Recs if you like Lady Tan’s Circle of Women...

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

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

Fiction (and some non-fiction) across genres featuring plagues, poisons, palace physicians, healers, and pre-antibiotic chaos. If it involves herbs, plagues, questionable remedies, court intrigue, or a morally complex healer experimenting in the corner, I want it.

Historical fiction with powerful women demanding change.

Open for suggestions!

these are the books recommended to me by my east asian history professors and are must reads ! this will be a mix of fiction, non fiction, based on true events, literature, etc. all of these are heavy reads so pace yourself.

some book recs that involve the complexities of motherhood: the tough and tender, chaotic and beautiful, exhausting and full of purpose.

Fantasy books with FMC full of rage/unhinged/willing to burn the world to get what they want/suffering such injustice that YOU're the one full of rage reading it --- read or recommended

Great historical fiction books - learn about the past and places with a dramatic and meaningful personal tale.

Fiction that is set in medieval or medieval-esque settings, crossing genre boundaries.

Historical fiction is one of my top pics as you can get a variety of flavors within it. Want to cry? Historical Fiction. Your skin to crawl? Historical Fiction! The world is your oyster

While we wait for more Apothecary Diaries … We’re here for the vibes.

The books that were considered for @littleleggies book club. Please check books for content warnings, as many have significant triggers.

books about the unique and universal experience of growing up as a girl and being a woman

Inspired by The Office. Named after Pam, Oscar and Toby’s exclusive book club - they gather once a month to “discuss books, art and celebrate culture in a very civilized way”. These are some ideas to use to recreate it with your friends, have food and drinks attuned to the book or the writer’s culture.

Do you crave well written stories that put fiction and fact together in a masterful way? Well researched fictional stories grounded in historical fact. Experience different times and different places in the best way you possibly can! And travel by book... Some in English translation here. Original language usually recommended.

Explore the culture, food, love, struggles, history, and more in these children's/middle grade, young adult, and adult books by Chinese authors or set in China.

Inspired by The Artful Dodger

Miscellaneous Books to Read