Asian and South Asian Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors of Asian and South Asian descent.
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
By:
Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by:
Samara MacLaren
Length:
9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged:
No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her... Read more about A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
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Katabasis
By:
R. F. Kuang
Narrated by:
Morag Sims & Will Watt
Length:
18 hours 34 minutes
Abridged:
No
Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of... Read more about Katabasis
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
By:
Omar El Akkad
Narrated by:
Omar El Akkad
Length:
5 hours 21 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • PALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its... Read more about One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
By:
Kiran Desai
Narrated by:
Sneha Mathan
Length:
25 hours 31 minutes
Abridged:
No
A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize–winning author of The Inheritance of Loss“A spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever.”—Ann... Read more about The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
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Alchemised
By:
SenLinYu
Narrated by:
Saskia Maarleveld
Length:
36 hours 14 minutes
Abridged:
No
In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.“What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left... Read more about Alchemised
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The Ministry of Time
By:
Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by:
George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length:
10 hours 22 minutes
Abridged:
No
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL • WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, VANITY FAIR, ESQUIRE, VOX, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE INDEPENDENT, PARADE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND MORE…... Read more about The Ministry of Time
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Babel
By:
R. F. Kuang
Narrated by:
Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length:
21 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An... Read more about Babel
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
By:
Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by:
Robin Miles
Length:
5 hours 39 minutes
Abridged:
No
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they... Read more about The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
By:
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by:
Eunice Wong
Length:
10 hours 41 minutes
Abridged:
No
A USA Today bestseller Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback Audie Award Winner for MysteryLibby Award Winner for Best MysteryA lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.Vera Wong is a lonely little old... Read more about Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
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The Covenant of Water
By:
Abraham Verghese
Narrated by:
Abraham Verghese
Length:
31 hours 16 minutes
Abridged:
No
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major... Read more about The Covenant of Water
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Crying in H Mart
By:
Michelle Zauner
Length:
7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged:
No
From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far... Read more about Crying in H Mart
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The Poppy War
By:
R. F. Kuang
Narrated by:
Emily Woo Zeller
Length:
19 hours 27 minutes
Abridged:
No
An AudioFile Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018!A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post ""5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018"" pick!A Bustle ""30 Best Fiction Books of 2018"" pick!“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely... Read more about The Poppy War
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The Three-Body Problem
By:
Cixin Liu
Narrated by:
Luke Daniels
Length:
13 hours 26 minutes
Abridged:
No
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELOver 1 million copies sold in North America“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama •... Read more about The Three-Body Problem
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What My Bones Know
By:
Stephanie Foo
Narrated by:
Stephanie Foo
Length:
10 hours 5 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should... Read more about What My Bones Know
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Flashlight
By:
Susan Choi
Narrated by:
Eunice Wong
Length:
17 hours 53 minutes
Abridged:
No
A Most Anticipated Book of the Year: Time, The Washington Post, and Literary HubA novel tracing a father’s disappearance across time, nations, and memory, from the author of Trust Exercise.One night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the beach. He’s carrying a flashlight. He cannot swim. Later Louisa is found washed up by the tide, barely... Read more about Flashlight
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The Fox Wife
By:
Yangsze Choo
Narrated by:
Yangsze Choo
Length:
14 hours 37 minutes
Abridged:
No
This program is read by the author."Choo narrates the book herself with a grace of voice and manner that is rare in authors. Further, she delivers Chinese names and phrases with the intonation of a native speaker, lending another level of authenticity to this odd and wonderful tale."—The Washington Post"Yangsze Choo again takes on narration... Read more about The Fox Wife
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How High We Go in the Dark
By:
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by:
Julia Whelan, Brian Nishii, Keisuke Hoashi, Mac...
Length:
9 hours 20 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • ROXANE GAY'S AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK • FINALIST FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE""Moving and thought-provoking . . . offering psychological insights in lyrical prose while seriously exploring speculative conceits."" — New York Times Book Review""Haunting and luminous .... Read more about How High We Go in the Dark
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
By:
Ocean Vuong
Length:
7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged:
No
A New York Times bestseller • Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytellingNew York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “A lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently... Read more about On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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Exhalation
By:
Ted Chiang
Length:
11 hours 22 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could... Read more about Exhalation
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess
By:
Sue Lynn Tan
Narrated by:
Natalie Naudus
Length:
15 hours 1 minute
Abridged:
No
The acclaimed national and international bestseller“Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish.”—Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series“An all-consuming work of literary fantasy that is breathtaking both for its beauty and its suspense.""—BookPage, starred reviewA captivating and romantic debut... Read more about Daughter of the Moon Goddess
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Ocean's Godori
By:
Elaine U. Cho
Narrated by:
Judy Alice Lee
Length:
9 hours 29 minutes
Abridged:
No
Becky Chambers meets Firefly in this big-hearted Korean space opera debut about a disgraced space pilot struggling to find her place while fighting to protect the people she loves.“A thrilling, transportive ride from a powerful and evocative new voice.” —Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, and Naomi Funabashi, Hillman Grad BooksOcean Yoon has never felt... Read more about Ocean's Godori
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What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
By:
Michiko Aoyama
Narrated by:
Hanako Footman, Susan Momoko Hingley, Kenichiro...
Length:
7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged:
No
For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers’ life.What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide... Read more about What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
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Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)
By:
Xiran Jay Zhao
Narrated by:
Rong Fu
Length:
21 hours 4 minutes
Abridged:
No
Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerCBC bestsellerUSA Today bestsellerZetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow.Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers.After suffering devastating loss... Read more about Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)
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They Bloom at Night
By:
Trang Thanh Tran
Narrated by:
Nhi Do
Length:
7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged:
No
Bloomsbury presents They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran, read by Nhi Do. The author of the New York Times bestselling horror phenomenon She Is a Haunting is back with a novel about the monsters that swim beneath us . . . and live within us.Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae bloom. Noon... Read more about They Bloom at Night
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