The Summer’s Hottest Asian YA Historical and Mythological Fiction Authors
Authors Joan He, Judy I. Lin, June Hur, and Vanessa Le are centering female heroines, epic battles, and romance with stories of and inspired by the East.
Three Book Releases for Lunar New Year 2024
January and February 2024 bring us stories about Lunar New Year, a look into Americans in China, and folklore based in Manchuria.
Seven Books That Explore a Sense of Place
A selection of seven books released over recent months explore a sense of place and our connections with home.
3 Summer Releases to Add to Your Reading List
Continue the summer fun with three new book releases!
Film Adaptation “Love in Taipei” is Sweet Like Bubble Tea
Paramount+’s ‘Love in Taipei’ is a cute, wholesome adaptation of best-selling novel “Loveboat, Taipei.” Author and executive producer Abigail Hing Wen talks to Mochi about Asian Americans being cool now and translating her pages to the screen.
Ananya Devarajan on Her Debut YA Romance Novel “Kismat Connection”
Medical student and debut author Ananya Devarajan defies boxes and talks astrology in her young adult romance “Kismat Connection.”
Prologue from “Once Our Lives: A Memoir”
An excerpt from the book “Once Our Lives” recalls a story that author Qin Sun Stubis’s grandma used to tell her when she was little.
Excerpts from “Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World”
“Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World” features the stories of women of color. Here, Mochi shares excerpts from by Asian writers.
5 Books by Asian and Asian American Authors for Summer 2022
Mochi celebrates the summer with five new books written by Asian women, released during summer 2022.