Hey everyone! If you have been following the news these last several days, or even just looked around on social media, you may have caught up with what’s been going on in America regarding racist and totally abhorrent acts against Asians. Unfortunately, this isn’t something found in America alone either.
As Fives and I are both Asian ourselves, I can personally say it’s been hard looking at video clips of elderly abuse or verbal slurs used against people who were just minding their own business and going about their day. I see in them my grandparents, my mother and father, my friends, myself.
So we are here today to uplift our own voices and celebrate Asian authors and their stories. Because we have important things to say, and these words have just as much value and place in this society as anyone else’s. Hopefully this is the time for people to learn more about the experiences that make us who we are.
I have listed below Asian authors I have read and/or want to read, and a few of their titles including the most recent one published. If you have any other Asian authors I have missed (this is by no means a comprehensive list), please share with us and everyone else so we can continue to support and uplift one another.
Would you celebrate with us today?
YA authors
Joan He
Marie Lu
David Yoon
Kelly Yang
Julie C. Dao
Stacey Lee
Emily X.R. Pan
Amelie Wen Zhao
Chloe Gong
Abigail Hing Wen
Loan Le
Jenny Han
Julie Kagawa
Kat Cho
Elizabeth Lim
Mary H.K. Choi
Romance authors
Helen Hoang
Kevin Kwan
Fantasy/sci-fi authors
R.F. Kuang
Kazuo Ishiguro
Fiction authors
Kim Thuy
Celeste Ng
Haruki Murakami
Food/memoir author
Dave Chang
Down the Rabbit Hole 
This is such a great list! We’ve read books from Marie Lu, Jenny Han, Abigail Hing Wen and David Yoon. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong is on our TBR.
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Thanks! Hopefully you will enjoy some of these other authors too ♥️
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The violence towards Asians has been absolutely despicable. I hope you are all staying as safe and mentally healthy as possible💜 I’ve read some of these books but there are SO many I still want and need to get to! Thank you so much for sharing!!
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Thank you, Kaya, for your concern and encouragement. It means a lot ♥️
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