Recs if you like Homeseeking...

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

recs from @leahsfigtree and @emmareadstoomuch on substack + personal recs

Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.

from multi-generational tales to sibling sagas!

Welcome to my cycle list. Books that have propulsive writing, heavy themes, and require lots of focus and attention for the time of the month when everything is perfect.

Feel free to suggest more books!

A place to see all books included in The Audacious Book Club run by Roxane Gay.

I’m not affiliated at all. I just enjoy these recommendations and wanted one place to see them all here on Pagebound.

Check out audacity.substack.com for more info! They do book discussions for the current month.

Books that people have recommended that I’ve confused with another book due to the cover or title (and sometimes both)

This list contains books that combine multiple POV with multiple timelines. In some books, the characters live in different eras. In other books the story follows multiple characters seen across shifting moments in their lives. If you love stories that jump between voices and timeframes, then this list is for you!

On my way to read a book for every country on earth!

Order of countries in list below: 🇩🇿🇦🇫🇪🇨🇨🇵🇵🇭🇲🇽🇰🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇸🇪🇵🇱🇳🇬🇳🇱🇲🇾🇰🇷🇮🇸🇧🇪🇪🇬🇩🇪🇨🇳🇦🇺

What's next? Feel free to leave recommendations!

East Asian fiction