Asian Authors and a Brad Meltzer Thriller: Sunday Salon

 Now Reading

NetGalley ebooks

Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu, April 26, 2026; Berkley, NetGalley

Book Description: One woman's drastic fight to be seen as an Interesting Asian Female versus a Boring/Stereotypical Asian Female. With dramatic and tragic consequences.....See my review

The Social Circle by Sophie Wan, March 3, 2026; Harlequin, NetGalley

Book description: Maggie Tang and friends create Circle, the world’s first major social media platform. But when her creative ambitions alongside love and friendship collide, Maggie leaves Circle in dramatic fashion. Until the friends meet again a decade later....

Jan. 6, 2026; William Morrow, NetGalley

Feb. 17, 2026; Henry Holt &Co., NetGalley 

Book Description: 

A tale of friendship and family: "Can the same people who made you who you are end up keeping you from who you’re meant to be?"

Finished Reading

March 3, 2026; HarperVia, NetGalley

Book description: A beautifully told tale about the magic and mysteries of familial love, from one of Japan's most acclaimed writers. At the heart of the family is Sakura, the dog who keeps them together in several ways.

April 28, 2026; Berkley, NetGalley

Review:  Mebel's husband in Indonesia leaves her for another woman. To win him back, she enrolls in a culinary school, not in Paris as she thought, but in England, just outside of Oxford. Can she follow this path to become a chef, and does she change in the process to find a new, independent self? 

I enjoyed Mebel's journey to new hobbies and career and independence. I cheered her on all the way, through all her self doubts and angst. 

What are you reading, watching, or listening to this week? 

Memes:  The Sunday Post, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, Sunday Salon, and Stacking the Shelves, Mailbox Monday,