2026 Reading Challenge

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Shōgun by James ClavellAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnThe Ninja by Eric Van LustbaderThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonMusashi Book One by Eiji Yoshikawa
Martial Arts Fiction
273 books — 193 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellMusashi by Eiji YoshikawaTaiko by Eiji YoshikawaThe 47 Ronin Story by John AllynA Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Top Samurai Novels
70 books — 102 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
159 books — 98 voters
Rainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellThe Pillow Book by Sei ShōnagonThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Japan
271 books — 82 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Fictitious Japan
137 books — 35 voters
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto MusashiThe Art of War by Sun Tzu by Sun TzuInstruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim RussellShōgun by James ClavellHagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Samurai: The Best Books
39 books — 31 voters

The Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsThe Hanged Man by K.D. EdwardsThe Hourglass Throne by K.D. EdwardsThe Alchemist's Dilemma by Jef CurlinHaunted Tree by Scott Robert Scheller
Best Urban Adult Fantasy Books
55 books — 27 voters
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko JeanSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrI Love You So Mochi by Sarah KuhnThe Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen BurkinshawThe Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler
Japan in Juvenile Fiction
134 books — 18 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnNightingale by Melissa MickelsenNightingale Songs by Simon Strantzas
Nightingale
65 books — 13 voters
Armor by C.B. TitusMagician by Raymond E. FeistTrapped in a Curse by Dale JohnsonThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Magic Armour/Armor
17 books — 3 voters

Introduction to Chain Mail by Liz CademyHow To Forge A Helmet by Joe PielaTechniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction by Brian R. PriceThe Art of Making Armour by Rob Valentine
Books About Making Armor
4 books — 2 voters

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