South Asian Voices

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Fiction

The Startup Wife By Tahmima Anam
F ANAM Tahmima 
Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones.
A Passage North By Anuk Arudpragasm
F ARUDPRAGASM Anuk
A young man journeys into Sri Lanka's formerly war-torn north, and into a country's soul, in this searing novel of love and the legacy of war.
Amnesty By Aravind Adiga
F ADIGA Aravind
A young immigrant in Sydney, Australia is forced to choose between risking deportation and reporting the murder of a female client.
American Dervish By Ayad Akhtar
F AKHTAR Ayad
A young Pakistani boy, finds transformation and a path to happiness through a family friend, Mina.
The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini
F HOSSEINI Khaled
A powerful story of friendship, the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption.
Never Saw Me Coming By Vera Krian
F KRIAN Vera 
A tale of two families and a mystery that upends their lives.
The Namesake By Jhumpa Lahiri
F LAHIRI Jhumpa
The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their life in Calcutta through their transformation into Americans.
The Bad Muslim Discount By Syed Masood
F MASOOD Syed
A homesick man from Pakistan and a young woman from Baghdad upend their community in the aftermath of a fateful chance encounter.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness By Arundhati Roy
F ROY Arundhati
A provocative love story meanders through a spectrum of powerful emotions experience.
Before She Sleeps By Bina Shah
F SHAH Bina
Nuclear war and disease have ravaged the world in this haunting dystopian thriller.

Romance

The Singles Table By Sara Desai
R DESAI Sarah MARRIAGE 3 
Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined to find the perfect match for the grumpy bachelor at her cousin's wedding.
Incense and Sensibility By Sonali Dev
R DEV Sonali RAJES 3 
An Indian American twist to Jane Austen's classic Sense and Sensibility in this delightful retelling that is a feast for the senses.
Hana Khan Carries On By Uzma Jalaluddin
R JALALUDDIN Uzma 
A young woman juggles pursuing her dream job while helping her family in this sparkling new rom-com.

A Holly Jolly Diwali By Sonya Lalli
R LALLI Sonya
A very practical, 28-year-oldattends a friend’s wedding in India where she arrives in time to celebrate Diwali and meets a free-spirited London musician.

Mystery

The Bombay Prince By Sujata Massey
M MASSEY Sujata PERVEEN 3
India’s only female lawyer in 1920s Bombay, Perveen Mistry investigates the murder of a Parsi student.

A Rising Man By Abir Mukherjee
M MUKHERJEE Abir SAM 1
Newly arrived in 1919 Calcutta, former Scotland Yard detective Sam Wyndham joins the Imperial Police Force and lands a big case.

A Will to Kill By R.V. Raman
M RAMAN RV HARITH 1
A haunted manor house, estranged relatives, a will, and a murder— set in modern-day India, and the first in a series.

Science Fiction

The City Inside By Samit Basu
SF BASU Samit
Joey’s mediocre life is disrupted when she is caught between protecting herself and her loved ones and exposing a rot that everyone is programmed to ignore.

Kundo Wakes Up By Saad Z. Hossain
SF HOSSAIN Saad
Hundreds of miles away from the techno-utopia of Kathmandu, the AI known as Karma has gone silent, leaving the dying city of Chittagong to fall into the sea.

Graphic Novel

Spellbound By Bishakh Som
ADULT GN SOM 
This graphic novel memoir explores concepts of gender and sexuality, memory and urbanism, love and loss through daily life and memories.

Non-Fiction

A Dutiful Boy By Mohsin Zaidi
306 ZAI 
One man’s story about growing up gay and muslim in London. An inspiring story about breaking through life's barriers.
World of Wonders By Aimee Nezhukumatathil
590 NEZ 
A collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
World War C By Sanjay Gupta
614.592 GUP 
CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions.
Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling
921 KALING
Mindy Kaling presents a second collection of uproarious essays, observations, fears and advice on everything from prisoner fan mail to celebrity interactions.
When Breath Becomes Air By Paul Kalanithi
921 KALANITHI 
A young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal diagnosis describes his examination into what truly makes a meaningful life.
 
What We Carry By Maya Lang
921 LANG 
This is the story of a daughter and her mother, and how we can never really grow up until we fully understand the people who raised us.