Calling all readers!
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is upon us once again, bringing with it a slew of new book releases and a resurgence of familiar favorites. From action-packed graphic novels to gooey romances and nail-biting thrillers, the API literary community has a book for every reader.
Not sure where to start? Look no further: In partnership with Penguin Random House’s “Represent Asian Stories” campaign, Character Media has compiled a list of 35 must-read books by Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander authors to help you celebrate this May.
Whether you’re looking for your next favorite novel or just hoping to meet your GoodReads goal, look below to find the perfect story for all your reading needs.
For Penguin Random House’s full list of recommendations, click here.
Enter Penguin Random House’s #RepresentAsianStories books and goodies giveaway here.
“A book must start somewhere. One brave letter must volunteer to go first, laying itself on the line in an act of faith, from which a word takes heart and follows, drawing a sentence into its wake. From there, a paragraph amasses, and soon a page, and the book is on its way, finding a voice, calling itself into being.”
— Ruth Ozeki, “The Book of Form and Emptiness”
“Lei and the Fire Goddess” by Malia Maunakea
Now 12 years old, Lei isn’t exactly thrilled to be spending her summer in Hawai’i with her grandmother. Constantly lectured on her family’s mo’olelo — the folk stories she and the kids back home are now way too old to believe — she’d rather spend her days anywhere else. But, after a rogue insult directed at Pele, the Goddess of Fire, sets a curse on her entire…
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