AAPI & diaspora authors

Lucky Dragon Supper Club : Asian-inspired dinner party ideas for home cooks
Stephanie Feher
Stephanie Feher created the social media account Lucky Dragon Supper Club during covid lockdowns to share her culinary adventures with loved ones online. Since then, the brand has evolved to inspire people to eat good food and celebrate both community and the fun of entertaining.These 88 recipes reflect Stephanie's creativity,...

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

Simply Speedy Chinese : Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
Suzie Lee
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,...

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

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

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 14, 2025.

Curry : Recipes From Indian Home Kitchens
Maunika Gowardhan
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...

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

Sheldon Simeon, Garrett Snyder

Ohana Style : Food from Hawai'i, for Your Family
Sheldon Simeon, Garrett Snyder
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...

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Tea is Love

Adib Khorram, Hanna Cha (Illustrated by)

Tea is Love
Adib Khorram, Hanna Cha (Illustrated by)
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...

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 28, 2025.

Japanese Cooking with Kids : 50 Kid-Tested Recipes to Make Together!
Debra Samuels, Mayumi Uejima-Carr
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...
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Heartland Masala : An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen

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

Heartland Masala : An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen
Jyoti Mukharji, Auyon Mukharji, Olivier Kugler (Illustrated by)
SIGNED COPIES will be available starting September 17th, 2025! Please check the box above if you would like to wait for a signed copy. 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...

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Sep 9, 2025.

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

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A Spoonful of the Sea

Hyewon Yum

A Spoonful of the Sea
Hyewon Yum
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...

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

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

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

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Bad B*tch in the Kitch : Craveable Asian Recipes to Ditch the Takeout
Cassie Yeung
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 really loves to cook (and eat, obvi). She believes...

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Noodle Box : Order in with 45 delicious recipes from Asia

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

Noodle Box : Order in with 45 delicious recipes from Asia
Jerry Mai, ArChan Chan, Billy Law, Deborah Kaloper, Aim Aris, Ahmad Salim
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...

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 15, 2025.

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

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

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Japanese Comfort Food : 60 Delicious Recipes for Home Cooking
Saori Ichihara
Do you want to know how you can make perfect ramen? Yakisoba and donburi that’s both easy and impressive? Katsu sandos for work from home lunches?Japanese Comfort Food has all the classics – and more – for you to enjoy in your kitchen at home.Japanese cuisine remains ever popular, but...

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Oct 7, 2025.