AAPI authors to have on your radar

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AAPI authors to have on your radar

Whether you're in the mood for historical sci-fi or a moving memoir, let this roundup of AAPI authors and their works help you choose what to pick up next.

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Matt Damon Movies

Nine Tailed Fox

Author Spotlight

Fantasy Authors

Chinese History

Darling In The Franxx

Sci-Fi / Fantasy Author

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Rebecca Schaeffer

Young Adult Books

Handmaid's Tale

Iron Widow (Book 1) by Xiran Jay Zhao: 9780735269958 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Aesthetic Models

Inspiring Artists

Social Movement

Ocean Vuong Makes His Fiction Debut, in the Form of a Letter (Published 2019)

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Patricia Polacco

National Book Award

Haruki Murakami

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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Yolk Mary H.k Choi

Best Young Adult Books

Young Adult Books

Emergency Contact

Bio — Mary H.K. Choi

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Eleanor And Park

All The Bright Places

Young Adult Books

Emergency Contact

Cover Inspiration

Books Young Adult

Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi

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Author Portraits

Thrift Store Outfits

Interracial Relationships

Hollywood Boulevard

University Of Cambridge

Passage Of Time

Are you a Fiona or a Jane? Jean Chen Ho's debut captures a bittersweet L.A. friendship

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Amanda Peterson

Cover Art Illustration

Best Book Club Books

What Should I Read Next

Book Club Reads

Female Friendship

Fiona and Jane

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Bookmarks Retail

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Pacific Islander

Reading Material

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong: 9781984820389 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Bystander Effect

Most Influential People

Influential People

Cathy Park Hong: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021

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Marilynne Robinson

Personal Advice

Cormac Mccarthy

Hair Treatments

Why Author R.O. Kwon Is Tired Of Her Signature Eye Look

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Fates And Furies

The Secret History

Literary Fiction

Books I Want To Read

The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Regions Of The Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte

Filipino Culture

The Philippines

Main Characters

Randy Ribay Talks PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING and being Filipino-American - THE FANDOM

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A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Yanagihara

The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”

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A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara

Little Life Book

Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life Book

Hanya Yanagihara’s “Sex and the City”

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Young Adult Books Romance

Dystopian Fiction

The Lunar Chronicles

Crazy Rich Asians

Young Adult Books

34 Young Adult Novels To Diversify Your Bookshelf

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Jenny Han Books

Quirky Aesthetic

Books To Movies

Author Branding

The Summer I Turned Pretty

About — Jenny Han

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American Children

English Literature

Teaching English

A Young Literary Star Makes His Posthumous Debut With 'Afterparties'

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Twilight Zone Episodes

Library Pockets

What Happened To Us

Sequoia Nagamatsu on Writing the Grief and Connections of an Enduring Pandemic

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Best Books Of 2022

Pretty Book Covers

Book Cover Inspiration

How High We Go in the Dark

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Bookmarks Retail

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The Kingdom Of Back

Hogwarts Houses

Bestselling Author

Q&A: Marie Lu, Author of 'The Kingdom of Back' | The Nerd Daily

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Michelle Zauner

Kewpie Mayonnaise

Beauty Uniforms

Japanese Breakfast

Flower Portrait

My Beauty Uniform: Michelle Zauner | Cup of Jo

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Crying In H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Losing A Parent

Mother Daughter Relationships

Best Book Covers

Crying In H Mart: A Memoir

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Our Missing Hearts

Women In Literature

Domestic Engineer

Portrait References

Celeste Ng Is More Than a Novelist (Published 2018)

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