“Sing Me To Sleep” by Gabi Burton
“Sing Me To Sleep,” Gabi Burton’s debut YA fantasy, features a flawed YA protagonist you’ll fall in love with
“A Disappearance in Fiji” by Nilima Rao
“A Disappearance in Fiji” is an engaging mystery that vividly illustrates the brutality of indenture
“What a Desi Girl Wants” by Sabina Khan
"What A Desi Girl Wants" is a "Princess Diaries"-style fish out of water tale about a teen girl finding herself
“The Witchery” by S. Isabelle
"The Witchery" is the diverse teen witch novel we've been waiting for
“I’ll Meet You There” (2020)
A Pakistani American family navigates ambition and belonging in “I’ll Meet You There”
“The Light at the End of the World” by Siddhartha Deb
Read “The Light at the End of the World” once, and then read it again…trust us…
“The Brightest Star” by Gail Tsukiyama
Anna May Wong’s fascinating rise to fame is fictionalized in “The Brightest Star”
“Symptoms of a Heartbreak” by Sona Charaipotra
A teen "girl genius" navigates life and love “Symptoms of a Heartbreak”
“The Vanquishers” by Kalynn Bayron
A group of middle schoolers is determined to protect their town from vampires in “The Vanquishers”
“No Perfect Places” by Steven Salvatore
Family secrets collide with coming of age in Steven Salvatore’s “No Perfect Places”
“7 Days” (2021)
Geraldine Vishwanathan and Karan Soni shine in the pandemic-era dramedy “7 Days”
“The Takeout” by Tracy Badua
A middle schooler is determined to save her family ‘s Filipino Indian food truck in “The Takeout”
“Honeybees and Distant Thunder” by Riku Onda
Honeybees And Distant Thunder’ is a lyrical ode to the cutthroat world of classical music
“Obsession” (Netflix)
The Netflix miniseries “Obsession” is further proof that raceblind casting doesn’t always work
“India Sweets and Spices” (2021)
At first, "India Sweets and Spices" looks like a classic 'rich girl, poor boy' love story. In reality it's much more.
“Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution” by Sherri Winston
A middle schooler stands up for her right to be herself in “Lotus Bloom And The Afro Revolution”
“Murder Under a Red Moon” by Harini Nagendra
Amateur detective Kaveri Murthy takes us back to 1920s Bangalore in “Murder Under A Red Moon”
“The Raven Thief” by Gigi Pandian
Beloved sleuth Tempest Raj (and her family’s incredibly unique recipes) return with “The Raven Thief”
“Chloe and Kaishao Boys” by Mae Coyiuto
A Chinese Filipina Teen Is Torn Between Two Worlds In “Chloe and the Kaishao Boys”