In May, we celebrate those Americans who originated in or trace their family history to Asia and the Pacific Islands. Here are some books written by AAPI authors!
FICTION
When I’m Gone, Look For Me in the East by Quan Barry
America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie Hirono
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Severance by Ling Ma
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian
Afterparties: Stories by Anthony Veasna So
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Beautiful Country by Quan Julie Wang
Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
Home Remedies: Stories by Xuan Juliana Wang
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
NON-FICTION
Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life by Yiyun Li
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir by T. Kira Madden
Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortunes by Albert Samaha
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution that Made China Modern by Jing Tsu
Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
