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Stacey Megally

Stacey Megally is a writer, runner, and incurable bookworm. Her writing has been featured in The Dallas Morning News, Running Room Magazine, The Bookwoman, and on stage at LitNight Dallas and the Oral Fixation live storytelling show. When she isn’t knee-deep in words or marathon training, she’s hanging out with her smart, funny husband and their two extremely opinionated dogs. Instagram: @staceymegallywrites

8 Books About Japanese Culture to Read Before the Tokyo Olympics

Check out these fiction and nonfiction books about Japanese culture, recommended by a Japanese American who lived in Tokyo for 15+ years, including Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori.

10 Part-Asian Characters in YA Novels Written by Part-Asian Authors

Pick up some excellent YA books featuring part-Asian characters, by part-Asian writers, including Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi.

How TV Shows Use Books as Props: From SCHITT’S CREEK to MAD MEN

How do books make it into a TV show? Who decides on the titles? What do they add to the show? A look at how TV shows use books as props.

11 AAPI-Owned Bookstores and the Books They Recommend

I've reached out to AAPI-owned bookstores across the country and got the scoop on the AAPI-authored books they love and recommend.

Post-Pandemic Entertaining: 13 Books to Inspire You

We’ve rounded up 13 books to help you seamlessly transition into post-pandemic entertaining, including The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker.

18 Great 2021 YA Books By AAPI Authors to Watch For

From historical adventures to modern stories to sci-fi worlds and vivid fantasies, take a look at these YA books by AAPI authors, including Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee.

For Your TBR: 2021 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Winners

Check out these 10 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature winners and honor titles in adult fiction and nonfiction, YA, and children's literature.

21 Chinese History Books by #Ownvoices Authors

Dig into the events, legends, and stories that shaped the history of China with the best Chinese history books for adults and kids.

Books About Love: 14 Nonfiction Titles for Every Romance

These nonfiction books about love will leave you with a million interesting love-related things to mull over way after Valentine’s Day, including Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give by Ada Calhoun.

10 Short Story Collections by Asian Authors Released in 2020

These short story collections by Asian authors, like A House Is a Body by Shruti Swamy, explore themes that sometimes overlap, but still present unique perspectives of the world.