API Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent.
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
View audiobookThe 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... Read more
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
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
View audiobookDream, 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
View audiobookSo 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 complexity
The 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
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
View audiobookMy 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
View audiobookLoveboat Reunion
By: Abigail Hing Wen
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
This companion novel to Abigail Hing Wen’s New York Times bestselling debut, Loveboat, Taipei, takes readers back to Taipei through the eyes of fan favorites Sophie and Xavier—on an unforgettable journey of glittering revelry and self-discovery that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Mary H. K. Choi. Stream Love in Taipei, the movie adaptation... Read more
View audiobookHunger
By: Lan Samantha Chang
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Not since Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan has a fiction writer explored with such powerful intensity the experience of being Asian American. The characters who inhabit this extraordinary fictional debut are caught between the burden of their past history and the fragility of their unchartered future. Hunger illuminates how first-generation... Read more
View audiobookHuntress
By: Malinda Lo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
A different kind of hero's quest.
Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance.
To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two... Read more
The Annual Migration of Clouds
By: Premee Mohamed
Narrated by: Eva Tavares
Length: 4 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
“This packs a punch.” — Publishers Weekly “One of the most unique and engaging voices in genre fiction.” — Booklist “In this rich and nuanced universe, Mohamed offers an emotionally fierce and human story that takes the time and space to personalize apocalypse.” — STARRED review, Quill & Quire A novella set in post–climate disaster... Read more
View audiobookHer Big City Neighbor
By: Jackie Lau
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
A grumpy/sunshine rom-com!
When small-town engineer Amy Sharpe inherits a house in Toronto, she decides it's the perfect opportunity to start over and go back to school. Away from the family that takes her for granted, away from the ex who expected so much and gave little in return.
The new Amy enjoys wandering around the city and frequenting... Read more
A Daughter of the Samurai
By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
Narrated by: June Angela
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai, Etsu was destined to become a priestess and was molded for that path by some of the best teachers. But her fate changed when she was married off to a businessman and sent across the world to America. Finding herself miles away from the life she had imagined, she had to learn all about a new... Read more
View audiobookKalyana
By: Rajni Mala Khelawan
Narrated by: Saara Chaudry
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Growing up in the Fiji Islands in the late 1960s, Kalyana Mani Seth is an impressionable, plump young girl suited to the meaning of her name: blissful, blessed, the auspicious one. Her mother educates Kalyana about her Indian heritage, vividly telling tales of mischievous Krishna and powerful Mother Kali, and recounting her grandparents’... Read more
View audiobookBullet Train
By: Kotaro Isaka
Narrated by: Pun Bandhu
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins—now a major film starring Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Joey King, and Sandra BullockNanao, nicknamed Ladybug—the self-proclaimed “unluckiest assassin in the world”—boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with one... Read more
View audiobookThe Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
It’s summer on 141st Street, and Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney can’t wait for camping trips, bike rides, and all the fun summer has to offer. Most of all, they’re looking forward to Papa’s surprise fortieth birthday party, which they’ve been planning for months.But when Papa must leave town suddenly to help his best friend, trouble in... Read more
View audiobookWhen Strivings Cease
By: Ruth Chou Simons
Narrated by: Ruth Chou Simons
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Grace Secures What Striving CannotIn this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, we feel more anxious than ever. Despite all the affirming memes and self-reflections that dominate social media feeds, approval and worth often seem assigned to what we do rather than who we are. And we end up constantly feeling like we’re behind, lacking, and... Read more
View audiobookThe Loneliest Americans
By: Jay Caspian Kang
Narrated by: Intae Kim
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A “provocative and sweeping” (Time) blend of family history and original reportage that explores—and reimagines—Asian American identity in a Black and white world
“[Kang’s] exploration of class and identity among Asian Americans will be talked about for years to come.”—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
ONE OF THE... Read more
Sweet Like Jasmine
By: Bonnie Gray
Narrated by: Bonnie Gray
Length: 8 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Christian Book Award - Finalist 2022 (print)!!
This is the story of God whispering, “What no one wants, I cherish.”
The daughter of a mail-order bride and a busboy from San Francisco’s Chinatown, Bonnie Gray grew up never truly feeling beautiful or beloved. As an adult, she built her life to look pleasant and ordinary, with a wonderful husband,... Read more
Our Voices, Our Histories
By: Shirley Hune & Gail M. Nomura
Narrated by: Raechel Wong
Length: 20 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
An innovative anthology showcasing Asian American and Pacific Islander women's histories
Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and... Read more
The Last Cherry Blossom
By: Kathleen Burkinshaw
Narrated by: Yuuki Luna
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt, Kimiko, and her cousin, Genji, are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable: World War II is coming to an end, and... Read more
View audiobookAmira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds
By: Samira Ahmed
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
From bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling fantasy adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the Land of Stories.
On the day of a rare super blue blood moon eclipse, twelve-year-old Amira and her little brother, Hamza, can’t stop their bickering while attending a special exhibit on medieval... Read more
The Passenger
By: Chaney Kwak
Narrated by: Keong Sim
Length: 3 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic. Rocked by fifty-foot swells and forty-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated... Read more
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