Recs if you like The Night Tiger...
let me tell you my story
audiobooks where the narrator is the author! any book goes, no matter the genre. there may be multiple versions of the audiobook, but at least one version has the author as narrator. please suggest more in the comments!
Asian-Inspired Fiction
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.
Book(s) of the Month(s) ๐
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!
Asian Authors
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.
Malaysian SFF
Science fiction and fantasy books by Malaysian authors. N.B. This list is not meant to be exhaustive.
Reeseโs Book Club - by Reese Witherspoon
Each month Reese Witherspoon picks books she loves with a woman at the center of the story.
Reese's Book Club
reese's complete picks- trying to read as many of these as i can... but we shall see
Your mother reads books in hell!
possession n that Most of these are recs I found on r/horrorlit so apologies if they donโt actually include possession ๐ซก recs are always welcomed ๐โโ๏ธ
Asian Magical Realism
I realized that in Asia, magical and supernatural beliefs are steeped in our day-to-day lives. Itโs so normalized that we or I, didnโt even think about it. So, I wanted to read more books in this category where magic occurs in everyday life
Prose Before Bros [book club]
Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX
International Fantasy
Fantasy that is not set in the US or the UK
South East Asian books
Book set in or inspired by South East Asia. This is specifically for @mangopopsicles but everyone else is welcome to use this too lol!
Double Feature (Twins)
Books which include twins, preferably as main characters or as supporting characters which are a big part of the story . All genres including non-fiction.
Please feel free to comment and add to the list!
(South) (East) Asian authors with poetic prose
Most of what I read is either of the literary, fantasy or sci-fi genre so that's basically what this will be about. Additionally, please be aware, poetic prose implies narrative techniques and stylistic flair rather than actual poetic form.
Set in Malaysia
Fiction books set in Malaysia
Open to recs!
reeseโs book club
by reese witherspoon
*not including YA picks
Big Jubilee Read
A list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, 10 from each decade of Elizabeth II's reign, was selected by a panel of experts and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency on 18 April 2022.
Silhouettes of the Past.
