25 Recommended Books by Malaysian Authors

Today I’m sharing books by Malaysian authors to celebrate Malaysia’s Independence Day on 31st August and Malaysia Day on 16th September!

Malaysia is my home country so I will always have a fondness for stories set there. These 25 books are in English and I’ve listed them by genre. I hope you’ll find something you like!

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HORROR

• The Hantu House by Frederick Lim
• The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
• The Muse and Other Stories by Chua Kok Yee
• My Lovely Skull and Other Skeletons by Tunku Halim

MYSTERY

• Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
• Big Trouble In Little Paradise by Nathaniel Sario
• 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Rozlan Mohd Noor

LITERARY FICTION

• Harmony Heights by Ong Chin Huat
• We, the Survivors by Tash Aw
• Edge Case by YZ Chin

SHORT STORIES

• Tapestry of the Mind and Other Stories by Aneeta Sundararaj
• Have I Got Something To Tell You by Malachi Edwin Vethamani
• Bone Weight and Other Stories by Shih-Li Kow

HISTORICAL FICTION

• The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
• 912 Batu Road by Viji Krishnamoorthy
• The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka
• Tale of the Dreamer’s Son by Preeta Samarasan
• The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

FANTASY

• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
• The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

YOUNG ADULT

• The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
• Duet Me Not by Lillian Li
• The Dreams We Harvest by Aidil Azizul
• Frappes for Three by Vidhya Sathyamoorthy

Let me know if you have any recommendations!

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