AAPI & diaspora authors

More than 75 recipes from the mixologist behind Momofuku’s iconic cocktails, the K-Margarita and the Sesame Manhattan. In Korean Cocktails, bartender Haera Shin invites readers into the world of sool—Korea’s vibrant family of traditional alcohols. From the smooth clarity of soju to the tangy effervescence of makgeolli, each bottle carries centuries...

Korean Cocktails : From Traditional Spirits to Modern Drinks

Haera Shin

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 6, 2026.

A nourishing and restorative guide to eating well after childbirth, with 88 recipes supported by traditional Chinese medicine. In Taiwan and across the Chinese-speaking world, the transition period into motherhood is treated with such reverence that it has its own name: zuò yuè zi—to sit the month. New mothers are...

Sitting the Month : Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery

Clarissa Wei, with Stella Wang

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Sep 15, 2026.

29 super-sweet amigurumi treats that will bust your stash and steal your heart!Crochet your favorite fun, foodie projects, from sushi rolls, bubble tea and avocado toast to spicy hot sauce and juicy watermelon slices – all bursting with character and charm!Perfect for beginners, this simple book uses only a handful...

Mini Amigurumi Food : 29 tiny treats to crochet

Julia Chiang

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Jun 16, 2026.

Fast, fresh and flexible - stir frying is a time-honoured technique guaranteed to make delicious meals in a matter of minutes. Written by chef and expert author Makiko Sano, Stir-Fry shows you how to master the art of high-heat cooking, with one pan on one flame, and make mouth-watering meals for every...

Stir-Fry : 80 Easy Stir-Fry Recipes from Chow Mein and Chilli Noodles to Yaki Soba and Thai Curry

Makiko Sano

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Aug 25, 2026.

Chris Joe, creator of the beloved and reliable online platform @cj.eats, dishes out tried and true recipes for classic Asian dishes.As a third-generation Chinese-American, Chris Joe grew up in Los Angeles enjoying wontons, roast duck, crispy pork belly, and more Asian classics with his family. From a young age, Chris...

Cook Asian : 100+ Flavor-Packed, Foolproof Recipes from My Asian American Kitchen

Chris Joe, with Carolynn Carreño

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Sep 22, 2026.

The debut cookbook from NYT Cooking contributor Kay Chun, featuring 100 accessible, globally inspired recipes for every table.Where does a great recipe come from? For New York Times Cooking contributor, Kay Chun, it’s all about the inspiration. And as a lifelong New Yorker, inspiration is all around. Drawing from a global pantry...

Gather Around My Table : Simple, Flavorful Recipes from My Global Pantry

Kay Chun

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 6, 2026.

One of the Must-Read Books To Have On Your Radar in 2026—Service95 From a dazzling new writer, a stirring memoir rooted in Hakka culture about the lesson to accept both bitterness and sweetness in life Eat bitter is a Chinese proverb meaning ‘endure hardship to taste sweetness.' For Lydia Pang, it...

Eat Bitter : A Story About Guts, and Food

Lydia Pang

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

A hilarious, one-of-a-kind guide to authentic Asian cooking from social media superstar Uncle Roger.In his first cookbook, internet sensation Nigel Ng, a.k.a. Uncle Roger, brings his signature comedic voice from his videos to your kitchen table. For years, Nigel has entertained millions of “nieces and nephews” with his hilarious critiques...

Don't Mess Up Your Rice : 70 Recipes to Impress Uncle Roger : 70 Recipes to Impress Uncle Roger

Nigel Ng, Gordon Ramsay (Foreword by)

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

A heartfelt collection of stories and recipes from beloved actress and Asian American icon Ming-Na Wen, weaving together her childhood in her family’s Pittsburgh Chinese restaurant with the dishes she now cooks at home for loved ones and friends.Legendary actress and Asian American icon Ming-Na Wen is best known for...

Have You Eaten Yet? : Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter

Ming-Na Wen

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 6, 2026.

Chopsticks are our sous‑chefs in the kitchen. They are shape, texture, and art. They are also remembering, celebration, and good luck. Learn about the countless things these amazing utensils can be in this picture book that makes learning about chopsticks as joyful as using them!Why do we love chopsticks? Let...

Chopsticks Are : a picture book

Chloe Ito Ward, Lynn Scurfield (Illustrated by)

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

From the James Beard Award–nominated author of Plant-Based India, a cookbook that celebrates the quintessential Asian American food—curry—with 75 reimagined plant-based recipes.The word curry, derived from the Tamil word kari has come to describe a diverse set of dishes from several Asian cultures—from Indian to Thai to Japanese and beyond. Kari is Sheil Shukla’s love letter...

Kari : Reimagined Plant-Based Indian Recipes

Sheil Shukla

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Aug 18, 2026.

