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AAPI & diaspora authors

The Traveling Taco
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An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world.From pizza to pasta and ice cream to French fries, some of our favorite foods have a surprising history, and many of them have traveled far from where they originated! Did you know many well-known dishes are food...
The Traveling Taco : The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods

Mia Wenjen, Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Illustrated by)

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after May 6, 2025.

My (Half) Latinx Kitchen
You’re invited on this culinary journey of self-discovery as Kiera Wright-Ruiz connects to her Latinx roots with recipes and stories from the diaspora. “What are you?” is a dreaded question that has followed Kiera Wright-Ruiz around her entire life. She is half Latinx and half Asian, and her journey to...
My (Half) Latinx Kitchen : Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American

Kiera Wright-Ruiz

Slow Noodles (paperback)
A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. RECIPE: HOW TO CHANGE CLOTH INTO DIAMONDTake a well-fed nine-year-old with a big family...
Slow Noodles (paperback) : A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon, with Kim Green

Dim Sum Palace
An American Library Association Notable Children's BookA little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-filled adventure, in this picture book love letter to Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen. Beautifully illustrated with a gold foil cover, this is the perfect gift for foodies...
Dim Sum Palace

X. Fang

Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen
Replete with beautiful images and evocative odes to the flavors of great Pakistani food, this cookbook demystifies favorites like kababs, curries, and samosas.In this introduction to Pakistani cooking, the folks behind Zareen’s Michelin Guide-approved restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area share 95 recipes designed for American cooks.Featuring the most...
Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen : Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood

Zareen Khan, Umair Khan

Agak-Agak
UK import, metric measurements. Agak-agak (pronounced aga-aga, with a silent k) is a Malaysian saying that means ‘guess-guess’ or ‘use your instincts’. In this book, Sham Hanifa has translated those instincts into easy-to-follow recipes that pack in all the flavour of his diverse heritage, which includes Chinese, Thai, Indian and...
Agak-Agak : Blasta Books #11

Sham Hanifa

Cook Once, Eat Twice
From the New York Times bestselling cookbook author and winner of the Great British Baking Show (and fan favorite), Nadiya Hussain, comes the ultimate guide to getting the most out of time spent in the kitchen, with 100 convenient and cost-effective recipe ideas for any day of the week. Nadiya’s clever new...
Cook Once, Eat Twice : Time-Saving Recipes to Help You Get Ahead in the Kitchen

Nadiya Hussain

Okchundang Candy
"Okchundang Candy" is a must-read for those seeking a beautiful and touching exploration of family, memory, and the bittersweet passage of life. I still remember that house filled with summer...Growing up, Jung-soon spent every moment she could at her grandparents' house. Dressing up and watching cartoons. Dyeing each other's fingernails...
Okchundang Candy

Jung-soon Go, Aerin Park (Translated by)

Every Peach Is a Story
In this poignant debut picture book from authors and farmers Nikiko Masumoto and David Mas Masumoto, with illustrations by award-winning artist Lauren Tamaki, little Midori discovers that every peach on her Japanese American family’s farm is a sweet reminder of those who’ve come before.One spring day, little Midori asks Jiichan,...
Every Peach Is a Story : A Picture Book

David Mas Masumoto, Nikiko Masumoto, Lauren Tamaki (Illustrated by)

Dip In
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A fun, giftable cookbook that showcases the versatility of dips with options for every occasion and mood, including snacking, entertaining, 'picky bits' picnics and much more.Need an easy contribution for a potluck/picnic? Dip it. Stunning small plates to feed friends when entertaining? Dip it. Or even a quick, delicious snack...
Dip In : 80 delicious dip recipes for entertaining, snacking & beyond

Sonali Shah

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Apr 8, 2025.

Chocolate Lover
An irresistible collection of 60 recipes in a special package with metallic silver paper (just like a chocolate bar) and luscious photos of every bake, including cookies, brownies, cakes, tarts, sweet breads, pastries, and more, all featuring white, milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate.Melty pools of chocolate in a warm chocolate...
Chocolate Lover : A Baking Book—Decadent Treats

Michele Song

Coffee Creations
The first book from top barista and coffee expert Celeste Wong, featuring 80 straightforward and delicious recipes for everything from hot and iced coffees to cocktails and coffee baking.The first book from internationally renowned coffee expert and top barista Celeste Wong, Coffee Creations is a comprehensive and foolproof guide to every coffee beverage...
Coffee Creations : 90 delicious recipes for the perfect cup

