For #asianreadathon theme: Read a book written by an Asian author that’s nonfiction and/or political.
I picked Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, trans Elizabeth Jaquette. Nominated for International Booker Prize in 2021, the book is searing and painful and left me speechless 1/
Book cover of Makiia Lucier's Dragonfruit
#asianreadathon
2025
#asianreadathon Theme: Read a book written by an Asian author that’s a fantasy and/or a bestseller.
Makiia Lucier's Dragonfruit: Lush YA fantasy set in the Pacific Islands, the book features a matriarchal society, adventure & seadragons! Highly recommend it!!
Image for readathon weekend. 3 rectangles for book covers in front of clouds and a mountain with flowers around it
Challenge yourself to read as many books by Asian & Pacific Islander authors as you can in one month
I have been bad at showing off @thebookanalysts.bsky.social May #asianreadathon graphic haha but you still have 15 days if you want to join! This weekend is our general #readathon 💖(all book count)
For Asian read questions, check out @withcindy.bsky.social or her Storygraph
#booksky 📚💙
The cover of The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H Rao
My #asianreadathon list for 2025
Starting #asianreadathon with the Theme: Read a book written by an Asian author that is a retelling and/or features LGBT+ characters.
I picked The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H Rao which I thoroughly enjoyed. (Indian)
A thread 🧵: 1/n
2025 Asian Readathon template created by the Magic Bookshop featuring film strips with reading prompts: Fantasy / Bestseller (next to a picture of Ne Zha), Retelling / LGBT+ (next to lion dance heads), Emotional / Older character (next to the grandmother in 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'), International / Underrated (next to a rice cooker), and Nonfiction / Political (next to a red-clothed child from 'No Other Land'). One of the squares holds the following Twitter accounts: @/asianreadathon, #asianreadathon, @/_withcindy, and @/magicbookshop7.
Trying to figure out what to read for the 2025 Asian Readathon (hosted by @withcindy.bsky.social)? Come join MB in our latest pick - "The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport" by Samit Basu! 🍿
(You can add your finished reads to our #asianreadathon template when you do! ❤️)
![A graphic featuring cover art from 'The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu' (e.g., a drone, a girl, and a monkey with glowing eyes) and MB's newest reading schedule: Start reading on May 10; Reading check-in on 31 May; Discussion on 14 June; and Choose new book on 21 June. [The original graphic base posted by Tordotcom Publishing (@/TorDotComPub on Twitter).]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tspmwmj27codwo3oeelghuym/bafkreidrd77sbqis53fril5ogvb5fypppqityv3wtdbm4ow426hfu7wr64)
A graphic featuring cover art from 'The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu' (e.g., a drone, a girl, and a monkey with glowing eyes) and MB's newest reading schedule: Start reading on May 10; Reading check-in on 31 May; Discussion on 14 June; and Choose new book on 21 June. [The original graphic base posted by Tordotcom Publishing (@/TorDotComPub on Twitter).]
MB's newest pick fits right in with the #asianreadathon - Come join us in reading "The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport" by @samitbasu.bsky.social! 🐵
We're excited to pick up a book self-described as a chaotic sci-fi adventure which reads like a mash-up of Aladdin and Murderbot. 🙌
#booksky #bookclub
Le challenge #asianreadathon organisé par withcindy revient pour une nouvelle édition et je vais essayer de le relever cette année encore au mois de mai !
1. Read a book written by an Asian author that’s a fantasy and/or a bestseller : The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
independent book store day 📖 !!!
decided to buy a copy of the buffalo hunter hunter because i read it and loved it and love stephen graham jones, so i wanted to support him :>
flux will be the first book i read for may's #asianreadathon
also preordered the devils by joe abercrombie!
Been lazy updating here but I've finished both The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez and Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian for #asianreadathon!
Just finished vol 1 of Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide by Mone Sorai for #asianreadathon. Cute and fluffy, with angsty backstory undercurrents. Art-wise it's solid, but not really into how the faces are drawn. The main couple's dynamic was pretty great tho! Looking forward to the next volume.
Book stack featuring There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura, The Dragon Republic and The Burning God by RF Kuang, and Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier on a dark green blanket with wooden beads, fake flowers, and a red candle
Kindle with the book What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama propped up and surrounded by a red candle, wooden beads, and fake plants
2024 #AsianReadathon books!
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alright, the 2024 #asianreadathon has officially started (for me)! Not sure which one of my picks to start with though, hmm...
2) for #asianreadathon Read a book that feels timeless. Right now my choice is 'The Vanished Birds' by Simon Jimenez www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609386... (Yeaaaa for my Filipino writerrrrrs)
I've been a reader for as long as I can remember. I used to have a book blog which, again I'm considering unburying from the dead. Anyway the main reason I decided to have a 'comeback' is mostly for withcindy's #asianreadathon
participating in #asianreadathon next month & here’s my TBR
📖 strange weather in tokyo (🇯🇵)
📖 if they come for us (🇵🇰)
📖 chloe and the kaishao boys (🇵🇭)
📖 here after (🇨🇳)
📖 welcome to the hyunam-dong bookshop (🇰🇷)
ok, my tentative reading list for #asianreadathon:
- Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
- The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
- The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
- Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide by Mone Sorai
gonna try doing withcindy's #asianreadathon this year since I'm a recent subscriber and it looks fun
