25 New 2025 Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors

For the last few years, I've been sharing a list of books I'm tracking by Asian and Pacific Islander authors. This year, I managed (again) to make it a nice round 25 for 2025. Details (and preorder links!) get thinner as we get out beyond summer, but it looks like we're in for a great…

ByMichelleJanuary 2, 20250Comments

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Review: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

ARC provided by the publisher for review I first wrote about Yulin Kuang's How to End a Love Story in my 2024 Most Anticipated List back in December. And finally, release day is finally here. Over the last several days I revisited key moments I loved, quotes I tabbed, and one thing remains clear. I…

ByMichelleApril 9, 20240Comments

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Review: Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen

ARC provided by the publisher for review You know how you can see some books as a movie in your head? That's Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen, out Tuesday, January 9. It's a sweet, totally cinematic contemporary romance with Serendipity and Before Sunrise vibes. It's set against a NYC (and later LA)…

ByMichelleJanuary 8, 20240Comments

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25 New 2024 Reads by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors

As we roll into a new year, here are 25 reads by Asian / Asian American / Pacific Islander authors I'm tracking for 2024. This is a cross genre list with emphasis on romance, but it includes both adult and YA books. And contemporary fiction, thrillers along with the romance. Obviously, this is just a…

ByMichelleDecember 27, 20230Comments

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The Second You’re Single by Cara Tanamachi | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Cara Tanamachi's The Second You're Single starts off as a Hallmark-y rom-com with a great premise: Sora is a Valentine's Day hater (so relatable) and writer who pitches a series of articles on GOING SOLO for the month of February. Of course, almost immediately she bumps into Jack,…

ByMichelleFebruary 1, 20230Comments

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A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kristen Mei Chase | Book Review

ARC Provided by the Publisher for Review; I Also Bought a Copy When I turned the last page of Kristen Mei Chase’s A Thousand Miles to Graceland, I thought, “Finally - a fresh narrative on Asian American mother/daughter relationships without a tiger mom in sight.” And we get a 40-ish mixed race MC, too?…

ByMichelleJanuary 24, 20230Comments

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19 Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors for Your 2023 TBR

It's always a little odd when a list ends up being 19 instead of a nice round number like 20, but these are the books by Asian and Pacific Islander authors I'm tracking so far for 2023. It's a good mix of romance, contemporary fiction, mystery, and thriller for your TBR. There are…

ByMichelleJanuary 2, 20230Comments

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Mark Your Calendar! 21 Upcoming 2022 Releases by Asian Authors

Romance, Women's Fiction, Mysteries and More Hopefully Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month inspired you to read more widely across Asian, Polynesian, and Oceanic perspectives. To keep the party going, here are 21 upcoming releases from Asian authors (not just Americans!) hitting shelves through the end of 2022. We'll feature June and July releases…

ByMichelleMay 26, 20220Comments

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Book Review: Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia Manansala

Mia Manansala Follows Up Arsenic and Adobo with More Food, Family, Culture and Better Pacing ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley In Homicide and Halo-Halo, we're back in Shady Palms just months after book 1. Lila, our amateur sleuth, is just about to open the Brew-Ha Cafe with her bestie. And she's been asked…

ByMichelleFebruary 8, 20220Comments

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Book Review: The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

ARC provided by the publisher for review Julie Tieu's The Donut Trap perfectly captures that post-undergrad experience when it feels like all your friends have their lives sorted, and you're back where you were in high school. It hits so close to home with how awkward and overthinking I was about relationships in my early…

ByMichelleNovember 9, 20210Comments