“Obsession” (Netflix)
The Netflix miniseries “Obsession” is further proof that raceblind casting doesn’t always work
“India Sweets and Spices” (2021)
At first, "India Sweets and Spices" looks like a classic 'rich girl, poor boy' love story. In reality it's much more.
“Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution” by Sherri Winston
A middle schooler stands up for her right to be herself in “Lotus Bloom And The Afro Revolution”
“Murder Under a Red Moon” by Harini Nagendra
Amateur detective Kaveri Murthy takes us back to 1920s Bangalore in “Murder Under A Red Moon”
“The Raven Thief” by Gigi Pandian
Beloved sleuth Tempest Raj (and her family’s incredibly unique recipes) return with “The Raven Thief”
“Chloe and Kaishao Boys” by Mae Coyiuto
A Chinese Filipina Teen Is Torn Between Two Worlds In “Chloe and the Kaishao Boys”
“All That Breathes” (2022)
“All That Breathes” is an Oscar-nominated documentary that’s both about endangered birds and the future of India
“Queen of the Tiles” by Hanna Alkaf
A Malaysian teen tries to puzzle out what happened to her Scrabble-champion BFF in ‘Queen of The Tiles’
“She Is A Haunting” by Trang Thanh Tran
In "She Is a Haunting" a Vietnamese American teen wards off the ghosts of colonialism and more
“Brighter Than The Moon” by David Valdes
“Brighter Than The Moon” is a different take on the classic love triangle
“When You Wish Upon a Lantern” by Gloria Chao
“When You Wish Upon a Lantern” is the sweet, Valentine’s Week YA novel we need right now
“The Lies We Tell” by Katie Zhao
The specter of anti-Asian hate is never far away in Katie Zhao’s “The Lies We Tell”
“Death Doesn’t Forget” by Ed Lin
Ed Lin’s “Death Doesn’t Forget” is a fascinating (and food-filled!) look at the Taipei tourists never see
“We’re In This Together” by Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour’s “We’re In This Together” is a riveting guidebook for budding young activists
“The Love Match” by Priyanka Taslim
“The Love Match” is a modern-day comedy of manners set in New Jersey’s Bangladeshi community
“Damage” by Josephine Hart
A new edition of the bestseller “Damage” introduces a very 90s story to a 2020s audience
“Brotherless Night” by V. V. Ganeshananthan
“Brotherless Night” is the quietly devastating story of a Sri Lankan teen whose world is turned apart by war
“Four Samosas” (2022)
“Four Samosas” puts a Wes Anderson-esque spin on LA County’s Little India
“Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu)
Kumail Nanjiani’s “Welcome to Chippendales” features murder, strippers and an American dream gone wrong