#books by asian authors

[inkcurlsandknives]

Hi Tumblr I'm an Asian fantasy author fleeing the sudden death of all my other social media sites 👋 I've used Tumblr for years as a fandom lurker and rarely posted but in light of all my other communities imploding I guess I'll have to figure out how to be actually active on Tumblr and find bookish and writerly folks here 💜 say hi if that's you 🥺

If you love diverse filipino fantasy with bipoc leads, angry bi women clawing for space in a world that's always rejected them and soft boys who'd do anything for them, awesome elemental magic based on early Filipino shaman/ babaylan/katalonan mythologies and the Tagalog creation story, and the Bakunawa/Laho the 🇵🇭 sea dragon 🐉 and drowning colonizers then I hope you'll keep an eye out for SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW coming in June 2024 from Titan Books

#author #writer #writeblr #readblr #bookblr #filipino author #filipino creative #asian fantasy #lgbtqia #queer fantasy #my writing #saints of storm and sorrow #fantasy book

[black-is-beautiful18]

And here we go again with the “I just can’t connect to Black characters 🥺” bs. Y’all don’t like Black ppl so that’s why you don’t like reading about us. No one cares if LegendBorn or Children of Blood and Bone are some of your favs, cuz what exactly is stopping you from finding books similar to them???? And then to say that Black authors should be more like Asian authors while also insinuating that we don’t have our own historical or cultural myths, especially when we exist on multiple continents and islands, is absolutely ludicrous. Not to mention that a statement like that feeds into racism and the fetishization of Asian ppl. Children of color are forced to see nothing but white ppl in every form of media all our lives and not once does not being able to connect to the characters stop us from enjoying that piece of media. You can empathize with dragons, elves, orcs, and witches easily. Anyone darker than dry glue however, needs to prove why you should read our stories and have sympathy for our characters. This is exactly why I don’t trust white readers regardless of if they read diversely or not cuz some of y’all don’t even read the books. You just get them for brownie points or judge them harshly cuz you still don’t see the characters as deserving of empathy.

#white people #white readers #why would you say that #black authors #asian authors #latino authors #indigenous authors #diverse books #legendborn #children of blood and bone #racism #fetishization #i said what i said #unique writes

[gennsoup]

I am writing this because they told me to never start a sentence with because. But I wasn't trying to make a sentence--I was trying to break free. Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey.

Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

#Ocean Vuong #because #freedom #Vietnamese literature #Asian American literature #LGBTQ author #LGBTQ literature #quotes #quotes blog #literary quotes #literature quotes #literature #book quotes

[piosplayhouse]

(This isn't bait, and you don't need to answer it if you don't want to). What's your beef with heartstopper?

The author and I have the same favorite mangaka but they tried to claim her as a "one of the good ones defying all problematic elements (of the gross bl genre of course)" without knowing that . One of the only other scanlated works from same mangaka is a psychological horror incest BL with every trigger warning under the sun

Also I hate white British people but that's on me #listening and learning

#a lot of people got on her ass about sharing an illegal scanlation sc as well but honestly like ehh i have a little more lenience ig #since the authors work IS obscure and there isnt an english translation and i dont expect someone who allegedly is not a frequent reader #to know all the nuances of scanlation etiquette or whatever. but its also because the author is obscure that im laughing at this point #because she only has like . 4 what i would call main works and one of them is definitely problematic as hell #and another one features some consent issues and they bang as teens which is fairly industry standard but #honestly i dont really care either way like im very neutral and the books probably cute i spose its just the constant trend you see over and #over again with these white queer authors where they have to talk about how their work is so much different from the obviously inferior #asian queer art like we werent doing it centuries before you guys and have such a strong queer history thats so often disregarded in favor #of starting the discussion in the us . or something whatever its midnight and i havent finished my work prep

[therefugeofbooks]

Currently reading On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

#booklr #books #book photography #on earth we're briefly gorgeous #sobre a terra somos belos por um instante #ocean vuong #queer books #read asian authors #the refuge of books

[meowsdesk]

current read: before the coffee gets cold ☕️

#books #aesthetic #academia #reading #studyspo #studyblr #study space #dark academia #bookblr #books and reading #current read #books & libraries #book blog #booklr #book aesthetic #books and coffee #before the coffee gets cold #asian authors

[rockislandadultreads]

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month: Nonfiction Recommendations

Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina

Elizabeth's mother was working on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance defining their early relationship followed them to the predominantly white, upstate New York suburb where they moved to raise their daughter. There, Elizabeth grew up with the trappings of a typical American childhood, while feeling almost no connection to her mother's distant home and out of place among her peers. This account is a heartfelt exploration of identity and what it means to be an American.

Asian American Histories of the United States by Catherine Ceniza Choy

Original and expansive, this volume is a nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the U.S. Reckoning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge in anti-Asian hate and violence, historian Catherine Ceniza Choy presents an urgent social history of the fastest growing group of Americans. The book features the lived experiences and diverse voices of immigrants, refugees, US-born Asian Americans, multiracial Americans, and workers from industries spanning agriculture to healthcare.

Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow

Born two years after her parents' only son died just hours after his birth, Kat Chow became unusually fixated with death. She worried constantly about her parents dying - especially her mother. Four years later when her mother dies unexpectedly from cancer, Kat, her two older sisters, and their father are plunged into a debilitating, lonely grief. In this memoir, Kat weaves together what is part ghost story and part excavation of her family's history of loss spanning three generations and their immigration from China and Hong Kong to America and Cuba.

