2024 Asian Readathon Challenges - hosted by readwithcindy

Read a debut book.
This could be a debut book by any author or, if you want to play this really loosely, a book from an author you haven't read before.
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The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do

The Happiest Refugee

Anh Do

232 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Shanghái Inmortal by A.Y. Chao

Shanghái Inmortal

A.Y. Chao

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy mystery romance young adult
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

331 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I Can Be All Three by Salima Alikhan

I Can Be All Three

Salima Alikhan

40 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction childrens challenging informative reflective medium-paced
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 1 by Sakaomi Yuzaki

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 1

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat #1

Sakaomi Yuzaki

210 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Doctor Who: The Cradle, a 1970s story by Tasha Suri

Doctor Who: The Cradle, a 1970s story

The Decades Collection #2

Tasha Suri

144 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction
Squire by Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

Squire

Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel young adult adventurous medium-paced