Sheldon Simeon talks new cookbook ‘Ohana Style’ and joyful family meals The “Top Chef” fan favorite chats about easy Hawai‘i-inspired dishes, emotional family recipes and whether he’d return to competition shows
Jonnie Park’s obsession with hip-hop cemented his place in Asian American history His memoir “SPIT: A Life in Battles” chronicles his life from growing up in LA’s Koreatown, to battling in underground rap cyphers as Dumbfoundead
Author and activist Tsultrim Dolma will never stop fighting for Tibetan liberation In her YA memoir, “Defying China,” she details coming of age protesting Chinese occupation, getting arrested, and escaping to the U.S.
Chef Ron Hsu unites Southern and Asian cuisines in debut cookbook The chef’s Chinese background and upbringing in the South inspired “Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook”
Jade Song’s next chapter: ‘I Love You Don’t Die’ Following her debut, “Chlorine,” the author’s second book publishes Tuesday and comes from a place of love
The Diaspora Spice Co. cookbook celebrates the history of South Asian spices This collaborative effort of CEO Sana Javeri Kadri and recipe author Asha Loupy is a love letter to the brand’s farmer partners
Author Maurene Goo is proving that single women in their 40s aren’t tragic The Los Angeles native makes her adult literature debut with a story about an older woman dating a younger man
Need a date this Valentine’s Day? Pick up one of these Asian romance novels From second-chance romances to enemies-to-lovers, these Asian-centered books will keep you company this holiday
Anahita Karthik’s whirlwind road trip romance is a love letter to India Her debut novel, “Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar,” follows a young bisexual woman across India in pursuit of her first kiss
Chef Arnold Myint reflects on family, fame, and the future He speaks about his cookbook “Family Thai,” his parents’ legacy, growing up queer in the South, and redefining Thai cuisine in Nashville
Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is being turned into a movie A global casting search is underway for the key roles Little Dog and Trevor from Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
Marisa Kashino’s ‘Best Offer Wins,’ reveals the dark side of house hunting The debut author’s thriller has been picked up by Hulu for an upcoming series executive produced by, and potentially starring, Greta Lee
How the Hoyings are redefining family, and staring their own Mark and Scott Hoying new children’s book, “Fa La La Family,” shows readers of all ages the many ways to be a family
A Chinese adoptee’s journey through literature For National Adoption Month, Sara Conway shares some books that have helped her understand herself and shape who she is as a Chinese adoptee
Brandon Lee levels up from web novel, to comic, to anime The author used to work in finance and now his web novel, “The Beginning After the End,” has culminated in an anime adaptation
Kat Lieu’s ‘108 Asian Cookies’ honors family and firsts She makes history with “108 Asian Cookies,” the first cookbook dedicated entirely to Asian cookies from across the diaspora
Chef Melissa King teaches confidence in debut cookbook ‘Cook Like a King’ The “Top Chef” winner shares family recipes and Michelin star-level dishes in “Cook Like a King: Recipes from My California Chinese Kitchen”
Kaila Yu ‘Fetishized’ herself before anyone else could, but not anymore From import model, to musician, to journalist, the author chronicles her healing journey from a life of chasing male validation
Cozy up with these Asian diasporic authors this fall From literary fiction and romance, to horror and YA, here are stories to check out as the weather cools
Tessa Hulls goes back generations in her Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts’ The graphic memoir took nearly a decade to write and helped the multidisciplinary artist heal her relationship with her mother
Catherine Dang’s ‘What Hunger’ explores coming-of-age and cannibalism Her latest book blends family, folklore, and fear, and the author shares how she brought Vietnamese refugee stories into horror
