Hey everyone! I tried to create a mini masterlist of children’s fiction books (Picture books, MG, YA) by Asian authors that are releasing this fall. By my definition, fall includes September, October, and November. I’ll post a winter list as we approach December, and this list will be updated should I come across more books. If the list contains errors or titles have been omitted, please let me know in the comments or reach out to me on twitter @airyreads so that I can fix mistakes.
Disclaimer: This list was curated by myself largely using the Publisher’s Weekly Fall Children’s Announcements, and thus will be lacking in indie/self-pub titles. Anthologies included will have at least one Asian contributor.
Symbols
♥ = picture book/children’s
♦ = MG
♣ = YA
September
- Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman ♣
- The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh ♦
- You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins ♣
- The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi ♦
- Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak ♥
- Welcome Home by Eric Smith ♣
- Warcross by Marie Lu ♣
- My Grandpa’s Chair by Jiyeon Pak ♥
- The Fold by An Na ♦
- Wait for Me by An Na ♦
- Lines by Suzy Lee ♥
- Papillon Goes to the Vet by A.N. Kang ♥
- Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant by Songju Ma Daemicke ♥
- The Disappearance by Gillian Chen
- Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani ♦
- One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake ♣
- No Kimchi for Me! by Aram Kim ♥
- Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story by Sonia Patel ♣
- Don’t Be Sorry, Dad! by Nari Hong
- Suee and the Shadow by Ginger Ly, illust. by Molly Park ♥
- The Snowy Day by Kaya Doi ♥
- Still Stuck by Shinsuke Yoshitake ♥
October
- Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh ♣
- Ahmisa by Supriya Kelkar ♦
- The Kids Who Knew Too Little by Gitty Daneshvari ♦
- Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani ♣
- Secret Coders: Robots & Repeats by Gene Luen Yang ♦
- Ninja Claus! by Arree Chung ♥
- Pizza Day: A Picture Book by Melissa Iwai ♥
- Draw the Line by Kathryn Otoshi ♥
- Little Santa by Yoko Maruyama ♥
- Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Travels by Kazue Takahashi ♥
- A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo ♣
- Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao ♣
- Where’s Halmoni? by Julie Kim ♥
- The Bronze Dog: Stories of the Chinese Zodiac, A Story in English and Chinese by Li Jian ♥
- Home for Chinese New Year: A Story Told in English and Chinese by Wei Jie, illus. by Xu Can ♥
- I Have a Little Lantern by Gan Dayong ♥
- What What What by Arata Tendō, illust. by Ryōji Arai ♥
- Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee ♣
- Somebody to Love by Melissa de la Cruz
- Accident! by Andrea Tsurumi ♥
- Captain Monty Takes the Plunge by Jennifer Mook Sang ♥
- From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom and Kai Yun Ching, illust. by Wai-Yant Li ♥
- Seize Today by Pintip Dunn ♣
November
- Happy Birthday! by Mamoru Suzuki ♥
- Polar Bear Postman by Seigo Kijima ♥
- Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi ♦
- Chainbreaker by Tara Sim ♣
- Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga ♣
- The November Girl by Lydia Kang ♣
- Rosemarked by Livia Blackthorne ♣
- The Speaker by Traci Chee ♣
I hope you were able to find some new titles to add to your TBR and happy reading to everyone!
