AAPI & diaspora authors

80 easy, budget-friendly recipes for the global staple that is rice. Need rice-spiration? This book will transform the way you cook rice, from the simply perfect, fluffy bowl of rice to the Ultimate Chicken Biryani, by way of some "cheat" global dishes, including Veggie Bibimbap, Onigiri, Cheesy Arancini Balls, and...

There's Rice at Home : 80 Global Recipes Celebrating Rice

Rene Subash

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Feb 19, 2026.

Vietnamese dishes are often thought of as time-consuming and intricate, likely due to the popularity of the country’s famously delicious but complex dish, Pho.However, there are many dishes that, with the right ingredients and a little know-how, come together in no time and, even better, in just one pan! Discover...

One Pan Vietnam : Vibrant Vietnamese Recipes for Everyday

Thuy Diem Pham

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Feb 17, 2026.

Discover the heart of Japanese donabe cooking with simple yet delicious one-pot dishes from a renowned culinary expert. Donabe are the Japanese earthenware pots that have been used in Japan for centuries, and continue to be loved for their efficiency and beauty. In Simply Donabe, Naoko Takei Moore showcases how...

Simply Donabe : Japanese One-Pot Recipes

Naoko Takei Moore

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Feb 10, 2026.

Dive into the abundance of the ocean and reconnect with nature through food in this deeply personal guide to wild cooking, with more than 80 recipes inspired by the memories and ingredients that have shaped spearfishing champion, chef, and award-winning environmentalist, Kimi Werner.Kimi grew up getting lost in the magic...

Kimi's Kitchen : An Ocean Woman's Guide to Wild Home Cooking

Kimi Werner, Nicole Gormley, Jennifer Fiedler

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Mar 10, 2026.

Bookplate-signed copies available for pre-order! From Diaspora Co., the progressive spice company rooted in flavor and equity, comes a cookbook celebrating beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms. Diaspora Co. sources the most flavorful, fresh spices in the world...

The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook : Seasonal Home Cooking from South Asia's Best Spice Farms

Sana Javeri Kadri, Asha Loupy

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Mar 3, 2026.

Find your go-to dishes for every day of the week with simple, delicious recipes from the creator of Maxi’s Kitchen.Culinary creator Maxine Sharf has built a community of over 4 million people who trust her for recipes that strike the perfect balance between healthy and comforting. Her debut cookbook is...

Maxi's Kitchen: Easy Go-To Recipes to Make Again and Again: A Cookbook : Easy Go-To Recipes to Make Again and Again

Maxine Scharf

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Mar 3, 2026.

Discover the flavors of Korea and beyond with 100 simple recipes for noodle dishes, soups, sandwiches, and more from Simply Korean author Aaron Huh.Since 2017, Aaron Huh and his wife, Claire, have been showcasing simple Korean recipes on their popular YouTube channel, Aaron & Claire. With his laidback approach and encouraging “don’t...

Beyond Korean : Easy Recipes for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Favorites

Aaron Huh

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Dec 16, 2025.

Create your own quick, easy, and irresistibly cute bento box meals! Kawaii Café Bento gives you over 50 healthy, delicious options, beautifully illustrated in a fun anime style. This inventive book brings the art of Japanese bento boxes to life with a playful twist, perfect for anyone looking to save money and enjoy...

Kawaii Café Bento: Classic and Fun Bentos to Make at Home

Noriko Yuko

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Jan 13, 2026.

Get your favourite Chinese food on the table in minutes with Simply Speedy Chinese.In each chapter, Suzie Lee will showcase her handy shortcuts, enabling you to get a tasty meal served up in 30 minutes or less. From Honey Chilli Beef and Quick Dumplings to Hot Peanut Butter Noodles and Mochi,...

Simply Speedy Chinese : Meals in 30 Minutes or Less

Suzie Lee

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Jan 20, 2026.

From the IACP award winner and bestselling cookbook author comes a first-of-its-kind collection of irresistible cookie recipes inspired by Asian flavors and techniques to excite home bakers.Growing up as a Canadian-born Vietnamese Chinese American, Kat Lieu sought comfort in the flavors of her youth like taro and black sesame. But...

108 Asian Cookies : Not-Too-Sweet Treats from a Third-Culture Kitchen

Kat Lieu

Curry takes you on a culinary journey through the diverse and delicious world of regional Indian curries. Full of insights into the origins and the variety that make these curries truly special, Curry is a definitive guide to eating your way across India’s incredible flavours. Thanks to their own crops, culture and traditions, each...

Curry : Recipes From Indian Home Kitchens

Maunika Gowardhan

The author of Cook Real Hawai’i brings the essence of Hawai’ian cuisine to everyday cooking with over 100 unfussy and flavorful recipes featuring easy ingredient substitutions, clever new techniques, and creative (and often plant-based) spins on traditional dishes.Beloved chef and two-time Top Chef fan favorite Sheldon Simeon’s food joyfully reflects Hawai'i’s flavors...

