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Author Interview: Marjane Satrapi [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Memoir, Nonfiction, Persian, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers

persepolisMarjane Satrapi on the "Axis of Evil," Cheese, and Exploring Family History Marjane Satrapi changed my reading life. Before I picked up Persepolis, her fabulous autobiographical debut about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, I had...

The Last Empress by Anchee Min [in San Francisco Chronicle]

01 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost

last-empress2Any way you look at it, royal life is hell. So here's yet another book to prove it. "Although I had every luxury and my duties were often rewarding, Imperial glory also meant loneliness and living...

Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne: The Tragic True Story of Japan’s Crown Princess by Ben Hills [in San Francisco Chronicle]

30 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Awful Duds, Biography, Japanese, Repost

princess-masako1What's wrong with this picture?: An independent, cosmopolitan young woman, educated at Harvard and Oxford, proficient in six languages, who is on the fast track to becoming a diplomat in spite of a male-dominated society, gives...

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang + Author Interview [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Author Interview/Profile, Chinese American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

american-born-chineseGene Luen Yang, National Book Award Nominee, Makes Publishing History ...

Buddha by Osamu Tezuka [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Buddha1-8 Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu Buddha, Volume 2: The Four Encounters Buddha, Volume 3: Devadatta Buddha, Volume 4: The Forest of Uruvela Buddha, Volume 5: Deer Park Buddha, Volume 6: Ananda Buddha, Volume 7: Prince Ajatasattu Buddha, Volume 8: Jetavana Graphic novels are big...

The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag, translated by Katharina Rout [in San Francisco Chronicle]

24 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Memoir, Mongolian, Repost, Translation, Tuvan, Young Adult Readers

blue-skyFar atop the High Altai Mountains in western Mongolia is an unpredictable climate of extremes – breathtaking in its warmer beauty, yet unforgiving in the harshness of its frigid months. Unknown to most Westerners, the Republic...

I Will Hold You ‘Til You Sleep by Linda Zuckerman, illustrated by Jon J. Muth [in Bloomsbury Review]

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

i-will-hold-youAnother bittersweet weep-fest of watching a child grow up, much along the lines of Robert Munsch’s timeless I Love You Forever. A parent's everlasting love, stunningly rendered by last year’s Caldecott-winning Jon Muth. Review: "TBR's Contributing Editors'...

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Repost

place-where-sunflowersIn the barren Japanese American internment camp, young Mari finds solace in her art, her friends, her family … and the joy of discovering nine tiny green stems that finally blossom with promises of a beautiful...

Selvakumar Knew Better by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Xiaojun Li [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Indian, Nonfiction, Repost, South Asian

selvakumarIn one of the first of numerous books about the devastating December 2004 tsunami that claimed over 280,000 lives, a courageous dog saves a frightened young boy from certain death. Based on a true story, this...

When the Horses Ride By: Children in the Times of War by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist [in Bloomsbury Review]

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

when-the-horsesWar – the worst of man-made disasters – throughout the ages is captured in verse from the young child’s point of view. A wake-up call for the safety of children everywhere. Review: "TBR's Contributing Editors' Favorite Reads...

Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

mona-lisa-awakeningWhile her husband Da Chen writes sweeping literary historical sagas, newcomer Sunny offers a contemporary entertaining tale of young Mona Lisa who discovers she has latent super-powers. Turns out our heroine is actually half-Monère, an ancient...

A Spot of Bother: A Novel by Mark Haddon [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

spot-of-botherFrom the fabulous author of the marvelous A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes an entertainingly dysfunctional family tale starring newly retired George Hall who is convinced he’s dying of cancer (that “spot...

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

memory-keepers-daughterWhat a beginning: a snowstorm, a home birth, surprise twins, and a split-second decision by a father to give away his Down Syndrome-daughter while his wife believes their lost child has died. While the small leftover...

Brothers: A Novel by Da Chen [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

brothers1Author of bestselling memoirs Colors of the Mountain and Sounds of the River, Da Chen debuts his first novel for adults. The sprawling saga, set in late-20th-century China, follows the inevitably intertwined lives of two brothers...

Invisible Lives by Anjali Banerjee [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Repost, South Asian American

invisible-livesA fluffy, fast read to warm the heart: gorgeous Lakshmi hides behind glasses as she looks deep into others’ lives while helping women find the perfect sari. Always the dutiful daughter, she agrees to her matchmaking...

Stick Out Your Tongue: Stories by Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost, Short Stories, Tibetan, Translation

stick-out-your-tongueFor the average American, Tibet is not so much a troubled faraway land, but an ethereal concept marked by the kind face of the Dalai Lama, often in the company of devotee Richard Gere. “In the West,...

Color of the Sea by John Hideyo Hamamura [in Christian Science Monitor]

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

color-of-the-seaA few cheesy, overwritten scenes aside, this is one stunning debut novel that will make you weak in the knees. Sam Hamada, U.S.-born but raised in Japan, arrives at age 9 in Hawai‘i in 1930 to...

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos [in Christian Science Monitor]

23 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bangladeshi American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, South Asian American, Young Adult Readers

ask-me-no-questionsA Bangladeshi immigrant family heads to Canada in search of asylum. When the father is inexplicably arrested at the border, the two daughters return alone to New York, where friends and family are disappearing without explanation....

The Queen of Tears by Chris McKinney [in Christian Science Monitor]

23 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Hawaiian, Korean, Korean American, Repost

queen-of-tearsOnce Korea's greatest movie star – dubbed 'the Queen of Tears' for her ability to cry convincingly on film – Soong Nan Lee arrives in Hawai‘i to face her three adult children. Her two eldest by...

Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai [in Bloomsbury Review]

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

inheritance-of-lossLoss dominates the lives of the inhabitants of a crumbling, stately home on the Indian-Nepali border along the Himalayas. The Cambridge University-educated, self-hating judge’s isolated life is disrupted by the arrival of his young granddaughter, Sai,...

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