Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Fiction
Enjoy a variety of recent fiction penned by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors, selected by our librarians. (Updated April 2026)
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Enemies to Lovers
A career con woman teams up with a man who’s hiding the truth about himself to save his missing brother...This action-packed romance is a road trip worth taking. (Kirkus)
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Extinction Capital of the World
This affecting collection by Rigg, who describes herself as a Samoan-Haole settler born and raised on O'ahu, weaves together disconnected families, generations, and locales across 10 interconnected stories about contemporary Hawai'i. (Library Journal)
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The Matchmaker
Children's book author Saeed's (Amal Unbound) debut adult novel is a romystery, an engaging blend of thrilling action, love of all kinds, and a touch of sweetness. (Library Journal)
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I Am the Ghost Here
Samek debuts with a striking collection of fantastical and speculative stories about conformity, technology, and the limits of bodily autonomy. (Publishers Weekly)
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Ravishing
Surya debuts with an incendiary chronicle of two Indian American siblings who go to drastic lengths to improve their lives. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Emperor of Gladness
In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair by Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, forging an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives and reveals dynamics of love, memory, and resilience on the margins of society. (NoveList)
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Hammajang Luck
Yamamoto draws on their Hawaiian background while giving Ocean’s 8 a space opera twist in their entertaining debut. (Publishers Weekly)
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