Episode 169
#169 - February 2022 Book News
On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our February 2022 mid-month check-in!
New books mentioned in our publishing news:
- My Nemisis by Charmaine Craig
- Our issing Hearts by Celeste Ng
- Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat
- When I Gave Dad a Sign by Jack Wong
- We are Earthlings by Rachel Qiuqi
- Walter Takes a While by Ann Kim Ha
- When an Elephant Hears NO by Dazzle Ng
- Hana's Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta
- If I Have to be Haunted by Miranda Sun
- Lion Dancers by Cai Tse
- Alterations by Raymond Xu
- Ava Lin by Vicky Fang
- Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons
- The Goblin Twins by Frances Cha
- You Can Move Mountains by Richard Ho
- My Saree by Gita Vara-dara-jan
- Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and Le Uyen Pham
- Deathlings by Coco Ma
- First Night of Howlergarten by Benson Shum
- The Space Between Here and Now by Sarah Suk
- Ramadan Kareem by M.O. Yuksei
- Hidden Tails by Van Hoang
- Taki's Belt by Fumio Obata
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