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Lian Hearn

Lian Hearn is the pseudonym for a writer, currently living in Australia, who has a lifelong interest in Japan, has lived there, and speaks Japanese. Riverhead will publish Hearn's next book, Heaven's Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori, the prequel to the Otori series, in 2007.
Heaven's Net is Wide
The Harsh Cry of the Heron
Brilliance of the Moon
Grass for His Pillow
Across the Nightingale Floor

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Heaven's Net is Wide
The Harsh Cry of the Heron
Brilliance of the Moon
Grass for His Pillow
Across the Nightingale Floor

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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