Rise by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, & Philip Wang

In this intimate, eye-opening, and frequently hilarious guided tour through the pop-cultural touchstones and sociopolitical shifts of the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and beyond, authors Yang, Yu, and Wang chronicle how we’ve arrived at today’s unprecedented diversity of Asian American cultural representation through engaging, interactive graphics, charts, graphic essays from major AAPI artists, exclusive roundtables with Asian American cultural icons, and more.

#asian american pacific islander heritage month #AAPI #AAPI authors #nonfiction #nonfiction reads #nonfiction books #Library Books #Book Recommendations #book recs #Reading Recs #reading recommendations #TBR pile #tbr #tbrpile #to read #Want To Read #Booklr #book tumblr #book blog #library blog

[previouslyafangirl]

"The memories of spirits and gods may be hazy, but not the memories of books. Stories are eternal."

- Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

#booklr #ya #axie oh #the girl who fell beneath the sea #reading #quotes #books #quotes about books #asian authors

[pensymbols]

ofc i dont trust a goddamn think rick riordian does when he put all of fucking asian characters as either A) villians or B) placed them in cabins he fuckinf despises like genuienly WHAT

#forever that mans no 1 hater on god #rr crit #pjo critical #kind of #love pjo #shoot the author type of thing #pjo #percy jackson and the heroes of olympus #i made a post abt this on my deleted alt #i miss her everyday i had bangers on there #but basically its rlly fucking weird a bunch of ricks asian characters in CANON book were either vilians or placed within cabins he hates #and by cabins i truly just mean the aphrodite cabin

[inkcurlsandknives]

More Cover Reveal Book Look Fun for my Filipino Epic Fantasy SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW.

In which a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization. Perfect if you love lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, like The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.

Saints of Storm and Sorrow comes out June 25, 2024 with Titan books! Preorder links can be found on my linktree in my profile.

Huge shout out to @missnatmack who created such an amazing cover

#saints of storm and sorrow #filipino author #writeblr #writing #art #filipiniana #filipino fantasy #asian fantasy #cover reveal #book look #romantasy #queer fantasy #sapphic

[black-is-beautiful18]

In all honesty…white readers suck. Readers control a lot. Us spreading the word about our favorite books or authors helps a lot. That’s how authors and books win awards and get on best sellers lists. Y’all do not give that energy to nonwhite authors though. You going “Well I don’t have to” and “They don’t make interesting books” or any variations of those two when you’re told to diversify your bookshelves is not only racist, but a bold faced lie. There are amazing stories being told by BIPOC authors in every genre but all cuz you “can’t relate” you absolutely refuse to buy their books or give them a chance. And before anyone gets offended, of course it isn’t all white readers. However, it is too many of y’all. That’s exactly why y’all are reacting to Leah being casted as Annabeth the way you are. You’re racist. No amount of “Well she’s not blonde” or “she doesn’t have grey eyes” is ever going to explain why you think that little girl isn’t good enough. It’s all just veiled racism. Excuses. Very bad and horribly disguised excuses. You do the same thing with BIPOC authors. You sit there and complain, email authors your horrible and ignorant comparisons, and are absolutely disrespectful to the cultures and people these stories surround. I mean it’s not surprising since a lot of you do it in real life as well.

#white readers #white people #black authors #latine authors #indigenous authors #native authors #asian authors #representation in books #i said what i said #unique writes

[gennsoup]

One does not play memories of music; one plays music itself. And lifetimes, from beginning to end, are as sheets of music, ready to be played.

Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

#Ryka Aoki #Light from Uncommon Stars #music #music quotes #sheet music #Asian American literature #LGBTQ authors #LGBTQ literature #quotes #quotes blog #literature quotes #literary quotes #literature #book quotes

[bookaddict24-7]

AUTHOR FEATURE:

﹒R.F. Kuang﹒

Three Books Written By this Author:

The Poppy War

Babel

Yellowface

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Happy reading!

#books #bookish #booklr #book list #recos #author feature #Features #aapi authors #diversify your shelves #read diverse #rf kuang #asian authors #book recos #book blog #book blogger

[therefugeofbooks]

Currently reading It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

#tbrbusterchallenge2022 #booklr #books #book photography #it's not like it's a secret #misa sugiura #wlw #ya romance #queer books #books and coffee #bookmarks #read asian authors #the refuge of books

[coolerluoser]

I keep my heart vacant

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Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer

Luther, Series 1 Episode 1

Severance, Ling Ma

“Girls Against God”, Florence + the Machine

Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner

#annihilation #somehow it always comes back to annihilation #jeff vandermeer #luther #severance #ling ma #Florence Welch #florence and the machine #crying in h mart #michelle zauner #tv #books #lyrics #words #text #also interesting to see this contextualized by Asian authors #and i recall the biologist is supposed to be an Asian character hm

[alexa-santi-author]

I’m still not sure what happened, but Thirsty, the first book in my friend Mia Hopkins’s Eastside Brewery trilogy, went out of print a couple of years ago. I kept trying to recommend it because it’s steamy and sexy and gritty and working class, and the characters get a happy ending even if one of them is a reformed gang member trying to stay out of prison.

Guess what — it’s back! And now I can recommend it again!

#romance recs #contemporary romance #Latine romance #inclusive romance #diverse books #diverse reads #latinx romance #asian american author #filipina american author