South Asian Reading Challenge was born out of the co-creators’ love for diversity, particularly desi representation. South Asian culture is rich and multi-layered, and we wanted to celebrate the books that highlight this. It is a year-long reading challenge that simply encourages participants to read as many South Asian books as possible.
Any book written by a South Asian author or an author of South Asian descent can be counted towards this challenge. The countries that make up South Asia are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Books of all age ranges, formats and genres can be read towards the challenge.
To help you find books to read for the challenge, we have a South Asian-inspired theme and 2 book recommendations that fit the theme every month. We also post book reviews, recommendations and much more on our hosts’ blogs. We can be found on social media on Twitter and Instagram.