
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Kim Fu
The Verifiers (Jane Pek)
The Verifiers
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Jane Pek
Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories (Gish Jen)
Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories
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Gish Jen
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East (Quan Barry)
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East
14
Quan Barry
The Red Palace (June Hur)
The Red Palace
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June Hur
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Axie Oh)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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Axie Oh
Only a Monster (Vanessa Len)
Only a Monster
17
Vanessa Len
Four Aunties and a Wedding (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Four Aunties and a Wedding
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Jesse Q. Sutanto
A Magic Steeped in Poison (Judy I. Lin)
A Magic Steeped in Poison
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Judy I. Lin
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
The Cartographers
20
Peng Shepherd
Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Gigi Pandian)
Under Lock & Skeleton Key
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Gigi Pandian
Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
Disorientation
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Elaine Hsieh Chou
Peach Blossom Spring (Melissa Fu)
Peach Blossom Spring
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Melissa Fu
The Way Spring Arrives (Various Authors)
The Way Spring Arrives
24
Various Authors
Portrait of a Thief (Grace D. Li)
Portrait of a Thief
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Grace D. Li
An Arrow to the Moon (Emily X. R. Pan)
An Arrow to the Moon
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Emily X. R. Pan
Four Treasures of the Sky (Jenny Tinghui Zhang)
Four Treasures of the Sky
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Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
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Vaishnavi Patel
Such Big Dreams (Reema Patel)
Such Big Dreams
29
Reema Patel
Time Is a Mother (Ocean Vuong)
Time Is a Mother
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Ocean Vuong
Sari, Not Sari (Sonya Singh)
Sari, Not Sari
31
Sonya Singh
Forbidden City (Vanessa Hua)
Forbidden City
32
Vanessa Hua
Honor (Thrity Umrigar)
Honor
33
Thrity Umrigar
Activities of Daily Living (Lisa Hsiao Chen)
Activities of Daily Living
34
Lisa Hsiao Chen
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now (Jeff Yang)
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now
35
Jeff Yang
People From Bloomington (Budi Darma)
People From Bloomington
36
Budi Darma
Violets (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Violets
37
Kyung-Sook Shin
I Was the President's Mistress (Miguel Syjuco)
I Was the President's Mistress
38
Miguel Syjuco
Rouge Street (Shuang Xuetao)
Rouge Street
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Shuang Xuetao
Loveboat Reunion (Abigail Hing Wen)
Loveboat Reunion
40
Abigail Hing Wen
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