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books read in 2026

  1. Severance by Ling Ma
  2. A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
  3. Can't I Go Instead by Lee Geum-Yi
  4. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  5. The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
  6. Mate by Ali Hazelwood
  7. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
  8. Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
  9. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
  10. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
  11. The Buddha in the Attic by Julia Otsuka
  12. Kindred by Octavia Butler
  13. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki
  14. Capitalists Must Starve by Park Seolyeon
  15. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, Vol. 2 by Hirohiko Araki
  16. Violeta by Isabel Allende
  17. Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
  18. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 by Hirohiko Araki
  19. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, Vol. 4 by Hirohiko Araki
  20. Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
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2026 reading goals

my main goal is to read 50 books this year, with at least 30 being full length novels/nonfic (no manga/graphic novels). i also want to make more progress towards my read around the world challenge.

book from another country✓ 30 books 500+ page book✓ holiday themed book✓
published before 1945 has movie adaptation✓ part of a series library book
2026 release short story collection memoir aapi lit✓
classic dystopian✓ historical fiction✓ poetry collection
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favorite asian/asian diaspora reads

  1. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
  2. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  3. Where Are You Really From by Elaine Hsieh Chou
  4. America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
  5. Human Acts by Han Kang