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The Magic Fish by Le Nguyen Trung
5 stars
Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it might change …
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An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating …
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How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in …
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Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
4 stars
Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed …
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Silver Repetition by Lily Wang
A debut coming-of-age novel that delicately illuminates the fullness of identity despite fractures in language, culture, and relationships
In Silver …
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The Fetishist by Katherine Min
In this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter’s revenge on the man who caused …
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Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
An utterly transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for—two of …
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A wise and moving story about a family navigating grief, hope, and healing through a bond with a new pet …
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The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy
It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at …
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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, the djinn …
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Spanning Korea and the United States, from the postwar era to contemporary times, Krys Lee's stunning fiction debut, Drifting House, …
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Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Down market lanes crammed with too many people, dogs, and rickshaws, past stalls that smell of cardamom and sizzling oil, …
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A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is …
