05/24/2026
Honoring AANHPI stories this month, and always! Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 📚
What My Bones Know - Stephanie Foo traces her journey living with complex PTSD, exploring trauma and different ways of healing.
Year of the Tiger - Alice Wong reflects on disability justice, activism, and survival while navigating the pandemic as a disabled Asian American woman.
All My Rage - Sabaa Tahir tells a heartbreaking coming-of-age story about two Pakistani American teens grappling with grief, addiction, and systemic barriers in California.
Moonlight Murder - Uzma Jalaluddin gives us a cozy and suspenseful Detective Aunty novel, featuring a South Asian widow who becomes an amateur sleuth.
Pick a Color - This playful story invites young readers to explore identity and self-expression through the world of color in an affirming and creative way.
The Subtle Art of Folding Space - John Chu’s debut sci-fi novel about physics, generational trauma, and dim sum.
Strangers in the Land - Michael Luo investigates the long history of anti-Asian exclusion in the United States, asking who is allowed to belong and why.
Every Happiness - Reena Shah takes us on a journey of love between two Indian women from India to Connecticut.
Abundance - Two generations of a Muslim Indian family pursue the American dream when confronted with a health crisis in Miami.
My Dear You - A short story collection about love, life, and what it means to be human.
Mei Mei the Bunny - A children’s story by Grammy-winning Laufey about a bunny who has dream of performing despite being nervous.
Which of these, or any other books centering AANHPI stories, are you reading?
