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Six Captivating Audiobooks Amplify Asian and Pacific Islander Artists

May 20, 2025

Throughout the month of May, Spotify is celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by amplifying the many artists, creators, and authors who share the richness of their heritage through music, podcasts, and audiobooks.

For authors in particular, we’re showcasing the diverse range of voices, themes, and experiences with a dedicated audiobook shelf in our Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month hub. The hub features a curated collection of titles where you can find works from some of the literary world’s biggest names. 

We tapped our editors to share six top picks to get you started.

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

By Asako Yuzuki

Narrated by Hanako Footman

Inspired by true events, Asako Yuzuki’s bestseller explores misogyny, romance, and the transgressive pleasure of food through the story of a female gourmet cook/serial killer, and the journalist intent on cracking her case. 

Gifted & Talented

By Olivie Blake

Narrated by Eunice Wong

Olivie Blake, bestselling author of The Atlas Six, tells the story of three siblings reckoning with long-festering rivalries and dangerous abilities. When their CEO father dies, any one of the telepathically and electrokinetically gifted siblings could inherit the Wrenfare throne.

Pachinko

By Min Jin Lee

Narrated by Sandra Oh, Min Jin Lee

In Pachinko, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan. In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant—and that her lover is married—she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son’s powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

By Cathy Park Hong

Narrated by Cathy Park Hong 

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong blends memoir, cultural criticism and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. As the daughter of Korean immigrants, the author grew up steeped in shame, suspicion, and melancholy. She would later understand that so-called “minor feelings” occur when American optimism contradicts one’s own reality. 

Shanghailanders: A Novel

By Juli Min

Narrated by Mei Mei Macleod 

Juli Min’s debut novel follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in time—from 2040 and through the present and recent past—exploring their secrets, their losses, and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years. 

The Emperor of Gladness

By Ocean Vuong

Narrated by James Aaron Oh

Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. 

For much more content celebrating API artists—including playlists, podcasts, artist spotlights, and more—visit our special Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month hub on Spotify.

Amplifying Voices for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

April 26, 2021

Now more than ever, it’s important we celebrate and support our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Artists, influencers, creators, celebrities, and more have spent 2021 making their voices heard, and we stand with them in solidarity. In honor of AAPI Heritage Month this May, Spotify is continuing our ongoing efforts to amplify and lift up this community. Through this year’s campaign, we are spotlighting AAPI creators on Spotify, as well as inviting them to share their stories of pride.

Read on to learn more about our efforts to elevate AAPI stories. 

An on-platform hub for reflection and pride

To amplify the voices of our AAPI creators around the world, Spotify has created the AAPI content hub. The dedicated space houses leading AAPI voices alongside fresh new releases from creatives across the audio landscape.

Representation in singles, playlists, and art

To lift up our artists, Spotify is partnering with Audrey Nuna to cover “That XX” by G-DRAGON, a track that pays homage to her AAPI heritage. 

We’re also refreshing a number of playlists with updated covers highlighting AAPI and mixed-race artists, as well as adding new songs for listeners to enjoy. These playlists include Dope AF, a collection of work from leading cool Asian, femme women across the diaspora; .ORG, which shares the latest indie sounds from Asia; Desi Hits, a curated list of Desi hits from South Asia and around the world; and AAPI Pride, which celebrates artists who are queer Asian American or Pacific Islanders. 

Spotify Launches New Campaign to Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 4, 2020

Over the last year, media from across Asia has had several notable moments—from the groundbreaking blockbuster Parasite, to the rise of artists like BTS and Riz Ahmed. In the U.S. in particular, Asian American artists like Anik Khan and Yaeji are also finding their ways into the spotlight. To celebrate the work of these and other creators during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re introducing the “Our Roots. Our Sound.” campaign. 

“I’m so honored to be a part of Spotify’s campaign and help share my story as an Asian American with people across the world,” says singer-songwriter mxmtoon. “It means a lot to me to think about how I could tell my five-year-old self she would eventually see her story reflected in the media.” 

To amplify voices like mxmtoon’s across the world, we’re also launching the Amplify: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month hub, which is filled with a mix of music and podcasts. Here, you’ll find playlists featuring Asian American artists, flagship playlists directly out of Asia, This Is artist playlists, and so much more. By working alongside artists, content creators, and influencers, such as Eric Nam, Jai Wolf, Stephanie Poetri, Yuna, Rich Brian, and Steve Aoki, we built a hub to  showcase the diversity and talent from across Asia and its diaspora.