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It's Not Just Cookies by Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen
It's Not Just Cookies
Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen
It's Not Just Cookies by Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen

It's Not Just Cookies

By: Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen

Narrated by: Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is read by the authors and includes an exclusive, fan-sourced Q&A with the authors! Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. And, on one fateful December day, girl stands up boy and then bakes him a batch of apology cookies. The rest is history.Building Tiff's Treats has been a love story unlike any other for these... Read more

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Fighting Dirty by Poh-Gek Forkert
Fighting Dirty
Poh-Gek Forkert
Fighting Dirty by Poh-Gek Forkert

Fighting Dirty

By: Poh-Gek Forkert

Narrated by: Vivian Hisey

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a local dumpsite into a massive landfill. As one of the experts brought in to assess the impact the toxic waste would have on the community, Poh-Gek... Read more

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Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure
Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges

Uncommon Measure

By: Natalie Hodges

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

How does time shape consciousness and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until performance... Read more

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The Partner Track by Helen Wan
The Partner Track
Helen Wan
The Partner Track by Helen Wan

The Partner Track

By: Helen Wan

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Helen Wan's "engaging and suspenseful" (Wall Street Journal) debut novel, The Partner Track, is now a Netflix series!

Ingrid Yung's life is full of firsts. A first-generation Chinese American, the first lawyer in her family, she's about to collect the holy grail of "firsts" and become the first minority woman to make partner at the venerable old... Read more

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She's Unlikeable by Aparna Shewakramani
She's Unlikeable
Aparna Shewakramani
She's Unlikeable by Aparna Shewakramani

She's Unlikeable

By: Aparna Shewakramani

Narrated by: Aparna Shewakramani

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

When Aparna Shewakramani appeared on Netflix’s hit series Indian Matchmaking, it soon became clear that Aparna knew what she wanted. But all stories are told through certain lenses—and her story is no exception. Being on a reality show made Aparna feel like a character. Her decisiveness and sense of self-worth led viewers to see her as a very... Read more

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Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
Peach Blossom Spring
Melissa Fu
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

Peach Blossom Spring

By: Melissa Fu

Narrated by: Eugenia Low

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "beautifully rendered" novel about war, migration, and the power of telling our stories, three generations of a Chinese family search for a place to call home (Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author)."Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end... Read more

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The Healing Power of Singing by Emm Gryner
The Healing Power of Singing
Emm Gryner
The Healing Power of Singing by Emm Gryner

The Healing Power of Singing

By: Emm Gryner

Narrated by: Emm Gryner

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Vocal health tips, stories from the tour bus, and action items to improve your voice and boost your self-confidence from an award-winning musician and life coach Performing with David Bowie, surviving the murky depths of the music business, enduring a painful divorce, and making the first music video in outer space, award-winning... Read more

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My Life in China and America by Yung Wing
My Life in China and America
Yung Wing
My Life in China and America by Yung Wing

My Life in China and America

By: Yung Wing

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic and integral memoir recounts the events in the life of the first Chinese student to graduate from a major American university, Yale College. An avid advocate for education, Yung Wing convinced the Qing Dynasty government to create a program that would send Chinese students to American schools in order to study science and... Read more

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Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
Kamila Knows Best
Farah Heron
Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron

Kamila Knows Best

By: Farah Heron

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Jane Austen's Emma goes Bollywoood in this delightful retelling from the highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged, perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory.Kamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more... Read more

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Work Pray Code by Carolyn Chen
Work Pray Code
Carolyn Chen
Work Pray Code by Carolyn Chen

Work Pray Code

By: Carolyn Chen

Narrated by: Jennifer Lim

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Jennifer Lim explores how tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivitySilicon Valley is known for its lavish perks, intense work culture, and spiritual gurus. Work Pray Code explores how tech companies are bringing religion into the workplace in ways that are replacing traditional... Read more

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The Wok by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
The Wok
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
The Wok by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

The Wok

By: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 19 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The obsessive mastermind behind one of the decade's bestselling cookbooks returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok.



J. Kenji López-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods.... Read more

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A Different Pond by Bao Phi
A Different Pond
Bao Phi
A Different Pond by Bao Phi

A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi

Narrated by: Bao Phi

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their... Read more

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Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
Dream of the Divided Field
Yanyi
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi

Dream of the Divided Field

By: Yanyi

Narrated by: Yanyi

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning poet comes a collection on heartbreak and transitions, written with a piercing lyric ferocity. 

