26 New Asian and Pacific Islander Books for your 2026 TBR

As I've done for the last few years, I've rounded up 26 books by Asian and Pacific Islander authors for your 2026 TBR. By no means exhaustive, this list is a portion of what I'm personally tracking for the year, with more to come. The list is on Bookshop.org as well and I'll update there…

ByMichelleJanuary 2, 20260Comments

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DailyWaffle’s 2025 Faves: Lucky Seed by Justinian Huang

This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you, if you use them to shop. If this review is useful, please use them to support my work. It's so appreciated! Delightfully, wildly chaotic. Lucky Seed is Crazy Rich Asians meets Succession with the off-the-wall humor of Dial…

ByMichelleDecember 16, 20250Comments

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One for Now, One for Later: Inheritance Games Edition

This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage -- at no cost to you -- if you use them to shop. If this post is useful and helps you discover a new read, please use them to support my work. It's so appreciated! If you love inheritance games stories. If you…

ByMichelleMay 5, 20250Comments

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Review: Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen

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ByMichelleFebruary 25, 20250Comments

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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: The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang

ARC provided by the publisher for review History with a dash of mystery that holds a mirror up to life in 1906 San Francisco as it actually was. The Phoenix Crown is a page turner with richly drawn characters. And it's another great example of how powerful adding another lens on history can be. …

ByMichelleFebruary 12, 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

26 New Asian and Pacific Islander Books for your 2026 TBR

DailyWaffle’s 2025 Faves: Lucky Seed by Justinian Huang

One for Now, One for Later: Inheritance Games Edition

Review: Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen

25 New 2025 Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors

Review: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

Review: The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang

Review: Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen

25 New 2024 Reads by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors

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

Book Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

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