Kira-Kira by Cynthia KadohataAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangGirl in Translation by Jean KwokEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
278 books — 335 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Favorite Translated Literature
1,044 books — 501 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
746 books — 1,908 voters

Normal People by Sally RooneyOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2019
99 books — 90 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,085 books — 978 voters

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster WallaceA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBird by Bird by Anne LamottNaked by David Sedaris
Best Book of Essays
402 books — 183 voters