The PI in AAPI!
Disclaimer: I am not Pacific Islander, but we should all strive to read more Pasifika authors!
The grouping of Pasifika and Asian communities has a complex history. And because of this grouping, Pasifika authors are largely underrepresented.
Check out Pacific Islanders in Publishing (I cannot figure out how to hyperlink, sorry) for more recs!
I have not read all of the books on this list, so please let me know if any are not fit for this list!
Suggestions are always welcome!
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penguin friends (Southern Hemisphere Reads)
Southern Hemisphere reads!! we will be running an unofficial SH season readalong, and our winter readalong book is Wild Dark Shore (1/6-31/8)! this is for any books written by SH authors, especially those set here, so pop your fav recs in the comments 😁 (i haven't read all of these! so double check content warnings if you need to)
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NZ Lit 101: Our Literary Taonga
Let me share with you some of Aotearoa NZ’s most important and influential works.
You’ll find these books and authors covered in classrooms. They’re classics and represent a portion of Aotearoa's literary taonga (treasure).
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just out here trying to get my degree
All the books I've been asked to read for my English BA, but not necessarily the books I read while doing it (also i did a New Zealand literature paper so a couple of these will be a bit obscure)
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