{"id":382,"date":"2021-05-11T10:04:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2021-05-11T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:04:22","slug":"60-queer-adult-books-by-asian-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/11\/60-queer-adult-books-by-asian-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Queer (Adult) Books by Asian Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-395\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-1024x256.png 1024w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-300x75.png 300w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-768x192.png 768w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-1536x384.png 1536w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers-2048x512.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55825321-the-membranes?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=TeSYZYVGMh&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Membrane<\/a>s by Chi Ta-Wei<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Membranes is a 1995 classic queer speculative fiction novel from Taiwan which has an English translation being released on June 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17751274-ascension?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=rXb5wzHT0E&amp;rank=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ascension<\/a> by Jacqueline Koyanagi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A Spacefaring sci-fi with polyamory and chronic illness rep. Jacqueline Koyanagi is a half Japanese autistic author with a chronic health condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/39070352-the-tiger-flu?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=Oy5lqf7Ss9&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tiger Flu<\/a> by Larissa Lai<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This sci-fi dystopian novel is set in a dark future Vancouver from accomplished Chinese Canadian author Larissa Lai. This is her most recent novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Light From Uncommon Stars<\/a> by Ryka Aoki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/26118426-ninefox-gambit?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=IvWDLGbRFs&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ninefox Gambit<\/a> by Yoon Ha Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first in the Machineries of Empire series by Korean American author Yoon Ha Lee. This book wo a Locus award for best first novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/32927239-raven-stratagem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raven Stratagem<\/a> by Yoon Ha Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Raven Stratagem is the second of the Machineries of Empire series with an extremely queer and gender diverse cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36373688-revenant-gun\">Revenant Gun<\/a> by Yoon Ha Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Revenant Gun is the third in the Machineries of Empire Series, set in a world that draws from Lee\u2019s experience as a trans man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/37534869-zero-sum-game?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=LqJLvzOUhC&amp;rank=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zero Sum Game<\/a> by S L Huang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A math-genius mercenary who finds herself being manipulated by someone possessing unimaginable power\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41793435-null-set\">Null Set<\/a> by S L Huang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Math-genius mercenary, Cas Russel, decides to fight crime, but her history catches up to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45046591-critical-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critical Point<\/a> by S L Huang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cas&#8217;s past, present, and future collide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fantasy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-1024x256.png 1024w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-300x75.png 300w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-768x192.png 768w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-1536x384.png 1536w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers2-2048x512.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50929989-burning-roses?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=meeBByjR0d&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burning Roses<\/a> by S L Huang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Burning Roses is a sapphic novella that takes us to a world where Little Red Riding Hood and the archer Hou Yi join forces as older, sadder, women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53317495-fireheart-tiger?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=N7gkNWqKix&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fireheart Tiger<\/a> by Aliette de Bodard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fireheart Tiger is a fantasy novella set in a world inspired by pre-colonial Vietnam as colonial forces try to negotiate further control over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52758604-phoenix-extravagant?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=KuW59UmPJP&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phoenix Extravagant<\/a> by Yoon Ha Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A nonbinary artist gets swept into political intrigue and revolution in this fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Japanese occupied Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27245999-the-devourers?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=CRiT6Ihui8&amp;rank=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Devourers<\/a> by Indra Das<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alok, a professor in Kolkata, meets a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story that he agrees to transcribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50523477-the-jasmine-throne?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=a9ZayDtkDA&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Jasmine Throne<\/a> by Tasha Suri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An Indian inspired fantasy about a priestess turned maidservant seeking her family and a captive princess seeking revenge against her dictator brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56179366-the-tensorate-series?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=1vbpYivCzS&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tensorate Series<\/a> by Neon Yang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tensorate Series is made up of four awesome Asian-Inspired fantasy novellas by nonbinary Singaporean author Neon Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55119872-black-water-sister?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=BZe4FZMPuK&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Water Sister<\/a> by Zen Cho<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A reluctant medium is drawn into the world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets in this Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/48727813-she-who-became-the-sun?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=DZkqzHTOJC&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">She Who Became the Sun<\/a> by Shelley Parker-Chan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A queer reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty with genderqueer, sapphic, and gay rep. Out July 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55169019-the-chosen-and-the-beautiful?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=20FXFS6zKv&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Chosen and the Beautiful<\/a> by Nghi Vo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A queer fantasy retelling of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of Vietnamese American Adoptee Jordan Baker which comes out on June 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=c45KGBOBwW&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Empress of Salt and Fortune<\/a> by Nghi Vo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asian-inspired fantasy with a travelling nonbinary cleric who collects stories including one of a sapphic Empress, her handmaiden, and revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain<\/a> by Nghi Vo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The cleric, Chih, is at the mercy of a band of tigers, and a story, if told correctly, could save them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27818782-the-true-queen?