Explore the stories behind twelve iconic dining rooms in homes around the world—from a Japanese samurai house to Jackie Kennedy’s White House—and travel through time in pursuit of the ultimate design.Dive into history's most captivating dining rooms as bestselling author and architectural writer John Ota takes a fascinating journey across...

The Dining Room : Exploring the Design of Twelve Iconic Rooms in Search of the Perfect Dining Experience

John Ota

From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Cook Korean!, a graphic novel cookbook with more than 90 creative and easy recipes to upgrade your instant noodles into a fresh and satisfying meal. This fun and unique cookbook–meets–graphic novel is a love-letter to instant noodles and their infinite versatility as a...

Instant Noodles and Beyond : A Comic Book with Recipes for Souped-Up Ramen, Mac & Cheese, and More

Robin Ha

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Aug 25, 2026.

Whether you're curious about fermentation, passionate about Korean cuisine, or simply looking to bring something bold and beautiful into your kitchen, this book is for you.In South Korea, kimchi is part of every meal, every season, and every memory. Jihyun 'Kimmy' Kim grew up surrounded by the scents of garlic,...

Kimchi : 80 recipes for classic kimchi and modern twists

Jihyun 'Kimmy' Kim

After emigrating to America as an adult with a deep respect for the savors and traditions of her native country, Pim Techamuanvivit noticed assumptions around Thai cuisine being cheap or foreign. Driven to change that perception, she opened multiple Michelin-starred restaurants to celebrate the richness of Thai cuisine and her...

Cooking Thai : Heritage and Modern Recipes from My Kitchen Notebooks

Pim Techamuanvivit, Andrea Nguyen (With)

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Aug 25, 2026.

Join the bestselling authors of Japanese Soul Cooking for a fun, passionate dive into modern Japanese comfort cooking, with over 100 achievable recipes.These authentic Japanese recipes are fast enough for easy weeknight meals, elegant enough for special weekend dinners. And the best part? They’re dishes anyone can knock out.Think soul-satisfying miso soup,...

Japanese Comfort Cooking : An Opinionated Guide to Modern, Homey, Classic Japanese Recipes

Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Jun 9, 2026.

Bestselling food writer and chef-patron of Hoppers, Karan Gokani breaks down the secret to simple, authentic Indian cooking at home with 101 delicious, vibrant and diverse recipes. Indian 101 introduces beginners and seasoned home cooks to authentic Indian recipes, in a simple contemporary and intuitive way – going beyond the stereotypes...

Indian 101 : Real Indian Recipes Made Simple

Karan Gokani

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

From the founder of Cake Picnic—a series of joyful, diverse, and deliciously indulgent gatherings where every attendee brings a whole cake—this cookbook of 50 baking recipes includes a guide to hosting your own confectionery events and encourages bakers to lean into play, connection, community—and lots of cake! It all started...

Cake Picnic : Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends

Elisa Sunga

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

Chinese American chef Ron Hsu shares original recipes exploring innovative Asian-influenced dishes via the rich larder of the American South in his debut cookbook, Down South + East. Ron Hsu grew up a restaurant kid, surrounded by the delicious smells and flavors of Chinese food at Hunan Village, a set of...

Down South + East : A Chinese American Cookbook

Ron Hsu, Hugh Amano, Eric Ripert (Foreword by)

A girl guides her dad on his route delivering Chinese take-out food in this touching picture book, written by an APALA-award winner, that celebrates the unique bond between immigrant parents and their children. Every night, a girl must help her dad, whose English is not as good as hers, make...

Navigating Night : a picture book

Julie Leung, Angie Kang (Illustrated by)

BOOKPLATE-SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE! A modern American tall tale woven by a girl and her father about Ah Bing, the Chinese immigrant behind the Pacific Northwest's most delicious cherries.You've heard of a Bing cherry, but did you know the story of the Chinese American immigrant for whom the dark, luscious cherry...

Bing's Cherries : a picture book

Livia Blackburne, Julia Kuo (Illustrated by)

Make your barbecue more exciting, colorful, flavorful, and adventuresome than you ever imagined possible by mastering the amazing smoke-kissed recipes in Asian Smoke. Who would have guessed that an unassuming mid-size pink stucco restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, would become one of the most celebrated citadels of barbecue in the US, and...

Asian Smoke : Thai and Southeast Asian Barbecue from the Curry Boys

Andrew Ho, Andrew Samia, Sean Wen

Take your barbecue cooking into flavorful new territory with more than 100 Chinese dishes that are cooked, authentic barbecue-style, low and slow over smoking wood embers. Open the pages of Chinese-American Barbecue and you will discover a broader world of flavors than you have encountered in your town’s traditional barbecue joints. Los Angeles’s...

Chinese-American Barbecue : Big-Flavor Asian BBQ from the Smoke Queen

Winnie Yee

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

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