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Innocent World by Ami Sakurai, translated by Steven Clark [in AsianWeek]

04 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Innocent WorldInnocence lost: 17-year-old Ami is both schoolgirl and prostitute, pregnant by her mentally challenged older brother, brutally gang raped by a rock star and his groupies, but capable of restoring the dormant virility of...

Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara, translated by David Karashima [in AsianWeek]

04 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Snakes and EarringsIf this 120-page novel rife with sex and violence were any longer, reading it would be unbearable. That it won Japan’s highest literary honor, the Akutagawa Prize, for its then 20-year-old author,...

Hello, Sun! by Dayle Ann Dodds, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Hello, Sun!Uh-oh! Every time this energetic little girl is ready to go out, the weather changes, but nothing deters her delightful determination to have a great day. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, June...

Sweet Briar Goes to Camp by Karma Wilson, illustrated by LeUyen Pham [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Sweet Briar Goes to CampSweet Briar Skunk remembers how she felt when the other animals were not very welcoming on her first day of school. So at camp, she comes to the...

Samantha Squid by Hozumi Ichikawa [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Samantha SquidA delighful underwater pop-up journey with Samantha Squid as she introduces all her favorite sea friends. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, June 30, 2005 Readers: Children Published: 2005...

Tiger’s Apprentice: Book One and Tiger’s Blood: Book Two by Laurence Yep [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Tigers Apprentice.Blood The first two installments of a new trilogy from YA master Yep. Tiger’s Apprentice opens with the untimely death of Mistress Lee, the current Guardian of the mysterious rose which holds the future hope...

Girls for Breakfast by David Yoo [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Girls for BreakfastI can only hope that the majority of APA adolescent boys are nothing like Nick Park – the lone Asian American in a Connecticut suburb, convinced that his Korean American-ness is what...

Blue Jasmine by Kashmira Sheth [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Indian American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, South Asian American, Young Adult Readers

Blue JasmineSomehow missed this title earlier, even as it won the 2004 Paul Zindel First Novel Award. While the story is familiar – a young girl moves from a loving home filled with extended family...

The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman by Nedjma, translated by C. Jane Hunter [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, European, Fiction, Repost, Translation

AlmondPublished under a pseudonym because of its autobiographical nature, this hoping-to-be controversial novel recounts the erotic maturation of a young Muslim woman. She’s married off at 17 to an older man who brutalizes her under familial...

Mr. Muo’s Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie, translated by Ina Rilke [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost, Translation

Mr Muo's Travelling CouchThe long-awaited follow-up to the provocative Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress introduces readers to the hapless Muo, a newbie Freud devotee, who returns to his native China...

Kitten’s Big Adventure by Mie Araki [in AsianWeek]

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Repost

Kitten's Big AdventureWonderful illustrations recount a kitten’s first outside romp in search of an elusive butterfly. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, May 26, 2005 Readers: Children Published: 2005...

Bindi Babes and Bollywood Babes by Narinder Dhami [in AsianWeek]

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in British, British Asian, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Bindi Bollywood Babes Welcome to the fabulous world of the Bindi Babes, otherwise known as the dynamic Dhillon sisters, Amber, Jazz, and Geena. In the first installment of the trilogy, Bindi Babes, they manage to...

A Wright & Wong Mystery: The Case of the Prank that Stank (vol. 1) and The Case of the Nana-Napper (vol. 2) by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz [in AsianWeek]

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Wright Wong 1.2 Confession time: I was ready to hate these – those names, for heaven’s sake! But how entertaining – and empowering – to have a hapa Chinese American girl, Agatha Wong, and her...

Gasa-Gasa Girl by Naomi Hirahara [in AsianWeek]

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese American, Repost

Gasa-Gasa GirlPerfect beach read: A father arrives in NYC to visit his estranged daughter and stumbles onto a murder for which his daughter is arrested as the prime suspect. Little by little, he must not...

Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam [in AsianWeek]

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British, British Asian, Fiction, Pakistani, Repost, South Asian

Maps for Lost LoversPersonal favorite of the month – and favorite of many others as it won the Kiriyama Prize just recently. A pair of unmarried lovers goes missing. Five months...

Tokyo Cancelled by Rana Dasgupta [in AsianWeek]

13 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

Tokyo CancelledThirteen leftover travelers from a 323-passenger cancelled flight to Tokyo are left stranded overnight at the airport. They pass the time by each sharing a story – haunting, surprising, delicious, tales that span time...

The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw [in AsianWeek]

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Malaysian, Repost, Southeast Asian

Harmony Silk FactoryFirst reaction: WOW! Second reaction: Read it! The story revolves around the Harmony Silk Factory, a textiles shop in rural Malaysia run by Johnny Lim, part crook, part untouchable legend. Three narrators...

Midnight at the Dragon Café by Judy Fong Bates [in AsianWeek]

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Midnight at the Dragon CafeSu-Jen becomes “Annie” when she immigrates to Canada at age 6 with her mother. Her father has set up a Chinese restaurant, and in the small Ontario town...

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro [in AsianWeek]

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British, British Asian, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Never Let Me GoConfession: I’m an utter Ishiguro groupie. His latest novel makes me only more obsessed, even as it completely creeps me out. Hailsham (halcyon? sham? ) is the English countryside boarding...

Fresh Off the Boat by Melissa de la Cruz [in AsianWeek]

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Filipina/o American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Southeast Asian American, Young Adult Readers

Fresh Off the BoatVicenza, 14, is F.O.P. – fresh off the plane – from the Philippines where she was undoubtedly the belle of ball. Now a financially challenged immigrant in San Francisco who’s...

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