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=TbuVaeSkOQ&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The True Queen<\/a> by Zen Cho<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two sisters wake up cursed on the isalnd Janda Baik, and one starts to fade away. The other sets off to Britain to navigate high society and find a cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45166076-the-order-of-the-pure-moon-reflected-in-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water<\/a> by Zen Cho<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> A ragtag crew of bandits walk into a coffee shop&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magical Realism &amp; Historical Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-1024x256.png 1024w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-300x75.png 300w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-768x192.png 768w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-1536x384.png 1536w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers3-2048x512.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43297216-bestiary?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=QNYfxToNra&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bestiary<\/a> by K-Ming Chang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three generations of Taiwanese American women embody Taiwanese and Tayal myths. All the while the youngest, Daughter, falls for the neighbour girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/168860.The_Kappa_Child?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=CV89xXiEZI&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kappa Child<\/a> by Hiromi Goto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A Japanese Canadian woman, convinced she has immaculately conceived a kappa, returns to her oppressive childhood home with her partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1717909.When_Fox_is_a_Thousand?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=Ysu3Cy120D&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Fox is a Thousand<\/a> by Larissa Lai<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The story follows an elusive fox nearing her 1000th birthday, a ninth-century Toaist poet\/nun, and Artemis, an Asian Canadian woman in 90s Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45895362-how-much-of-these-hills-is-gold?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=bziqpG0hv1&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Much of These Hills is Gold<\/a> by C Pam Zhang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In gold rush era California two Chinese American siblings try to find their place in a country that denies their existence. Trans and bi rep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/34381068-oracle-bone?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=8Uvc56u0VA&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oracle Bone<\/a> by Lydia Kwa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 7th century China empress Wu Zhao ascends in the Tang Court; her lover, Xie, seeks a magical object to increase his power; and the Daoist Nun Qilan and her prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Ling stand in his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45045473-the-walking-boy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Walking Boy<\/a> by Lydia Kwa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 8th century Tang dynasty a young disciple, Baoshi, is sent on a quest by an aging hermit monk, Harelip, to find Harlip\u2019s former lover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short Story Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-1024x256.png 1024w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-300x75.png 300w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-768x192.png 768w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-1536x384.png 1536w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers4-2048x512.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18406298-look-who-s-morphing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Look Who&#8217;s Morphing<\/a> by Tom Cho<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A short story collection of outlandish stories of a central character and his extended family undergoing a series of transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/42956782-gaze-back?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=4hKJBwskPn&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaze Back<\/a> by Marylyn Tan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Feminity, queerness, and the occult overlap and are complicated over this collection of stories by queer feminist Singaporean author Marylyn Tan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6665181-let-me-tell-you-something-about-that-night?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=rG2vqG7gmv&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Let Me Tell You Something About That Night<\/a> by Cyril Wong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A queer collection focused around fables, myths, and fairy tales by Singaporean author Cyril Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55427204-the-tangleroot-palace?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=hLi7ivfrcq&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tangleroot Palace<\/a> by Marjorie Liu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unexpected detours, dangerous magic, and even more dangerous women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-1024x256.png 1024w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-300x75.png 300w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-768x192.png 768w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-1536x384.png 1536w, http:\/\/bookofthegay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/headers5-2048x512.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31945135-a-place-called-no-homeland?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ehGyeePSBS&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Place Called No Homeland<\/a> by Kai Cheng Thom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A poetry collection that draws from memory and mythology to create narratives around gender, race, sexuality, and violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/24892461-bodymap?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=C2yVR3z7vI&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bodymap<\/a> by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Sanarasinha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A poetry collections that examines disability justice, queer desire, survivorhood, and transformative love through a queer disabled femme of colour lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/54692454-iron-goddess-of-mercy?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=YQ9UEPbZHx&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iron Goddess of Mercy<\/a> by Larissa Lai<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A long form poem inspired by the tumultuous history of Hong Kong, from Japanese and British occupations to ongoing democracy protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28818619-even-this-page-is-white?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=TOUSSv1uHr&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Even This Page is White<\/a> by Vivek Shraya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vivek\u2019s debut collection of poetry interrogates racism; what it means to be racialized; and the rogins, functions, and limitations of skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23841432-night-sky-with-exit-wounds?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=0UgarPGsdt&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Night Sky With Exist Wounds<\/a> by Ocean Vuong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A poetry collection focusing on romance, family, memory, grief, war, and melancholia from Vietnamese American poet Ocean Vuong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/2133815.Poems_of_a_Penisist?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=lyEaaADBO6&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poems of a Penisist<\/a> by Mutsuo Takashi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A homoerotic poetry collection from 1975 that is a celebration of the male body and treats queer desire as something sacred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41745412-soft-science?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=K2za2CCO4S&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soft Science<\/a> by Franny Choi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Soft science explores queer, Asian American femininity through a series of Turing Test-inspired poems that explore identity and consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/42113075-tonguebreaker?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=uYbTLRFU9G&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tonguebreaker<\/a> by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An exploration of working class queer, brown, femme survivorhood and desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18185948-this-way-to-the-sugar?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=tHctNLUj9N&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Way to the Sugar<\/a> by Hieu Minh Nguyen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A poetry collections that captures the queer Asian American Midwest experience. 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