API Authors

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

By: Zen Cho

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history.A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the Pure Moon, joins up with an eclectic group of thieves (whether they... Read more

How to Pronounce Knife

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

Narrated by: James Tang & Kulap Vilaysack

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Named one of the New York Times' "7 New Books to Watch Out for in April," this revelatory story collection honors characters struggling to find their bearings far from home, even as they do the necessary "grunt work of the world." In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's debut collection, a young girl brings a book home from school and... Read more

Days of Distraction

By: Alexandra Chang

Narrated by: Greta Jung

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“Startlingly original and deeply moving.... Chang here establishes herself as one of the most important of the new generation of American writers.”   — George SaundersA Most Anticipated Book of the Year from Buzzfeed, Electric Literature, and The MillionsA wry, tender portrait of a young woman—finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if... Read more

Run Me to Earth

By: Paul Yoon

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a “spellbinding” (The Washington Post) novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.”

Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans... Read more

Your House Will Pay

By: Steph Cha

Narrated by: Greta Jung & Glenn Davis

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“With Your House Will Pay, Steph Cha has taken a dark moment in Los Angeles’s violent history and cracked it wide open, creating a prism of understanding—of the pull of generational violence and its enduring devastation, but also of the power of human grace against all odds. It’s a touching portrait of two families bound together by a... Read more

Patron Saints of Nothing

By: Randy Ribay

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.

"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT

"A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason... Read more

This Time Will Be Different

By: Misa Sugiura

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A Kirkus Reviews Best BookFor fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly crafted contemporary YA novel about family, community, and the importance of writing your own history.
The author of the Asian Pacific American Award-winning It’s Not Like It’s a Secret is back with another... Read more

The Bride Test

By: Helen Hoang

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny—but not important emotions, like love. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands... Read more

Ghosts of Gold Mountain

By: Gordon H. Chang

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.



From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous... Read more

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

By: Sonali Dev

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 15 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Sonali Dev launches a new series about the Rajes, an immigrant Indian family descended from royalty, who have built their lives in San Francisco...It is a truth universally acknowledged that only in an overachieving Indian American family can a genius daughter be considered a black sheep. Dr. Trisha Raje is San Francisco’s... Read more

The Souls of Yellow Folk

By: Wesley Yang

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most acclaimed essayists of his generation, Wesley Yang writes about race and sex without the jargon, formulas, and polite lies that bore us all. His powerful debut, The Souls of Yellow Folk, does more than collect a decade's worth of cult-reputation essays—it corrals new American herds of pickup artists, school shooters, mandarin... Read more

The Lonesome Bodybuilder

By: Yukiko Motoya

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Brian Nishii, Erin Bennett, Ric...

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique―which her workaholic husband fails to notice. A boy waits at a bus stop, mocking businessmen struggling to keep their umbrellas open in a typhoon―until an old man shows him that they hold the secret to flying. A woman working in a clothing boutique waits endlessly on a... Read more

Dear America

By: Jose Antonio Vargas

Narrated by: Jose Antonio Vargas

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, called “the most famous undocumented immigrant in America,” tackles one of the defining issues of our time in this explosive and deeply personal call to arms.“This is not a book about the politics of immigration. This book––at it's core––is not about immigration at all. This book is about... Read more

Musashi

By: Eiji Yoshikawa

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 53 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsmanMiyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai—without really knowing what it meant—he regains consciousness after the battle to find... Read more

If You Leave Me

By: Crystal Hana Kim

Narrated by: Greta Jung & Keong Sim

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

""If You Leave Me is graced with truly wonderful writing; great poise, lyricism, intelligence, and an utterly engrossing portrayal of life.""—Richard Ford""An unforgettable story of family, love, and war set against the violent emergence of modern Korea.""—Gary Shteyngart ""A gripping, heartrending tale of the birth of modern Korea filtered... Read more

If They Come for Us

By: Fatimah Asghar

Narrated by: Fatimah Asghar

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“A debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice.”—Booklist
“Elegant and playful . . . The poet invents new forms and updates classic ones.”—Elle
“[Fatimah] Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible.”—The New Yorker

NAMED ONE OF... Read more

If You See Me, Don't Say Hi

By: Neel Patel

Narrated by: Neel Patel

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"If You See Me, Don't Say Hi bristles with unexpected meetings and reunions, recognitions and failed recognitions, passions and estrangements of all kinds. These stories have a sharp eye for the complexities of modern life, but Neel Patel writes with the wisdom and compassion of an old soul." — Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of... Read more

Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist

By: Sunil Yapa

Narrated by: Aaron Landon

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This electrifying novel from an award-winning author follows a grieving father and son as they find themselves on opposite sides of a protest during an important moment in history.

Grief-stricken after his mother's death and three years of wandering the world, Victor is longing for a family and a sense of purpose. He believes he's found both... Read more

Rani Choudhury Must Die

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

Narrated by: Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan & Shubhangi Karmakar

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sapphic dual POV romance by Adiba Jaigirdar, Meghna and Rani (ex-best-friends-turned-rivals) realize they're dating the same guy, so they team up to beat and expose him at a big science competition!

"Both narrators deliver exactly the kind of authentic, well-characterized performances needed for a story of hard-won... Read more

Motherlands

By: Weijia Pan

Narrated by: Weijia Pan

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, this engrossing debut interrogates history, identity, and the power of poetry to elucidate both.Motherlands opens with a child drawn early to poetry. “In summer I write. Two lines at a time, two vying souls / running up the wall.” The collection follows this speaker-poet through a childhood in post-Maoist... Read more

The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The Truth About Dragons features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the giggles from hobgoblins and the sounds of waterfalls!

A Caldecott Honor Winner

The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests,... Read more

Bridge Across the Sky

By: Freeman Ng

Narrated by: Eric Yang

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world.

Tai Go and his family have crossed an ocean wider than a thousand rivers, joining countless other Chinese... Read more

Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

By: Katrina Kwan

Narrated by: Alison Deon, Derek Kwan & Davin Babulal

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this spicy workplace romance, a hotheaded celebrity chef finds himself drawn to his inexperienced new hire. But when her bubbly attitude collides with his sharp edges, can they handle the heat, or will their love be a recipe for disaster?

Alexander Chen is one of the most talented chefs to ever grace the culinary world of French haute cuisine.... Read more

Mina's Matchbox

By: Yoko Ogawa

Narrated by: Nanako Mizushima

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the award-winning, psychologically astute author of The Memory Police, a hypnotic, introspective novel about an affluent Japanese family navigating buried secrets, and their young house guest who uncovers them.

“A story of first enchantments and last... Read more