May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate, I’ve curated a list of fantastic books by AAPI authors that also check off tasks on the 2026 Read Harder Challenge. We have a nonbinary fantasy series, an anti-colonialist gothic novel, a Chinese American romantasy book, a Native Hawaiian picture book, and more to choose from.
Of course, that doesn’t even scratch the surface of all the AAPI books worth reading this month and every month. Scroll to the end of this list to find links to even more recommendations.
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