Ohana Style : Food from Hawai'i, for Your Family

Sheldon Simeon, Garrett Snyder

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Mar 31, 2026.

A lyrical ode to the warmth, comfort, and traditions of tea drinking, from award-winning author Adib Khorram and Caldecott Honor and the APALA winner Hanna Cha.Tea is a plant. Tea is a ceremony. But most of all, tea is love.Whether it's part of an elaborate ceremony, or a quiet cup...

Tea is Love

Adib Khorram, Hanna Cha (Illustrated by)

Kid-friendly Japanese meals you can make together and get everyone to enjoy eating healthier!Japanese Cooking with Kids is the perfect way for you and your kids to learn about Japanese cooking while having fun in the kitchen — and to get them excited about eating healthy meals. Some of these dishes...

Japanese Cooking with Kids : 50 Kid-Tested Recipes to Make Together!

Debra Samuels, Mayumi Uejima-Carr

Bookplate signed copies available! Heartland Masala pairs 99 recipes from Indian cooking instructor Jyoti Mukharji with cultural and historical essays by her son Auyon Mukharji. A heartfelt celebration of Indian cuisine and the American immigrant experience, this beautiful cookbook is playful, informative, and utterly original.Take a delicious deep dive into Indian...

Heartland Masala : An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen

Jyoti Mukharji, Auyon Mukharji, Olivier Kugler (Illustrated by)

KIM CHI is a sickening drag queen, fierce business mogul, and lifelong culinary connoisseur. Drawing inspiration from the many countries she has traveled to on tour, in her debut cookbook, the superstar brings you along on a trip around the world. Starting off in North America, you’ll find good ol’...

Kim Chi Eats the World : 75 Recipes Fit for a (Drag) Queen - A Cookbook

Kim Chi

Honouring the tradition of serving miyeokguk on birthdays and inspired by the lives of Korea’s haenyeo, this lovely picture book celebrates the bond between mothers and daughters. On her birthday, a girl is presented with a bowl of miyeokguk, seaweed soup—instead of the cake she wants. As she stirs her...

A Spoonful of the Sea

Hyewon Yum

A highly illustrated tome with 100 recipes for the most iconic Chinese dishes, with step-by-step photography, ingredient breakdowns, and practical tips. Chinese is one of the world’s most beloved cuisines, but cooking Chinese food at home can still feel daunting to many. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Cooking breaks down 100...

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Cooking : Techniques, Ingredients, and Recipes

Orathay Souksisavanh

A gluten-free spotlight on Asian flavors, with plenty of plant-based, dairy-free, vegetarian, and pescatarian options!Anyone who eats (or cooks) a gluten-free diet understands the struggles of avoiding gluten. In East Asian and Southeast Asian foods especially, gluten is hard to avoid: it’s embedded in integral staples like soy sauce and...

My Best Friend Is Gluten-Free : 100+ Asian-Inspired Recipes for Bringing People Together

Jannell Lo

A James Beard Award winner celebrates the women heroes who are fighting against the Big Food system—and asks the question: How should we eat?When the Covid-19 pandemic ripped through global food supply chains, it threatened the livelihoods of farmers, created shortages in supermarkets, and revealed a startling truth to consumers: the food...

Reaping What She Sows : How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System

Nancy Matsumoto

BOOKPLATE-SIGNED COPIES will be available around October 20th, 2025. Add some razzle dazzle to your home cooking with 80 recipes for your favorite Asian takeout dishes from culinary influencer Cassie YeungCassie Yeung likes to think of herself as a chef for the people—no professional culinary training here, just a girl who...

Bad B*tch in the Kitch : Craveable Asian Recipes to Ditch the Takeout

Cassie Yeung

Noodle Box delivers fifty recipes in one classic takeout container.Whether you’re craving Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, or another Asian cuisine entirely, the chefs behind the recipes in Noodle Box have you covered. Filled to the brim with classics, from ramen to pad see ew and japchae to gong zai men, this deck...

Noodle Box : Order in with 45 delicious recipes from Asia

Jerry Mai, ArChan Chan, Billy Law, Deborah Kaloper, Aim Aris, Ahmad Salim

Bookplate-signed copies will be available! Indispensable Japanese pantry dishes from Emiko Davies, author of Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking.The Japanese Pantry is a follow-up to Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking Memories and Stories From My Family’s Kitchen, Davies’s tribute to her mother’s family and her soul food—Japanese home cooking.In The Japanese Pantry, Davies explores the pantry...

The Japanese Pantry : From Sake to Soy, Essential Ingredients for Japanese Home Cooking

Emiko Davies

Discover the centuries-old practices of Japanese pickling and fermenting, and learn to make delicious preserved vegetables at home.In The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting, preserving expert Yoko Nakazawa shares her lifelong passion of pickling and fermenting ingredients using age-old techniques that have been passed down the generations. Nakazawa grew up...

The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting : Preserving vegetables and family traditions

Yoko Nakazawa

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