This year, we asked writers, poets, critics, and professors to choose their favorite Asian American book of 2025. The result was this list: a group of books that embraced ambivalence and complexity.
Best Asian American books of 2025
Read about the latest in Asian American literature.
Book reviews, essays, and interviews.
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.
