A journal for reviews of Asian American literature.

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Book reviews, essays, and interviews.

What makes the Vietnamese American experience?

A review of Alison Hồng Nguyễn Lihalakha’s Salted Plums

By Justine Trinh

Lost in liminality, real or unreal

A review of Mike Fu’s Masquerade

By Matthew Lemas

Foxes galore and feminine rage

A review of Sally Wen Mao’s Ninetails

By Audrey Fong

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.

A bunch of longan fruit on top of a peach background