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Repost from @read_tmc - 🎉API CELEBRASIAN/ ASIAN READATHON WRAP-UP🎉 . I’m excited to post my first monthly wrap-up! I don’t think it will be a regular occurrence, but I’m excited to share the API books I read for #APICelebrAsian! . I’m still reading THIS IS PARADISE, but I loved the first short story! Plus, I made my selections with the #asianreadathon challenge in mind and tried to read about different API ethnicities (ok, I read 2 books by Filipinx American authors): ✅Read any book by an Asian author ✅Read a graphic novel featuring an Asian character or written/drawn by an Asian author - PASHMINA ✅Read a book featuring an intersectional Asian character or written by an intersectional Asian identity (i.e. queer, mixed, disabled, neurodiverse, etc).- THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER and THE KISS QUOTIENT ✅Read a book by Asian author that was originally written in their native language - CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN ✅Read the group book: A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS - read back in March. . My favorite read was The Body Papers. It’s hard to duplicate the experience I had with that book. May’s reads ran the gamut: sad, steamy, thought-provoking and tummy grumbling. Overall, a great reading month! . #readtmc #maywrapup https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTyl3DBGm8/?igshid=waudftks2mor

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For Hispanic Heritage Month, I decided to read the coming-of-age classic The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Written in a series of vignettes, readers get a look at a year of Esperanza’s life on Mango Street, a poor neighborhood in Chicago. I like page breaks because they give me points where I can stop. In this case, because of the format, I couldn’t get into the flow of the book. This doesn’t take away from the story’s poignancy. Esperanza’s emerging adolescence and encounters with men are jarring and uncomfortable, which reflects the harsh realizations young women experience when it comes to romance and sexuality. Plus, Esperanza’s astute observations reflect her growth as a writer. For instance, “No Speak English” reveals the struggles with assimilation and identity through language and how the loss of one’s language from “home” signifies a loss of culture. Overall, I found passages and the individual vignettes more moving than the book as a whole. I would still recommend reading this if you haven’t yet. As @postgradreads said to me, you can get something out of it no matter what age. Have you read this? Let me know your thoughts. What are your favorite quotes? (Thanks to my husband for being the hand model for this pic.) . . . #readtmc #thehouseonmangostreet #sandracisneros #literature #hispanicheritagemonth #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #igreads #bookreview #diversebooks #chicanoliterature #asianamericanreaders #diversifybookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BoASlnrFbr3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10n4yb78oheap

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Dear Lara Jean, As an onlooker to your high school years, you have been the best beach buddy and couch companion during the hottest of days and longest of nights. Your story took me back to the intense, sometimes all-consuming, scary, and vulnerable feelings of first love. But, damn, it’s also head-spinning, inspiring, thrilling, the stuff that makes you sigh and grin ear-to-ear. I felt ALL of that with you. In spite of what my present, logical adult self knows about life, I still believe first love can be forever love. While your romantic love life is swoon-worthy, the love and support your family shows for each other through times of change and hardship makes your story particularly meaningful. We’ve gotten to know how different you, Margot, and Kitty are, and your endearing sibling dynamic. You balance each other out. They know when to comfort you and challenge you and will always be a part of you. Simply put, you said, “You’re my sister, and that’s more.” You are so lucky to have those two by your side. That’s the kind of love that lasts always and forever, Lara Jean. As I closed the book on this chapter of your life, and our last together, I cried out, “I’m so sad!” Now, I’m left here clutching your story to my heart. Take care, Lara Jean. Have a really good rest of the summer and have a really good life (Sound familiar? 😊). I will miss you and look back on you and your family fondly. I hope by writing this letter I can finally let you go (I must let you go. It’s due back at the library). Love, Trish P.S. Oh wait…there’s the Netflix movie. . . . #readtmc #psistillloveyou #alwaysandforeverlarajean #tatbilb #larajean #jennyhan #youngadult #youngadultbooks #yabooks #yalit #yareads #summereads #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #igbooks #asianamericanreaders #diversifybookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1V_7Fl6C3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=114m85r8rwuoe

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Yes, that’s it. 👩🏻👧🏻 . . . #readtmc #psistillloveyou #jennyhan #sisters #currentlyreading #bookquotes #favoritebookquote #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #youngadultbooks #asianamericanreaders https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOvSctFK8Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1599aeax3bnyw

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Happy National Book Lovers Day! I’m celebrating with my current read (Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes) and my book haul from my recent trip to a local used bookstore (SWIPE for their covers): Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Asian American Dreams by Helen Zia . . . Today also means I can go on another book shopping spree! Right? Right? . . . #nationalbookloversday #readtmc #monsoonmansion #nolimetangere #justmercy #asianamericandreams #wordsbetweenworlds #diversifybookstagram #asianamericanreaders

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Do you write in your books? I’m so glad I bought The Happiness Project so I can underline all the passages that make me 🙌👏👍👌(I know, I’m a day late for National Emoji Day)! If you write in your books, what do you use? Red pencils are great for me because I don’t have to worry about bleeding and leaves marks bright enough to stand out. #readtmc #thehappinessproject #gretchenrubin #redpencilnotes

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Ghost is the second book I’ve read by @jasonreynolds83 and this solidified his place on my list of must-read authors. This was one of the best middle grade books I’ve read recently: a realistic story with interesting characters that people of all ages can relate to because it doesn’t talk down to its reader. I loved this book! 👻 💨 👟 Note: I know these aren’t running shoes, but they’re the most picture worthy (because they haven’t been worn). . . . #readtmc #ghost #jasonreynolds #dbcsummer #diversebooksclub

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I checked this out from the library and had to return it before finishing. Thankfully, another copy was available, so I had to wait a few days to pick it up again. I’m so happy I did because the story, just like the book art, was just DELIGHTFUL! . . . #readtmc #thevanderbeekersof141ststreet #karinayanglaser #middlegrade #middlegradebooks