Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan

TITLE / Crazy Rich Asians

AUTHOR / Kevin Kwan

PUBLISHER / Anchor

DATE OF PUBLICATION / May 20, 2014

NO. OF PAGES / 527

STARRED RATING / ★★★.5

Asian American Author Recommendations | Part II

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! My absolute favorite way to honor my own Asian American heritage is by celebrating Asian American creatives of all kinds.  So hopefully you guys are able to find some authors and books that sound interesting on this latest installment of recommendations!

Books and Authors Mentioned:
Shortcomings / Killing and Dying / Adrian Tomine
> Watch the review
Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone / Sequoia Nagamatsu
> Watch the review
The Woman Warrior / Maxine Hong Kingston
> Read the review
Farewell to Manzanar / Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
The Buddha in the Attic / Julie Otsuka
> Watch the review
Do Not Say We Have Nothing / Madeleine Thien
> Watch the review
Sarong Party Girls / Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

If you're looking for even more recommendations for Asian American authors to check out, head on over to my first Asian American Author Recommendations video.

The Buddha in the Attic | Julie Otsuka

TITLE / The Buddha in the Attic

AUTHOR / Julie Otsuka

PUBLISHER / Anchor

DATE OF PUBLICATION / March 20, 2012

NO. OF PAGES / 129

STARRED RATING / ★★★★

Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Madeleine Thien

TITLE / Do Not Say We Have Nothing

AUTHOR / Madeleine Thien

PUBLISHER / Granta

DATE OF PUBLICATION / July 7, 2016 (originally published May 31, 2016)

NO. OF PAGES / 480

STARRED RATING / ★★★★.5