Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Roads Lead to Blood | 2018 | Bonnie Chau | Buy |
All Roads Lead to Blood (2018) is Bonnie Chau’s debut short story collection, winner of the 2040 Books Prize. The book contains sixteen stories that follow young women of Chinese-American descent as they navigate relationships, family expectations, and their own desires across multiple cities and countries.
Chau’s writing moves between realism and more experimental, dreamlike territory. The stories are set in Orange County, New York, Paris, and elsewhere, with characters who are funny, restless, and fiercely individual. The collection was praised by Kirkus Reviews for its bold imagination and fresh perspective on the Chinese-American experience.