South Asians are one of the most underrepresented communities in literature–especially in YA– so this is the third and final part in my series of guides for you to learn about the YA books by and about South Asians coming out in 2021. The main goal of this series is to not only highlight these [...]
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YA Contemporaries by South Asian Authors To Look Forward to in 2021
South Asians are one of the most underrepresented communities in literature--especially in YA-- so this is the second part in my series of guides for you to learn about the YA books by and about South Asians coming out in 2021. The main goal of this series is to not only highlight these books, but [...]
YA Romances by South Asian Authors To Look Forward To in 2021
I'm going to be doing something a bit different this year in terms of sharing books I'm excited for in 2021. I've always been a passionate advocate for diverse representation in YA, but it wasn't until last year that I started advocated for my own community and voices that look and sound like me, as [...]
Gold House Book Club Launch 10/1/2020: Anchoring & Exploring Asian American Identity with Leading Writers and Scholars
Today, I am so excited to announce the launch of The Gold House Book Club, the first book club made with the intent of promoting the diversity and inclusion of Asian American literature in order to help Asian Americans better understand their identity and culture in today’s political and social climate. Its fantastic lineup has been carefully selected by top Asian American scholars and writers (including Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen and The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan), and includes selections for not only adults and young adults, but also beginners, early readers, and middle grade readers.
Book Recommendations | 11 Books By African American Authors To Add To Your TBR
It's taken a while for me to write this post. This country is *finally* waking up and realizing--to a more widespread extent--that something needs to be done about the inequality and injustice that so many people face every single day just because of the color of their skin, but it's horrific what had to happen [...]
YA Recommendations: Books with Asian American Leads
It's time for another YA Recommendations post! This time, partially in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I'm going to be sharing my favorite YA novels that feature Asian American leads. This is a topic near and dear to my heart. As a first generation Indian-American, I didn't grow up seeing a whole lot [...]
YA Recommendations: Trilogies!
Hello again! I hope you're having a wonderful day today 🙂 Today (after a long break), I'm back with another YA Recommendations post! I thought what better time to resume this series than now, when many of us are getting back into reading as a result of all the extra time alone and at home. [...]
YA Recs| Romance
Hello again! I hope you're having a wonderful day today 🙂 It's time for another YA Recommendations post! This time, I'm going to be sharing my favorite YA romance novels. Making this list, I realized that 1) I don't read a whole lot of books that primarily focus on romance (although romance is pretty much [...]
YA Recs | Fantasy
Hello hello! I hope you've been having a magical day so far 😀 This week, I'm going to be sharing some of my favorite young adult fantasy novels. To be honest, fantasy hasn't been my go-to genre for a while now, but I've definitely read quite a few amazing examples of it in the last [...]
YA Recommendations | Contemporary
Hello! I hope you're having a lovely day so far 🙂 It's that time of the month again (book recommendation time!)...this month, I'm going to be sharing some of my favorite YA contemporary novels. Without further ado, here are my top five favorite young adult contemporaries, along with a few honorable mentions: When Dimple Met [...]
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