#49 Reading More Asian Authors

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In this episode, Sarah K welcomes back Christine, a previous fabulous guest on the podcast. They discuss their journey this year in trying to read more Asian authors, the idea of diversity in publishing, why they care about reading widely, and have some fabulous book recommendations for you! The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app - or check out the transcript here.
Follow Christine on Instagram and check out her website on storytelling, StoryCraft. You can also listen to our previous episode with Christine.

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Books mentioned:
Karma Cola by Gita Mehta
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
Bestiary by K Min Chung
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
The Butcher's Wife by Li Ang
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
Kim Ji Young Born 1982 by Cho Nam-ju
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Green Island by Shawn Yang Ryan
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Flatland by Edwin Abott Abott
Rose, Rose, I Love You by Wang Zhenhe
Two Trees Make A Forest by Jessica J Lee
The Accusation by Bandi
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
A God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
And a bonus recommendation: The Dancing Girl and the Turtle by Karen Kao!

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