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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
1,000 books — 830 voters
Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-HwanThe Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonThe Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
Books on North Korea
137 books — 511 voters

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Vegetarian by Han KangWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkHuman Acts by Han Kang
Fiction by Korean Authors and/or Containing Korean Characters
455 books — 442 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerEmpress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanEon by Alison GoodmanThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
505 books — 307 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Books About Colonialism
685 books — 241 voters
The Vegetarian by Han KangPlease Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinHuman Acts by Han KangPachinko by Min Jin Lee82년생 김지영 by Cho Nam-Joo
Korean literature in English (fiction and nonfiction)
296 books — 218 voters

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhWicked Fox by Kat ChoThe Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow
YA East Asian Fantasy
173 books — 200 voters
The Neverending Story by Michael EndeLe Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTintenherz by Cornelia FunkeThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Fantasy - Beyond the English Language
402 books — 142 voters

XOXO by Axie OhK-pop Confidential by Stephan LeeWicked Fox by Kat ChoI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeOnce Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho
Best K-pop & K-drama Books
84 books — 122 voters
The Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Dragon Republic by R.F. KuangJade City by Fonda LeeSpin the Dawn by Elizabeth LimWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Asian Inspired Fantasy Novels
177 books — 116 voters

A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrRisuko by David KudlerRevolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang CompestineI Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson
East Asia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
166 books — 101 voters
Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenA Higher Call by Adam MakosMasters of the Air by Donald L. MillerStuka Pilot by Hans-Ulrich RudelChickenhawk by Robert Mason
Nonfiction Military Aviation
218 books — 81 voters

Vampires of Portlandia by Jason TanamorAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiMist Bound by Daryl KhoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanChinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Moss Roberts
Asian Mythology, Legends and Folklore
282 books — 57 voters
Delivery Man by Rory LavertyAtomic Secrets by Janet AsbridgeAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Damned Balkans by John Farebrother
20th & 21st Century War Reads
134 books — 47 voters

Pachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
Historical Fiction - Korea
51 books — 47 voters
XOXO by Axie OhI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeK-pop Confidential by Stephan LeeASAP by Axie OhShine by Jessica Jung
K-Pop & K-Dramas in YA Fiction
26 books — 47 voters

The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićGulab by Rohith S. KatbamnaThe Girl with No Face by M.H. BorosonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Asian Protagonist
173 books — 39 voters
The Vegetarian by Han KangHuman Acts by Han KangKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-JooCursed Bunny by Bora ChungShoko's Smile by Choi Eunyoung
Korean Literature in English Translation
95 books — 38 voters

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhLast of the Talons by Sophie KimProphecy by Ellen OhWicked Fox by Kat ChoA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
Korean Fantasy Books
26 books — 34 voters
Thai Food by David ThompsonMaangchi's Real Korean Cooking by MaangchiLand of Plenty by Fuchsia DunlopJapanese Cooking by Shizuo TsujiThai Street Food by David Thompson
Best Asian Cookbooks
173 books — 32 voters

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooEon by Alison Goodman
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Fantasy.
229 books — 32 voters
Uzumaki by Junji ItoGyo by Junji ItoFragments of Horror by Junji ItoTomie by Junji ItoGyo, Vol. 2 by Junji Ito
Dark and Bizarre Manga
75 books — 29 voters

The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy TanThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAdventure, romance and war in the Far East by Iris Hay-Edie
Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories Set in East Asia
121 books — 25 voters
Carrying Cambodia by Hans KempSacred Skin by Tom VaterBikes of Burden by Hans KempCHINA by Tom CarterVietnam Zippos by Sherry Buchanan
Best Asia Photography Books
30 books — 23 voters

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeJade Lady Burning by Martin LimónI Hear Your Voice by Young-ha KimMeeting Mr Kim by Jennifer BarclaySkin Food by Type A
Books Set in South Korea
26 books — 12 voters
Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning by Ahn Jean-myungTalk To Me In Korean - Level 1 by TalkToMeInKorean2000 Essential Korean Words for Beginners by Seol-hee AhnKorean Made Easy for Beginners by Seung-eun OhBasic Korean by Andrew Sangpil Byon
Best Books for Learning Korean
33 books — 8 voters

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi KawakamiThe Factory by Hiroko OyamadaThe Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai MochizukiSweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
Japanese and Korean Workplace Fiction
64 books — 5 voters
Brutalist Britain by Elain HarwoodRedefining Brutalism by Simon HenleyBrutalism by Alexander ClementChinese Brutalism Today by Alberto BolognaThe Art of Brutalism by Ben Highmore
Brutalist Architecture
68 books — 1 voter

The Robot and the Weight of the Bed by Sanjugo NaokiThe Man-made Baby by Hirabayashi HatsunosukeAstro Boy, Vol. 1 by Osamu Tezukaドラえもん 1 [Doraemon 1] by Fujiko F. FujioStand-In Companion by Kazufumi Shiraishi
Japanese and Korean Robot Fiction
30 books — 1 voter
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae KellerA Brush with Magic by Flora AhnA Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinStarry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
K-Pop Demon Hunters Middle Grade Readalikes
49 books — 1 voter

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