Today, Andrew Karre gives us a glimpse into Malinda Lo’s forthcoming book, Last Night at the Telegraph Club. As an editor at Dutton, (a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) Karre has come to know this book almost as well as she does. He brings an emotion into this reading and we have to wonder, what… Read More Andrew Karre: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books
Kelly Yang’s debut book, Front Desk (Arthur A. Levine, 2018), launched a very promising career. In this #ownvoices story, Yang pulled from her own childhood to create the story of young Mia Tang, a 5th grader who works the front desk in a motel her parents manage. The charming story engages readers through the ins and… Read More Ernesto Cisneros: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books
Yoon Ha Lee is an award winning Korean American author most known to adult readers for his Machineries of Empire space opera novels and his short fiction writing. Dragon Pearl (Rick Riordan Presents, 2019) was his first venture into youth literature. On his website, Lee describes the book as “a middle grade Korean mythology space opera:… Read More Vicky Smith: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books
This year’s debut books from Asian Pacific Islander Americans range from romcoms on the high seas to retellings of Russian classics and to stories based in Hindu mythology. Authors draw on their Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Taiwanese heritages and more as the create exciting new American stories. It’s a rough year to debut a book. Let’s… Read More Debut Asian and Pacific Islander American Authors
People throughout youth literature have been happy to support this project. I’ve had only a few requirements. The readers identify first as anti-racist and then, as non Asian. They could select any Asian or Pacific Islander American authored text from which to share. Today, librarian Elisa Gall dives into one of her favorite books,… Read More Elisa Gall: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books
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