Asian Literature

[close] Welcome to Shine & Shadow. We are a group focused on monthly group reads and discussions. We have 3 group reads per month: 1 'Dark' read, 1 'Light' read, & 1 'World Tour' read. Choose which group read to participate in depending on your mood for the month. Join us and jump into the discussion! Genres enjoyed: General Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, "Slice of Life", Memoir, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Queer, Historical Fiction, Horror Genres (typically) not enjoyed: Romance, Young Adult, Self-help, Cookbook, How-To Guide, Ancient Untranslatable Tome Written In Dead Language *In this group we welcome everyone and so wish to keep the group public. However, due to some adult themes discussed in our group reads, we would like to request all members are over the age of 18. If you are found to be under 18, we may remove you from the group.

[close] This book club will engage participants on a variety of culturally relevant topics that have included (but are not limited to): ethnicity/race, country, agism, classism, gender stereotypes, ability and disability, sexual orientation, mental health, religion and spiritual beliefs and practices, and current cultural issues.

[close] The Tokyo Weekender Book Club We focus on books either by Japanese authors or set in Japan. April 2023 Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima Translated by Stephen Dodd May 2023 The Rope Artist by Fuminori Nakamura Translated by Sam Bett June 2023 Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda Translated by Philip Gabriel New member? Start here!

[close] Do you guys want more Asian Representation in books? Because so do I! Hello, hello! 💫Welcome to the Asians Under a Typhoon Book Club, dedicated to reading novels by Asian authors! 🌪️Asians Under a Typhoon is run by Veronica M. Chen 🌪️ AUATBC is for everyone around the world to be able to read Asian representation books more and join fun discussions here or on our Typhoon Creator, Veronica's YouTube Channel every month and discussions on the AUATBC Discord *While this is about Asians and is quite literally called Asians Under a Typhoon you do NOT need to be Asian to join! Any culture, race, gender, sexuality is welcome to join the group!* We'll read books and authors of Asian Representation as well as different diverse and cultural books. 🌪️ | M A I N G E N R E S | 🌪️ Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, sometimes Thriller (no horror books will be read)