Adult Reading Challenge Suggested Titles
May 2026: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
 
Welcome to the 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! May's theme asks you to read books celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For more inspiration, stop by and visit our book displays. Happy Reading!
 
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My Dear You: Stories by Rachel Khong
Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu
One & Only: A Read with Jenna Pick by Maurene Goo
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
God of Small Things Hb by Arundhati Roy
All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong
The Family Recipe by Carolyn Huynh
The Dream Builders by Oindrila Mukherjee
What a Time to Be Alive by Jade Chang
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy
Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Take by Kelly Yang
Bad Asians by Lillian Li
Human Acts by Han Kang
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