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• Detective Aunty

  a Novel

  Jalaluddin, Uzma,

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  When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer.

• Julie Chan Is Dead

  a Novel

  Zhang, Liann,

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  A young woman steps into her deceased twin’s influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade.

• The Hypebeast

  a Novel

  Khan, Adnan,

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  Hamid Shaikh is a small-time crook in the big city, hoping that one of his cons will lead to riches. Tax fraud, telemarketing tricks, government scams. Whatever it takes. When his girlfriend vanishes, Hamid finds himself pulled into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Records

  Thien, Madeleine, 1974-

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  A novel that leaps across centuries past and future, as if different eras were separated by only a door.

• The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse

  a Memoir

  Nguyen, Vinh (Associate professor),

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  With the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the U.S. war in Vietnam ended, but the refugee crisis was only beginning. Among the millions of people who fled Vietnam by boat were Vinh Nguyen, along with his mother and siblings, and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Riveter

  a Novel

  Wang, Jack, 1972-

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  This story follows Josiah Chang, a Chinese Canadian who, barred from military service, works in a shipyard and falls in love with Poppy; as their romance blossoms, Josiah seeks to prove his worth to her family and himself, leading him to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sunshine and Spice

  Palit, Aurora,

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  When two complete opposites agree to fake-date to solve their cultural dilemmas, they find the only force more powerful than an immigrant mother’s matchmaking schemes might just be true love.

• Sucker Punch

  Essays

  Koul, Scaachi,

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  Sucker Punch is about what happens when the life you thought you’d be living radically changes course, everything you thought you knew about the world and yourself has tilted on its axis, and you have to start forging a new path forward.

• The Tiger and the Cosmonaut

  Boudel Tan, Eddy, 1983-

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  Casper Han grew up the dutiful son of immigrants who never felt entirely welcome in their remote corner of British Columbia. Now an adult, living in Vancouver with a boyfriend whose privilege he quietly resents, Casper rarely returns to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• May It Have a Happy Ending

  a Memoir of Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers

  Mahtani, Minelle, 1971-

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  Minelle Mahtani had taken a leap of faith. A new mother in a new life, she'd moved across the country for love and soon found herself facing the exciting and terrifying prospect of hosting her own radio show. But as she began to find her…Read moreRead more of this annotation