Shealea Iral

Shealea is a 20-something-year-old Filipino reader who likes sunflowers, research, and diverse books. She is the brain and heart behind Shut up, Shealea, which is a personal blog that is focused on literary, media, and lifestyle content. Her other passion projects include the Asian Bookish Creators Directory, Caffeine Book Tours, and Year of the Asian Reading Challenge.

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10 Historical Fiction Books Set Outside America

See the past come to life within the pages of these books.

10 Cinematic Books That Read Like Movies

We'd love to see all of these adapted for the screen.

9 Must-Read YA Booktok Books 

Haven't you heard? Booktok is all the rage.

15 Diverse Middle Grade Books

All kinds of readers are represented in these stories.

11 Must-Read Contemporary YA Books

All the best reads for teens right now.

14 Christmas Romance Novels to Unwrap

We'll be reading these under the mistletoe.

10 Chinese Books That Belong on Your Must-Read List

From fantasies to works of historical fiction, explore captivating page-turners from some of today’s most popular Chinese authors.

12 Asian Authors Who Belong On Your TBR List

Once you begin reading their spellbinding stories, you won't be able to put them down.