API Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent.
Where Rivers Part
By: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrated by: Pamela Xiong & Kao Kalia Yang
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
This powerful memoir about a Hmong familyâs epic journey to safety is a profound âtestament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spiritâ (Cristina HenrĂquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).
Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswbâs childhood was marked by the violence of Americaâs Secret War and the... Read more
A Year of Last Things
By: Michael Ondaatje
Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of the most influential writers of his generation, a gorgeously surprising poetry collection about memory, history, and the act of looking back
Following several of his internationally acclaimed novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatjeâs long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes witty, sometimes moving, and... Read more
The Breakup Vacation
By: Anna Gracia
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Itâs the summer before senior year of college, and Grace is about to make the worst decision of her life in this âsexy, sun-drenched cocktail of chaotic good fun and heartfelt hilarityâ (Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex series) that captures the messiness of your early twenties, while highlighting the necessity of girlfriends at anyâand... Read more
View audiobook36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem
By: Nam Le
Narrated by: Nam Le
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Abridged: No
An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat
In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literatureâin a virtuosic array of forms and registersâbefore shattering the... Read more
Say Hello to My Little Friend
By: Jennine CapĂł Crucet
Narrated by: Krizia Bajos
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Scarface meets Moby Dick in Say Hello to My Little Friendââa masterclass in pace and precisionâŚbrilliantâ (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, National Book Award Finalist of Chain Gang All Stars) about a young manâs attempt to capitalize on his motherâs murky legacyâa story steeped in Miamiâs marvelous and sinister magic.
Failed Pitbull impersonator... Read more
Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd
By: Lyla Lee
Narrated by: Shannon Tyo
Length: 3 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
This first book in a sparkling middle grade series âreminiscent of Ann M. Martinâs Baby-Sitters Club booksâ (Kirkus Reviews) follows a young Korean American girl who starts a business with her best friends to support her artistic dreams.
Jiyoung âGigiâ Shin loves to create, from her zany outfits to self-executed haircuts. She dreams of becoming... Read more
The Three-Body Problem
By: Cixin Liu
Narrated by: Rosalind Chao
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem.
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
Over 1 million copies sold in North America
âA mind-bending epic.ââThe New York Times ⢠âWar of the Worlds for the 21st century.ââThe Wall Street Journal ⢠âFascinating.ââTIME ⢠âExtraordinary.ââThe New... Read more
Fathomfolk
By: Eliza Chan
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 14 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of fantasyâs most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of revolution and magic set against the glittering, semi-submerged city of Tiankawi.
Welcome to Tiankawi â shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, thatâs how it first appears.
But in the... Read more
The Tennis Partner
By: Abraham Verghese
Narrated by: Neil Shah
Length: 13 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.âHeartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend... Read more
View audiobookThe Roof Beneath Their Feet
By: Geetanjali Shree
Narrated by: Anuj Datta & Mala Mangla
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that... Read more
View audiobookRoot Fractures
By: Diana Khoi Nguyen
Narrated by: Diana Khoi Nguyen
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes
Abridged: No
*One of Timeâs Must-Read Books of 2024*
*One of LitHubâs Poetry Books to Read in 2024*
*One of The Millionsâs Must-Read Poetry Books of Winter 2024*
National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyenâs second poetry collection, a haunting of a familyâs past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with how loss and displacement transform mothers and... Read more
Into the Sunken City
By: Dinesh Thiru
Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
""Steal-your-breath adventure."" âMarissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar ChroniclesPerfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the... Read more
View audiobookRed String Theory
By: Lauren Kung Jessen
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen & Andrew Grace
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect matchâbut his skepticism about true love puts a knot in their chances.
Just a date . . . or a twist of fate?
When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the... Read more
We Are Golden: 27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World
By: Eva Chen
Narrated by: Eva Chen
Length: 12 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is We Are Golden: 27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World.
Throughout history and to this day, people of Asian descent have been at the forefront of artistic brilliance, scientific advancement, and athletic excellence.
From Sandra Oh to Patsy Mink, Bruce Lee to... Read more
Organ Meats
By: K-Ming Chang
Narrated by: Jen Zhao & Annie Q
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
âIn the phenomenal Organ Meats, two friends are bound by a red string, dog bloodlines, and the violence that is being a girlâ (Ms. magazine)âfrom the National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of Gods of Want.
âOrgan Meats possesses something of the febrile intensity of Elena Ferranteâs Neapolitan novels, their laser focus on female... Read more
One Hundred Days
By: Alice Pung
Narrated by: Siho Ellsmore
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
âA powerhouse story, a powerhouse voice, that wrestles with intragenerational fractures and complicated entanglements. At the center of the book is an obsessive kind of love, a love that gives but also takes, but a love that only forms from bonds forged in fire.ââWeike Wang, award-winning author of Joan Is Okay and ChemistryFrom one of... Read more
View audiobookLandscapes
By: Christine Lai
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
An entrancing and prismatic debut novel by Christine Lai, set in a near future fraught with ecological collapse, Landscapes brilliantly explores memory, empathy, preservation, and art as an instrument for recollection and renewal.
In the English countrysideâdecimated by heat and droughtâPenelope archives what remains of an estate's once notable... Read more
Lucky Girl
By: Scout Bassett
Narrated by: Scout Bassett
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Sprinter, long jumper, and Paralympian Scout Bassett shares the lessons sheâs learned battling the toughest challenges facing young women today.
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As an infant in China, Scout Bassett survived a fire that took her right leg. She spent the next seven years in an orphanage before being adopted and whisked away to the United States, where she felt... Read more
Chinese Menu
By: Grace Lin
Narrated by: Lisa Ling
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food.
From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do... Read more
Savi and the Memory Keeper
By: Bijal Vachharajani
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Funny, thoughtful, and deeply movingâwith a unique blend of fantasy and actual scienceâthis novel explores both personal grief in the face of family loss and collective grief in the face of climate crisis, and how the only way to move forward is through friendship of all kinds. In Shajarpur, everyone is always happy. The weather is always... Read more
View audiobookUnder the Tamarind Tree
By: Nigar Alam
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A compellingly heartbreaking debut novel about the echoes of Partition and four friends whose dark secrets lead to a life-changing night that comes back to haunt them decades later.
One night. Four friends. Countless secrets.
1964. Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena is running out of time. She'll lose her homeâher parents' safe haven since fleeing India... Read more
Bellies
By: Nicola Dinan
Narrated by: Nathaniel Curtis & Octavia Nyombi
Length: 12 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM BOOKRIOT AND BOOKPAGE
I wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.
It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tomâs awkward energy, and their connection is... Read more
Evergreen
By: Naomi Hirahara
Narrated by: Allison Hiroto
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Los Angeles, 1946: Itâs been two years since Aki Ito and her family were released from Manzanar detention center and resettled in Chicago with other Japanese Americans. Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to Californiaâbut nothing is as they left it. The entire Japanese American community is starting from scratch, with... Read more
View audiobookI'd Rather Burn Than Bloom
By: Shannon C. F. Rogers
Narrated by: Jensen Olaya
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Packed with voice, Iâd Rather Burn than Bloom is a powerful young adult novel about a Filipina-American teen who tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her motherâs death.Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and... Read more
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