FINALIST FOR THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY • “Written with great tenderness and intimacy, Dream of the Divided Field reveals what we do (and do not) owe to others, and what we owe to ourselves.”—Poets & Writers

The... Read more

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A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
A Thousand Steps into Night
Traci Chee
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

Narrated by: Grace Rolek

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the National Book AwardFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is... Read more

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New from Here by Kelly Yang
New from Here
Kelly Yang
New from Here by Kelly Yang

New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

Narrated by: Justin Chien

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!

This “timely and compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about courage, hope, and resilience follows an Asian American boy fighting to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.

When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s... Read more

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Rise by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang
Rise
Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang
Rise by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang

Rise

By: Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang

Narrated by: Brittany Ishibashi, Fiona Rene, Nick Martineau,...

Length: 19 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

""Hip, entertaining...imaginative.""—Kirkus, starred review *""Essential."" —Min Jin Lee * ""A Herculean effort.""—Lisa Ling * ""A must-read.""—Ijeoma Oluo * ""Get two copies.""—Shea Serrano * ""A book we've needed for ages."" —Celeste Ng * ""Accessible, informative, and fun."" —Cathy Park Hong * ""This book has serious substance...Also, I'm in... Read more

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Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
Only a Monster
Vanessa Len
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

Only a Monster

By: Vanessa Len

Narrated by: Vera Chok

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her... Read more

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The Cryptopians by Laura Shin
The Cryptopians
Laura Shin
The Cryptopians by Laura Shin

The Cryptopians

By: Laura Shin

Narrated by: Laura Shin

Length: 15 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.

In their short history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone through booms, busts, and internecine wars, recently reaching a market valuation of more than $2 trillion. The central promise of crypto endures—vast fortunes made from... Read more

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The Verifiers by Jane Pek
The Verifiers
Jane Pek
The Verifiers by Jane Pek

The Verifiers

By: Jane Pek

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST MYSTERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people's online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City. Until a client with an unusual request goes missing....

“The world of social...
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Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho
Eyes That Speak to the Stars
Joanna Ho
Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

Narrated by: Justin Chien

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling team Joanna Ho and Dung Ho present Eyes That Speak to the Stars, companion to the acclaimed Eyes That Kiss in the Corners.“A brilliant treatise to love of self and heritage.” —School Library Journal (starred review)“A beautifully validating book that builds on the necessary work of its predecessor.” —Kirkus“Affirmative... Read more

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So Simple a Beginning by Raghuveer Parthasarathy
So Simple a Beginning
Raghuveer Parthasarathy
So Simple a Beginning by Raghuveer Parthasarathy

So Simple a Beginning

By: Raghuveer Parthasarathy

Narrated by: Anand Jagatia

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Anand Jagatia reveals the hidden unity behind nature's breathtaking complexityThe form and function of a sprinting cheetah are quite unlike those of a rooted tree. A human being is very different from a bacterium or a zebra. The living world is a realm of dazzling variety, yet a shared set of physical principles shapes... Read more

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Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. Brown
Dream, Annie, Dream
Waka T. Brown
Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. Brown

Dream, Annie, Dream

By: Waka T. Brown

Narrated by: Sophie Oda

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the... Read more

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Thank You, Mr. Nixon by Gish Jen
Thank You, Mr. Nixon
Gish Jen
Thank You, Mr. Nixon by Gish Jen

Thank You, Mr. Nixon

By: Gish Jen

Narrated by: Justin Chien, Catherine Ho, Annie Q & Eunice Wong

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The acclaimed, award-winning author of The Resisters takes measure of the fifty years since the opening of China and its unexpected effects on the lives of ordinary people. It is a unique book that only Jen could write—a story collection accruing the power of a novel as it proceeds—a work that Cynthia Ozick has called “an art beyond art. It is... Read more

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My Baby First Birthday by Jenny Zhang
My Baby First Birthday
Jenny Zhang
My Baby First Birthday by Jenny Zhang

My Baby First Birthday

By: Jenny Zhang

Narrated by: Jenny Zhang

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. It's about existence and nonexistence, about being born—without consent. Jenny Zhang writes about accepting pain, about the way we fetishize womanhood and motherhood, and reduce... Read more

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