Book Nook - January

Nonfiction & Fiction books to look out for this month!

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The books I list here are coming out THIS month. I have not read them all, so this isn’t a review; just a listing with info about each book. Let me know which ones you’re excited for in the comments!

Books Of Note, January 2025

Nonfiction

Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century - Bianca Mabute-Louie

“Mabute-Louie then examines "Predominantly White Institutions With A lot of Asians" and how these institutions shape the racial politics of Asian Americans and Asian internationals, including the fight against affirmative action and the fight for ethnic studies. She moves on to interrogate the role of the religion, showing how the immigrant church is a sanctuary even as it is an extension of colonialism and the American Empire. In the book's conclusion, Bianca looks to the future, boldly proposing a reconsideration of the term Asian American for a new label that better clarifies who Asians in America are today.”