May is Asian & Asian American Heritage Month! As a recent article in Good Housekeeping stated, “The [Asian and Asian American] experience is as diverse as the constellation of cultures that form it.” Equally multifaceted and wide-ranging is the outstanding literature found within this galaxy: Here is a list of outstanding titles to read now and year-round. Most (not all) of these books were published within the last year or two.
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All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd