Asian American and Pacific Islander Fiction
Enjoy a variety of fiction from the past year penned by Asian American and Pacific Islander authors, selected by our librarians. (Created April 2022).
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At Least You Have your Health
Behind the chic veneer of a wellness clinic lies a dangerous secret, in this compelling women's fiction novel from the author of The White Coat Diaries.
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Afterparties
Short stories that portray of the lives of Cambodian-Americans dealing with the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide, including a young teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick and a child whose mother survived a school shooting.
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Four Aunties and A Wedding
Determined to have her family enjoy her wedding festivities as guests, Meddy Chan hires a Chinese-Indonesian family-run party vendor because they are similar to her own, but discovers they are the mafia.
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I Was the President's Mistress!!
The tell-all memoir of the most famous movie star in the Philippines and presidential paramour upends the government and the lives of a horny bishop, a cowboy warlord, a washed-up reporter and an American naval officer.
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The Donut Trap
Stuck in a rut working at her parents’ donut shop, Jasmine Tran finds help from an old college crush, but when their relationship doesn’t work out, she must scheme a solution to get herself out of the donut trap once and for all.
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Honor
The story of two Indian women, one a victim of a brutal crime and the other an Americanized journalist returning to India to cover the story, and the courage they inspire in each other.
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The Immortal King Rao
Reckoning with her father's legacy, Athena King, with climate change raging. Sets out to convince the Shareholders that saving the planet requires a radical act of communion by using her access to his memories, among other questionable gifts.
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Siren Queen
An exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page.
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Joan Is Okay
An ICU physician at a busy NYC hospital, 30-something Joan, a workaholic with little interest in having friends, let alone lovers, is required to take mandatory leave until the day she must return to the city to face a crisis larger than anything she’s encountered before.
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When We Fell Apart
A profoundly moving and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties that bind families together—or break them apart—as a young Korean American man’s search for answers about his girlfriend’s mysterious death becomes a soul-searching journey into his own bi-cultural identity.
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