Books for AAPI/AANHPI Heritage Month 2026

May is Asian & Pacific American or Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (also known as AAPI or AANHPI) Heritage Month! I’ve talked about this before, but it’s always a good time to point out some of my favorite authors.

In last year’s post, I recommended Sayantani DasGupta, June Hur, Sarah Kuhn, Lyla Lee, Stacey Lee, Randy Ribay, and Sherry Thomas. (See https://www.lynnlovegreen.com/post/authors-for-aapi-aanhpi-heritage-month.) That post is still worth reading if you haven’t or it’s been too long and you want a refresher.

I still love those authors, but I have a little more to share based on what I’ve been reading in the past year.

Stacey Lee is still one of my go-to reads. Check out her new YA mystery Heiress of Nowhere at her website:

https://www.staceyhlee.com/heiress-of-nowhere.

I also discovered two middle grade authors, Lisa Yee and Dan Santat. They create the goofy illustrated Misfits mystery series together. You can check them out at

http://www.lisayee.com

and

dansantatbooks.com

Enjoy these authors and explore something different for you this month—that’s part of what makes summer reading fun!