The All-American
By: Joe Milan Jr.
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Introducing a character as viscerally believable and unforgettable as any in fiction, The All-Ameri…
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1. Y/N
By: Esther Yi
2.95
Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition
Y/Na novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends h… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
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- adult
"You are not your dryness," the Boys said in small copy on the box, "You are not your sebum." They wanted to make the world a better place, and that began with my enlarged pores."-Esther Yi, Y/N
"I knew how all of this felt, better than if I had felt it myself. The boy was my ambassador, sent to a foreign land with which my own land was in delicate relations. I'd never visited this country my…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
"As a human being who cannot live without love, I know full well that I have exhausted my options on this disappointing planet. The question is no longer ‘Who are the people who will accept my unusual…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
"Inside your mother, you were perfectly round, complete unto yourself. You wanted for nothing. But you were born, and the nightmare began. Your body was pulled in all directions. Your arms, legs, neck…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
2. Dearborn
By: Ghassan Zeineddine
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and comp… read more
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- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
3. Saha
By: Cho Nam-Joo
2.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A National Book Award Finalist hailed as “a social treatise as well as a work of art” (Alexandra Al… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- novels
- adult
4. The Fetishist
By: Katherine Min
3.71
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter’s… read more
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- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- novels
- adult
5. The Liberators
By: E.J. Koh
3.46
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be marr… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- historical fiction
- adult
6. Same Bed Different Dreams
By: Ed Park
3.77
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A wild, sweeping novel that imagines an alternate secret history of Korea and the traces it leaves … read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. Wings Once Cursed & Bound (Mythwoven, #1)
By: Piper J. Drake
3.21
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
My wings unbound, I am the Thai bird princess The kinnaree And no matter the cost, I will be … read more
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- adult
- fiction
8. Korea: A New History of South and North
By: Victor Cha
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day … read more
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- asian literature
9. Shanghailanders
By: Juli Min
3.51
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling and ambitious debut novel that follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in tim… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- adult
10. I Went To See My Father
By: Shin Kyung-Sook
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An instant bestseller in Korea and the follow up to the international bestseller, Please Look After… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- historical fiction
- adult
11. Evergreen (Japantown Mystery #2)
By: Naomi Hirahara
3.75
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A Japanese American nurse's aide navigates the dangers of post-WWII and post-Manzanar life as she a… read more
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- asian literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
12. The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
By: Sasha Velour
4.41
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
“Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us—the infinite ways in which gende… read more
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13. The Stone Home
By: Crystal Hana Kim
3.64
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. Flux
By: Jinwoo Chong
3.38
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he susp… read more
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- adult
- fiction
15. Bitter Medicine
By: Mia Tsai
3.69
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
In this xianxia-inspired contemporary fantasy, a Chinese immortal and a French elf navigate romance… read more
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- adult
- fiction
"She tries to speak, but he licks the words from her."-Mia Tsai, Bitter Medicine
"Luc: After hundreds of years I have found the only other terrible prospect who understands me. She's brave and funny, but she thinks she's only valued for what she can do instead of who she is. After…"-Mia Tsai, Bitter Medicine
16. The Plotters
By: Kim Un-Su
3.58
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
From the novelist dubbed "the Korean Henning Mankell" (The Guardian) comes a fantastical crime nove… read more
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- asian literature
- adult
- fiction
"Black tea is steeped in imperialism. That's what gives it its flavor. Anything this flavorful has to be hiding an incredible amount of carnage."-Kim Un-Su, The Plotters
"That's life. Not much to it. Just one big stinking, filthy squalid mess. But once you get a taste of it - ah! Then it's not so bad. Sometimes it's even delicious."-Kim Un-Su, The Plotters
"He believed that people should emulate whales. He said that people had grown as small and crafty as rats , and that the days of taking slow, huge, beautiful strides had vanished, The age of giants wa…"-Kim Un-Su, The Plotters
"But just as a vaccine company facing bankruptcy will ultimately survive not by making the world's greatest vaccine but, rather, the world's worst virus, so, too, did bodyguard and security firms need…"-Kim Un-Su, The Plotters
17. The Apology
By: Jimin Han
3.47
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
This sweeping intergenerational saga tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriar… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
18. A History of Burning
By: Janika Oza
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An epic, sweeping historical debut novel spanning continents and a century, and how one act of surv… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"What was love but one long act of forgiveness, of choosing to return, over and over again."-Janika Oza, A History of Burning
19. Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America
By: Julia Lee
4.34
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Julia Lee is angry. And she has questions. What does it mean to be Asian in America? What does it … read more
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- asian literature
- race
20. A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial
By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
4.35
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
With insight, humor, formal invention, and lyricism, in A Man of Two Faces Viet Thanh Nguyen rewind… read more
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- asian literature
- race
21. Broken Summer
By: Jung-Myung Lee
3.29
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
A death, a lie, a secret. For twenty-six summers he didn’t have the courage to face the past. Le… read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
"The language of women accustomed to violence was silence and lies."-Jung-Myung Lee, Broken Summer
22. At Dusk
By: Hwang Sok-yong
3.69
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In the evening of his life, a wealthy man begins to wonder if he might have missed the point. Pa… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- historical fiction
- novels
"No sooner did I start college than President Park Chung-hee’s Yushin dictatorship began. Everything was in turmoil, and not a day went by without riots and school closures. My classmates were being a…"-Hwang Sok-yong, At Dusk
"I sympathised with those who were fighting social injustices, but at the same time, by having the fortitude to just buckle down and get through it, I was able to forgive myself for not getting involv…"-Hwang Sok-yong, At Dusk
"Back then, rice was in short supply, and the government was waging a campaign to encourage people to eat more flour and mixed grains. At school, our lunchboxes were inspected daily, and anyone caught…"-Hwang Sok-yong, At Dusk
23. Skin & Bones
By: Renée Watson
4.39
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more
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- literary fiction
- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
24. Mina's Matchbox
By: Yōko Ogawa
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning, psychologically astute author of The Memory Police, here is a hypnotic, int… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- historical fiction
"Quant à l'endroit où se trouvait mon père, le jour de ses funérailles, ma mère me l'avait indiqué. C'est un peu loin, mais un jour ou l'autre nous irons le rejoindre, il n'y a pas à craindre de s'éga…"-Yōko Ogawa, Mina's Matchbox
25. Four Eids and a Funeral
By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
3.71
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
26. Central Places
By: Delia Cai
3.51
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A young woman's rootless past and uncertain future collide when she brings her white fiancé home to… read more
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- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- novels
- adult
27. Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order
By: Yuan Yang
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women stri… read more
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28. The Sense of Wonder
By: Matthew Salesses
3.64
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A look at the ways Asian Americans navigate the thorny worlds of sports and entertainment when ever… read more
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- race
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- novels
- adult
29. Hayley Aldridge Is Still Here
By: Elissa R. Sloan
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
From the author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes comes yet another sharp, page-turning novel abo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
30. Skull Water
By: Heinz Insu Fenkl
3.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Set in South Korea in the 1950s and 1970s, a haunting inter-generational coming-of-age novel about … read more
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- contemporary
- asian literature
- historical fiction
- novels
- adult
31. The All-American
By: Joe Milan Jr.
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Introducing a character as viscerally believable and unforgettable as any in fiction, The All-Ameri… read more
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