#APIpit Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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#APIpit is a pitch event for self-identifying Asian & Pacific Islander creators everywhere. 5/5/2023 8 AM-8PM EST! Author spotlights linked!๐๐ฝ

Bitter Medicine
Mia Tsai
โจWe are thrilled today to feature author @itsamia!โจ Her book, BITTER MEDICINE, is an adult fantasy romance inspired by xianxia and world mythology, feat. a magical calligrapher who's taken a job to hide from her family. Full interview here: https://t.co/WaaN1jYVT5 #amquerying https://t.co/4b3soAjKlz
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell: A Romance Novel
Taj McCoy
๐ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Taj McCoy ๐ Today, we're featuring @tajmccoywrites, author of the upcoming adult romance, SAVVY SHELDON FEELS GOOD AS HELL (March 2022). And she has generously agreed to give away a query critique! Details in thread. ๐งต https://t.co/C7zbnJu2M1
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Year of the Reaper
Makiia Lucier
#AuthorSpotlight: Makiia Lucier Hi! We're thrilled to feature @makiialucier today ๐ Makiia grew up on the Pacific island of Guam & writes YA historical fantasy novels. Her next book, YEAR OF THE REAPER, comes out November 9 (@ClarionBooks) Check it out! https://t.co/cgiN765M7P https://t.co/I6FbGRkbyZ
Paperback, 2024
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nura and the Immortal Palace
M. T. Khan
#AuthorSpotlight: M.T Khan We are thrilled to feature @maeedakhan! Their debut is an MG fantasy, NURA AND THE IMMORTAL PALACE (@LittleBrownYR) coming Summer 2022! Set in Pakistan, it explores child labor & Islam๐ preorder: https://t.co/fUoO4TQomX GR: https://t.co/1AIHyT4su9 https://t.co/tEWo63GPsY
Paperback, 2024
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lei and the Fire Goddess
Malia Maunakea
๐ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT ๐ We are delighted today to share an interview with @MaliaMaunakea, author of the upcoming middle grade novel LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS, out in June 6th! Read her full interview: https://t.co/mwVdwxDmhq #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying https://t.co/ci520gJfHp
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
@heyjomachin @JesnCin Plus, example pitches, such as: - GIDEON THE NINTH x BLADERUNNER - If Tamsyn Muir wrote NEON GENESIS - EVERMORE x OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH -- end of ID)
Paperback, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lost in the Museum
Victoria Cleal
LOST IN THE MUSEUM, Victoria Cleal & Isobel Joy Te Aho-White @izzyjoyart Picture Book, out now with Te Papa Press @Te_Papa https://t.co/gnAnui5zlt https://t.co/orgU1KN3Gq
Hardcover, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Donut Trap
Julie Tieu
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Julie Tieu Today is the release day of @julietieuโs debut novel, THE DONUT TRAP! Weโre so excited to help celebrate her book birthday. ๐ฉ๐ Read more about her Julie and her book on our website, where you can find our interview with her. ๐งต https://t.co/mVFO1foXIY
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
API Spotlight: KAIKEYI by @VaishnaWrites (@orbitbooks April 26) is a Hindu MYTH RETELLING for fans of CIRCE about Kaikeyi who watches her worth reduced to securing a marriage until she discovers a special magic. Read for query critique giveaway๐งต Preorder https://t.co/BPxph43fj7 https://t.co/vJv8vq8OU6
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Matariki: The Star of the Year
Rangi Matamua
MATARIKI AROUND THE WORLD: A CLUSTER OF STARS, A CLUSTER OF STORIES by @MiriamaKamo & Rangi Matamua, illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White Picture Book, out June 1, 2022 with @scholasticnz https://t.co/DUcOKL7Ftw https://t.co/HQvvUBIG2w
Paperback, 2017
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book