Celeste Wong

Sake
The definitive book on Japan’s national drink, this visually stunning celebration of the culture, craft, and history of sake pairs perfectly with the growing boom in its consumption across the globe.Sake is more than just a beverage—it is an art form deeply embedded in the fabric of Japanese heritage. Expertly...
Sake : The Art and Craft of Japan's National Drink

Yoshiko Ueno-Müller

The Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook (paperback)
Bring some magic into your kitchen with this unofficial collection of Japanese recipes inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films.Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has enchanted moviegoers with fantastic stories of adventure, magic, friendship, family, and most of all—the most delicious-looking animated food. Now you can create your own mouthwatering dishes with...
The Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook (paperback) : 50 Delicious Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Japanese Animated Films

Jessica Yun

Madame Vo
From Vietnam to the East Village, husband‑wife duo Jimmy Ly and Yen Vo, chef and owners of critically acclaimed restaurant Madame Vo bring big, bold southern Vietnamese flavors to homestyle cooking in this cookbook.Madame Vo, which opened in New York City’s East Village in 2017, is a restaurant rooted in...
Madame Vo : Vietnamese Home Cooking from the New York Restaurant

Jimmy Lee, Dan Q. Dao, Yen Vo

The Ramadan Family Cookbook
UK Import, metric measurements. This collection of 80 delicious recipes has you and your family covered for Ramadan. With dishes that everyone will enjoy, it includes chapters focused on making cooking easy, quick and even healthy. Whether you're looking to cook ahead and make a batch recipe that will see...
The Ramadan Family Cookbook : 80 recipes for enjoying with loved ones

Anisa Karolia

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Nisha Parmar knows how to cook for a discerning crowd. Having shone on MasterChef and now as a private chef to celebrities, she has the experience and insight to guide you through creating a successful feast without the fuss. Influenced by her travels in Asia, Nisha’s recipes are bursting with...
Share : Asian-inspired Dinner Party Dishes

Nisha Parmar

Slow Noodles (hardcover)
In Slow Noodles, Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodia refugee who lost everything and everyone—her house, her country, her parents, her siblings, her friends—everything but the memories of her mother’s kitchen, the tastes and aromas of the foods her mother made before the dictator Pol Pot tore her country...
Slow Noodles (hardcover) : A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon, with Kim Green

The Vibrant Hong Kong Table
A common Chinese greeting is 食咗飯未呀? “Have you eaten (rice) yet?” which is how Christine Wong’s paternal grandmother would welcome her home during her childhood in Hong Kong. Food was the language of love, with birthdays and special events always celebrated with family meals, from nine-course banquet-style restaurant feasts to...
The Vibrant Hong Kong Table : 88 Iconic Vegan Recipes from Dim Sum to Late-Night Snacks

Christine Wong

The Ugly Vegetables
Hardcover edition, Bookplate Signed In this charming story about celebrating differences a Chinese-American girl wishes for a garden of bright flowers instead of one full of bumpy, ugly, vegetables.The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of "black-purple-green vines,...
The Ugly Vegetables

Grace Lin

Nadiya's Simple Spices
UK Import, metric measurements.  When it comes to spice Nadiya's family cooking is never complicated and always delicious. Nadiya wants to share with you the 8 readily available spices she uses every day at home to cook her most-loved meals, the same spices that her Mum uses and her Nani...
Nadiya's Simple Spices : Curries and more from Nadiya's home kitchen, all made using only 8 spices

Nadiya Hussain

An Chua
Learn how to cook your favorite Vietnamese dishes with easy recipes that capture the flavors and history of authentic Vietnamese cuisine. An chua? (Did you eat, yet?) is a common Vietnamese greeting that expresses affection through the everyday necessity, nourishment and comfort of food. In this special collection of time-honored recipes,...
An Chua : Simple Vietnamese Recipes That Taste Like Home

Julie Mai Tran

Thai Made Easy
Dive into Thai cooking with this delicious collection of more than 70 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes. With clear, uncomplicated instructions and accessible, supermarket-friendly swaps for traditional Thai ingredients, Thai Made Easy demystifies the process of cooking flavorful Thai dishes at home. You’ll learn to cook everything from classics like chicken satay, spring rolls...
Thai Made Easy : Over 70 Simple Recipes

Yui Miles

Vietnamese Made Easy
Vietnamese food is all about balance and contrast, but it doesn’t need to be complicated. With accessible ingredients, handy shortcuts and simple, practical instructions, Thuy Diem Pham reveals how you can easily prepare delicious Vietnamese-inspired dishes at home. From broths and bún bowls to salads and stir-fries, Vietnamese Made Easy showcases how...
Vietnamese Made Easy : Simple, Modern Recipes for Every Day

Thuy Diem Pham