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• The Hunger We Pass Down

  Lee, Jen Sookfong

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  Overwhelmed single mother Alice Chow is bewildered when unseen forces begin completing her chores, granting her rare peace—but as she reconnects with her children and her mother’s buried wartime past, she must confront a haunting legacy that refuses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peacocks of Instagram

  Stories

  Rajagopalan, Deepa

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  An underappreciated coffee shop server haunted by her past attracts thousands of followers on social media with her peacock jewellery. A hotel housekeeper up against a world of gender and class inequity quietly gets revenge on her chauvinist boss.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pick a Colour

  a Novel

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  A revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labour, and class. An intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name. (Goodreads) #literary

• Magdaragat

  An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing

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  The forty-three contributors to this anthology provide their singular yet universally resonating insights through stories of new homes and old homelands, of untangling internalized racism and championing solidarity, of the chasms within…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Place Kills Me

  a Graphic Novel

  Tamaki, Mariko

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  At Wilberton Academy, few students are more revered than the members of the elite Wilberton Theatrical Society--a.k.a. the WTS--and no one represents that exclusive club better than Elizabeth Woodward. Breathtakingly beautiful, beloved by all, and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pleasure of the Text

  Alwani, Sami

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  In The Pleasure of the Text, Sami Alwani weaves together themes of art induced dissociation, queer intergenerational polyamory, racial capitalism and esoteric mystical experiences into twenty slice-of-life comic stories that are equal parts comedy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Things Under the Moon

  a Novel

  Choi, Ann Y. K.,

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  A stunning, evocative tale, set in 1920s Korea, of one seemingly ordinary woman—living under Japanese occupation—who rises from illiterate villager to reluctant revolutionary to one of the voices of her generation. (Goodreads) #literary #historical

• Sister Seen, Sister Heard

  Eslah, Kimia, 1979-

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  Farah leaves home for independence but is assaulted on campus. As she recovers, her family struggles to support her while respecting her freedom. #literary #coming-of-age

• The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts

  a Novel

  Fu, Kim

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  In the aftermath of her mother's death, Eleanor is unmoored. For years, her mother orchestrated every detail of her life--from meals to finances--so that Eleanor could focus on her career as a therapist. Left to navigate the world on her own,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stray Dogs

  and Other Stories

  Hage, Rawi

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  Stories vividly explore the sometimes shocking ways our fragile modern identities are born, die, and live again in our fragmented, globalized world. In Montreal, a photographer's surprise encounter with Sophia Loren leads to a revelation about his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behind You

  a Novel

  Hernandez, Catherine, 1977-

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  As terror grips a city, a young girl faces danger closer to home and chilling memories that last a lifetime. (Goodreads) #general-fiction #thriller #lgbtqia

• Behind Five Willows

  Hur, June

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  A warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together. (Goodreads) #teen #romance #historical #fantasy

• Buffoon

  Irani, Anosh, 1974-

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  A Clown, a trapeze artist, a love triangle, a one-man tour-de-force performance. Watch as Felix the clown takes you on a journey from cradle to grave. Witness a life of chance haunted by inevitable fate. Marvel at Buffoon, a heartbreaking, tragic,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moonlight Murder

  Jalaluddin, Uzma

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  After returning to Toronto, Kausar Khan is drawn into another investigation when Qasim, a young man from her Golden Crescent community and a friend of her granddaughter Maleeha, is found dead. The case echoes the unresolved death of Kausar’s son Ali…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Vanishing

  a Novel

  Kutsukake, Lynne

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  An intimate, explosive story of creativity and friendship between two young Japanese women in 1970s Tokyo. (Goodreads) #historical

• Stone Fruit

  Lai, Lee, 1993-

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  An exhilarating and tender debut graphic novel that is an ode to the love and connection shared among three women and the child they all adore. #graphic-novels #lgbtqia

• On the Ravine

  a Novel

  Lam, Vincent

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  Dr. Chen must consider how far he would go to save a life when a talented female violinist, who is addicted to opioids, enters his life. (NoveList) #goodreads

• We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies

  a Novel

  Lama, Tsering Yangzom

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  Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, the novel is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dandelion

  Liew, Jamie Chai Yun

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  An Asian woman traces her mother's past journey to learn who she really is and where she belongs in the world. As a new mother, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her own mother. (NoveList) #literary

• A History of Burning

  Oza, Janika

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  Teenaged Pirbhai is taken from his village in India to labor on the East African Railway for the British. One day he commits an act to ensure his survival that will haunt him forever, and reverberate across his family's future for years to come.…Read moreRead more of this annotation