Browsing: Asian American Interest

From the winner of the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award: In this heartrending and hilarious debut, a PhD candidate wrestles with her scientific and romantic choices. “So fresh and intimate and mordantly funny that she feels less like fiction than a friend you’ve known forever” (Entertainment Weekly).

A page-turning historical novel: In 19th-century San Francisco, Xiu Jung finds fortune and romance in the city’s underworld. But when danger strikes her community, Xiu must decide if she’s willing to turn her back on everything she’s worked for…

A Reese Witherspoon book club pick that’s “big-hearted” (Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). While teaching creative writing to a group of older Sikh women, Nikki learns to embrace her heritage. “Warm and hilariously funny” (Good Housekeeping).

“Dazzling… Filled with exquisite, heartrending details” (People): Eleven-year-old Deming’s life changes forever when his undocumented mother leaves for work… and never returns. This PEN/Bellwether Prize winner offers “a fresh and moving look at the immigrant experience in America” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

In 1980s India, two girls ignore caste divisions to become intimate friends. Over a decade later, Tara returns from America to uncover Mukta’s fate — only to come face-to-face with shocking secrets. “An important story, sensitive and unflinching” (New York Times bestselling author Shilpi Somaya Gowda).

An international bestseller: When young Li-yan gives up her baby, her decision will reach far beyond her insular tea-farming village. “A lush tale… Will inspire reflection, discussion, and an overwhelming desire to drink rare Chinese tea” (The Washington Post).

“An epic, multi-generational saga” (The Mail on Sunday): In this National Book Award finalist and international bestseller, generations of a Korean family fight to create a new destiny for themselves in 20th-century Japan. “Stunning” (The New York Times Book Review).

In this National Book Award finalist and moving saga, generations of a Korean family fight to create a new destiny for themselves in 20th-century Japan. “A powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Junot Díaz).