“Miracle Creek” begins with a lie. A small lie, but a lie nonetheless. What ensues in this slim novel is a courtroom drama that investigates the mysterious explosion of […]
Category: Books
Jump Into The World Of Webcomics With These 7 API Artists
From a dark and starless dystopian China to the bright and star-studded streets of New York, webcomics can plunge readers into worlds that both test and tantalize the imagination. […]
Review: Young-Ha Kim Is A Master Of Surprise In ‘Diary Of A Murderer’
Byeongsu Kim’s first kill was personal. From a pillow, smooth, round rice grains spilled out onto the floor as his father’s last breath escaped his lips. With his limbs […]
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s 13 Awesome API Superheroes!
Recently, Atom, Spider-Man, Beast Boy, Captain Marvel, the Incredible Hulk and Superman have all received various Asian spinoffs. With comic book heroes dominating the box office and API representation […]
It’s Not Too Late To Get In Touch With Your Inner Child With These 9 AAPI-Authored Children’s Books
When was the last time you cozied up with a good book just for fun? Don’t remember? Children’s books don’t have to be just for kids. Whether it’s a […]
Review: Debut Author T Kira Madden Learns To Let Go In ‘Long Live The Tribe Of Fatherless Girls’
Ahh … the idyllic dream of American boyhood. It’s been romanticized in everything from “The Andy Griffith Show” to Richard Linklater’s eponymous film chronicling the whole thing. But what about […]
A World Beyond Words: Minh Lê Bridges Language Barriers Through The Art Of Magical Storytelling
Flipping through the children’s book “Drawn Together,” there are scenes that feel all too familiar. A young boy and his grandfather share a silent meal together. One diner picks […]
Literary Trailblazer Chin Yang Lee Dies At 102
Chin Yang Lee, who wrote the best-selling novel “Flower Drum Song,” passed away on Nov. 8. His family chose not to make his death public at the time. Born […]
‘Insurrecto’ Is A Bitingly Vicious And Funny Romp Through Filipino History
Most people have never heard of the bloody Philippine-American War that took place at the turn of the 19th century, when Filipino freedom fighters resisted American imperialists with machetes […]
Pup Pup Hooray For ‘Puppy Styled’
It’s a gnarly world out there, wouldn’t you agree? Sometimes all any of us need is a book filled with aww-out-loud puppies. And that’s what we get from Grace […]
Asian American Creatives Behind 3 Top-Selling Graphic Novels Of 2018
Have you been looking for the next comic book universe to get lost in? Three graphic novels created by Asian Americans were among the best-selling graphic novels and collections […]
Review: Family Rules In Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Space Epic ‘Saga’
I am decidedly not a comic book person — so the fact that I managed to read all 54 issues of “Saga” in just four days should be recommendation […]
Review: Vanessa Hua’s ‘A River of Stars’
“Long ago, two lovers — a humble cow herder and a weaver girl a fairy in disguise — were torn apart when the Goddess of Heaven, the fairy’s mother, […]
11 YA Asian American Books For Fans of ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” welcomed a roaringly positive reaction from audiences worldwide. The teen rom-com, starring Lana Candor and Noah Centineo and based on Jenny Han’s […]
Review: A Fiery Study On Obsession In R.O. Kwon’s ‘The Incendiaries’
“The Incendiaries” starts off with a bang — a bombing of an abortion clinic in New England. From the jacket cover description, readers might expect R.O. Kwon’s debut novel […]
