XIA Books & Café

XIA Books & Café Bookstore and coffeeshop supporting the voices and vision of AAPI writers and artists in Minnesota and everywhere.

🥢 Explore Asia—one delicious dish at a time!A Very Asian Guide series introduces young readers to the flavors, tradition...
09/23/2026

🥢 Explore Asia—one delicious dish at a time!

A Very Asian Guide series introduces young readers to the flavors, traditions, and stories behind Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian, Singaporean, and Taiwanese cuisine. Filled with colorful illustrations and fascinating food facts, these seven books inspire curiosity, cultural pride, and a love of Asian food.

Perfect for young foodies, curious readers, classrooms, and family storytime! 🍜🍣🥟
Shop the complete series at XIA Books & Café.

📚✨ New Graphic Novel at XIA!Discover "I Was Their American Dream" by Malaka Gharib—a heartfelt, funny graphic memoir abo...
09/22/2026

📚✨ New Graphic Novel at XIA!

Discover "I Was Their American Dream" by Malaka Gharib—a heartfelt, funny graphic memoir about growing up Filipino Egyptian American and finding your place between cultures.

Stop by XIA Books & Café on Friday, September 25, and enjoy 5% off all comics and graphic novels, including this unforgettable read!

📚💥 Celebrate National Comic Book Day at XIA Books & Café!Join us this Friday, September 25, from 11 AM–4 PM and enjoy 5%...
09/21/2026

📚💥 Celebrate National Comic Book Day at XIA Books & Café!

Join us this Friday, September 25, from 11 AM–4 PM and enjoy 5% off all comic books and graphic novels at checkout. Whether you love superheroes, manga, memoirs, or indie stories, it’s the perfect day to discover your next favorite read!

📍 XIA Books & Café
🗓 Friday, September 25
⏰ 11 AM–4 PM
🏷️ 5% off all comics and graphic novels

Stop by, browse, and celebrate the art of visual storytelling with us!

09/21/2026

You're invited to celebrate David Mura's latest memoir, "Exit, Miss Saigon," with Josephine Lee, Theater Mu, University of Minnesota Press, and XIA Books & Café!

RSVP for free ➙ bit.ly/mu-26launch.

🎨 Save the date! XIA Books & Café is thrilled to be part of the St. Paul Art Crawl this fall, October 16–18! Find us on ...
09/17/2026

🎨 Save the date! XIA Books & Café is thrilled to be part of the St. Paul Art Crawl this fall, October 16–18! Find us on the official map https://www.stpaulartcollective.org/spac-spring-art-crawl-2026

Join us for a weekend celebrating art, creativity, books, and community. More details are coming soon—stay tuned! 🍂📚☕

Marlena Myles Art & Design St. Paul Art Collective

📚 Join us at XIA Books & Café for a special evening with author and sociologist Thảo Hà, celebrating her stunning debut ...
09/16/2026

📚 Join us at XIA Books & Café for a special evening with author and sociologist Thảo Hà, celebrating her stunning debut memoir, Love Letters to the Dirty South.

Through a deeply personal story of reckless youth, enduring love, and heartbreaking loss, Hà explores the Vietnamese refugee experience in the American South, family life in the diaspora, mass incarceration, and prison injustice. This powerful memoir reveals how love and words can transcend—and resist—a dehumanizing system.

The evening will include an author talk, audience Q&A, and book signing.

✨ Don’t miss this moving conversation about love, loss, family, and resilience.

📚 Now at XIA Books & Café: Audition by Katie KitamuraA celebrated actress meets a mysterious younger man for lunch—and t...
09/16/2026

📚 Now at XIA Books & Café: Audition by Katie Kitamura

A celebrated actress meets a mysterious younger man for lunch—and two competing narratives begin to unravel everything we think we know about love, family, identity, and the roles we perform.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Booker Prize, Audition is a hypnotic, psychologically charged novel that will keep you questioning long after the final page.

Stop by XIA Books & Café and pick up your copy today!

📚✨ Slow down and settle in during Quiet Reading Hours every Wednesday at XIA Books & Café.Bring your current read, find ...
09/15/2026

📚✨ Slow down and settle in during Quiet Reading Hours every Wednesday at XIA Books & Café.
Bring your current read, find a cozy spot, and enjoy peaceful, distraction-free reading in community. Sip, read, and recharge with us. ☕️

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, from 2 -4 pm!

🌎 New release for curious young readers!Discover how turtles sense Earth’s magnetic fields, fish communicate through ele...
09/15/2026

🌎 New release for curious young readers!

Discover how turtles sense Earth’s magnetic fields, fish communicate through electricity, and animals experience a world far beyond our human senses in An Immense World: Young Readers Edition by Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.
Featuring fascinating animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations, this unforgettable science adventure is perfect for ages 9–12 and the whole family.

📚 Available now—pick up your copy today at XIA Books & Café!

📚 NEW RELEASE: Taipei Story by R.F. KuangFrom the bestselling author of Yellowface and Babel comes a moving exploration ...
09/14/2026

📚 NEW RELEASE: Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang

From the bestselling author of Yellowface and Babel comes a moving exploration of language, grief, family, and the Chinese American search for belonging.

During a summer in Taipei, Lily Chen hopes to reconnect with her heritage—but discovers that finding “home” is more complicated than she imagined.

✨ Available now—order your copy today at XIA Books! https://xiabooks.org/products/taipei-story-deluxe-limited-edition

Address

422 University Avenue W, Suite 14
Saint Paul, MN
55103

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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(651) 222-7798

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