A journal for reviews of Asian American literature.

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Book reviews, essays, and interviews.

Ancestors, ghosts and dreams

On Brandon Shimoda’s Hydra Medusa

By Emily Velasquez

Utang na Loob

A review of Clare Osongco’s Midnights With You

By Akira Park

What makes the Vietnamese American experience?

A review of Alison Hồng Nguyễn Lihalakha’s Salted Plums

By Justine Trinh

About Us

Soapberry Review is a new journal for reviews of literature by exemplary Asian American authors. We’re named after the Soapberry genus, whose fruits span across all of east, central, and south Asia. 

We’re dedicated to amplifying the voices of Asian American authors and to providing critical and thoughtful analysis of their works.

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