Simon and Schuster Young Readers Spotlight: AAPI Month

Posted by: stephenhongsohn

While we’re still within the time frame of AAPI heritage month, we did want to complete a couple of spotlight posts on certain publishers that have been working hard to support Asian American writers. One such publisher is the young readers division at Simon & Schuster, which has developed a very robust set of publications that we’re eager to read over the summer and into next year. One of the best things about S&S Young Readers is that they created an imprint, Salaam Reads, that focuses on South Asian American and South Asian/ Anglophone writers!

In any case, here are our top five:

1.) Chloe Gong’s These Violent Delights



Anything that has speculative elements and re-envisions Shakespeare is definitely on our to-read list.

2.) Loan Le’s A Pho Love Story



As a lifelong lover of pho and Vietnamese food, we’re here for this one!

3.) Mary Y.K. Choi’s Yolk.



Choi is a master at the YA romance. We earlier reviewed both her previous publications, Emergency Contact and Permanent Record

4.) Kelly Loy Gilbert’s When We Were Infinite.



We have covered Gilbert’s earlier publications, and always find Gilbert’s work sophisticated and poignant.

5.) S.K. Ali’s Saints and Misfits and Misfits in Love; these titles are both in a series and part of Salaam Reads, which I mentioned before! YAY!



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