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Author Interview: Xinran [in Bookslut]

07 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, British Asian, Chinese, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

People, even complete strangers, feel compelled to tell Xinran their personal stories, from the simple happiness of sweet everyday lives to the most horrific memories of shocking abuse. Something in her soothing voice, the wordless encouragement to keep talking, exudes a sense of undeniable comfort...

A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

06 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Memoir, Nonfiction, Singaporean American, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian American

A toothsome distraction from the recent Tiger Mother hunt, journalist Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan offers A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family, which takes readers from Carnegie Hall into fragrant kitchens, trading threatened stuffed animals for pineapple tarts, Prokofiev for pandan. Tan's strong-willed...

Kurozakuro (vols. 1-2) by Yoshinori Natsume, translated by Camellia Nieh

05 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Here's a 21st-century spin on the 90-pound weakling who wakes up one day admirably transformed, complete with bulging muscles and confident attitude. That said, check out these covers: this version is not without some menacing twists. "There's something called a 'food chain' in this world....

Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

It's been awhile since I carried a book around all day because I couldn't put it down, reading even in two-minute snatches while waiting at those loooonnnng red lights! So I'm not at all surprised that Margi Preus's debut novel (she already has numerous children's picture books...

Genkaku Picasso (vol. 1) by Usamaru Furuya, translated by John Werry

02 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

High school student Hikari Hamura was supposed to die young. But thanks to the fervent intervention with the gods by his best friend Chiaki, who actually did die that day, Chiaki was able "to save [Hamura] and [his] incredible talent." Hamura's nickname, by the way,...

Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City by Deborah Hodge, photographed by Brian Harris

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

First reaction after reading this inviting title: I wanna move to Vancouver ...

My Mom Is a Fob: Earnest Advice in Broken English from Your Asian-American Mom by Teresa Wu and Serena Wu, foreword by Margaret Cho

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Young Adult Readers

For those of you searching for an antidote to the Tiger Mom brouhaha, this is it! I kid you not. Picture this ...

Cross Game 2 (vols. 4-5) by Mitsuru Adachi, translated by Lillian Olsen

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

You can't just jump in midway with this manga ...

Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi, translated by Erdağ M. Göknar

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Afghan, Fiction, Translation

With the latest ongoing violence in *fill in the blank here, alas*, Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi's tight, sharp novella is a timely reminder of how the highest price of war is paid by innocent bystanders who by some luck escape death, but are mired in...

Reckless by Cornelia Funke and Lionel Wigram, translated by Oliver Latsch

24 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, European, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

Two brothers, a girlfriend, and a part-time fox set up what will certainly be a multi-volume, another-world adventure from internationally bestselling Cornelia Funke, creator of Inkworld, her last alternate universe series. While definitely filled with swash-buckling fun and heart-thumping adventure, Reckless aims at an older...

My Colors, My World | Mis colores, mi mundo by Maya Christina Gonzalez

23 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x

Chunky little fingers deserve bright, saturated colors to hold and giggle over, to learn little lessons from ...

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

22 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, Audio, British, Fiction

Having finished one Chris Cleave novel, I had to immediately start another without even missing a step (literally, as both books were loaded one after the other on the iPod – with Little Bee narrated with careful control by Anne Flosnik – and I was out running...

Incendiary by Chris Cleave

21 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, British, Fiction

For awhile, before it became an international bestseller, Chris Cleave's debut novel was known not so much for the actual details of its content, but for the fact that the book was generally about a London bombing and that the surreal timing of its publication...

Dream Big, Little Pig! by Kristi Yamaguchi, illustrated by Tim Bowers

19 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American

Lucky for the Smithsonian to own a piece of legendary Olympic ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi ...

Mei Ling in China City by Icy Smith, illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski

18 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction

I have to admit that the unnecessary chopsticky font and the strangely-eerie illustrations set me off temporarily, but the old adage 'never trust a book by its cover' proved true in this case: this real-life story is well worth your attention. Mei Ling lives in Los...

Harbor by Lorraine Adams

17 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, Arab, Fiction

According to her official website bio, Lorraine Adams left her Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper career in 2000 "to recount the lost stories of Algerians she knew without the strictures of journalism, and the conventional sentiment of the moment." Even before 9/11, Adams well understood about "ambiguity" and...

Wise at Heart: Children and Adults Share Words of Wisdom by Brody Hartman, Dr. Richard Steckel and Michele Steckel

16 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

Surely the world is filled with many, many wise old souls ...

Nobody’s Son: Notes from an American Life by Luis Alberto Urrea

15 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Hapa/Mixed-race, Latina/o/x, Memoir, Nonfiction

This third and final installment of Luis Alberto Urrea's Border Trilogy is unmistakably his most personal. His "good Republican" mother from Staten Island never accepted his Mexican identity. His "devil on the dance floor"-father was once on Mexico's presidential staff, becoming a bowling alley janitor...

Scenes from an Impending Marriage: a prenuptial memoir by Adrian Tomine

14 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Memoir, Nonfiction

Shockingly enough, Valentine's Day wasn't actually created by Hallmark! In fact, the heartfelt holiday has two versions as to its origins. The Christians say the date commemorates three martyrs all named 'Valentine'; St. Valentine's Day was established at the end of the 5th century, only...

Peeled by Joan Bauer

12 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

Sleepy little Banesville, New York is famous for its delicious apples ...

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