Episode 175

#175 - April 2022 Book News

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2022 mid-month check-in! 

New books mentioned in our publishing news:

  • Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
  • Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang
  • Broken by X. Fang
  • We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
  • Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
  • untitled novel by Anuk Arudpragasam
  • If You’re Not the One by Farah Naz Rishi
  • The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
  • The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee
  • The Books of Clash: Legendary Legends Legendarious Achievery by Gene Luen Yang
  • The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow
  • The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze & illustrated by Claudine Crangle
  • The Boo Crew Needs You! by Vicky Fang & illustrated by Saoirse Lou
  • to Girls on Wheels by Srividhya Venkat & illustrated by Kate Wadsworth
  • Indigo Hands by Sita Singh & illustrated by Naveen Selvanathan
  • A Bindi Is a Dot by Suma Subramaniam
  • Golemcrafters by Emi Watanabe Cohen
  • The Unders by Eugene Lee Yang
  • Writing in Color: The Lessons We've Learned edited by Nafiza Azad and Melody Simpson
  • Noodle and Bao by Shaina Lu

*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *

Follow our hosts:

Follow us:

The Books & Boba April 2022 pick is A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mentioned in this episode:

Imagine what our democracy could be in this new hit history podcast from More Equitable Democracy and Larj Media

American Democracy sucks right now! More specifically, the United States' electoral system is outdated and needs reform to better represent its diverse population. George Cheung and Colin Cole from More Equitable Democracy probe what the U.S. can learn from Northern Ireland's adoption of proportional representation to overcome political divisions and achieve fairer representation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

Listen to The Future of our Former Democracy now!

About the Podcast

Show artwork for Books and Boba
Books and Boba
A book club podcast for books by Asian Diaspora authors