New Asian and Asian American Studies Titles from Penguin Random House

By Luis Diaz | January 12 2024 | General

Browse these new and notable titles for use in your Asian and Asian American Studies courses. To request complimentary exam copies for course-use consideration, click here.

A Novel
9780593498972
A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands—in this razor-sharp debut.
$18.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Paperback
384 Pages
Ballantine Books

A Novel
9780812978278
A courageous young Sri Lankan woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor in this “heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war” (Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half).
$18.00 US
Jan 30, 2024
Paperback
384 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks

Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice
9780593472439
Timed to publish as Naomi Osaka returns to tennis after the birth of her first baby, a deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, written by Ben Rothenberg, telling the story behind her remarkable, grand slam-winning career and her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health.
$35.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Hardcover
496 Pages
Dutton

A Novel
9781640096189
Anne Tyler meets Jade Chang in this buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithely optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured extended family in need of his help—even if they don't know it yet
$17.95 US
Jan 23, 2024
Paperback
304 Pages
Counterpoint

Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity
9780593543337
An essential resource that addresses the unique experiences of trauma, healing, and mental health in Asian and Asian American communities.
$29.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Hardcover
320 Pages
TarcherPerigee

Essays on Mixed Race Belonging
9780807013366
An unflinching look at the challenges and misunderstandings mixed-race people face in family spaces and intimate relationships across their varying cultural backgrounds
$18.95 US
Jan 09, 2024
Paperback
200 Pages
Beacon Press

A Novel
9780593595442
A dazzling novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the “visionary” (New York Times Book Review) author of the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian
$17.00 US
Jan 30, 2024
Paperback
192 Pages
Hogarth