Episode 185

#185 - Author Chat w/ Lio Min

On this episode, author Lio Min joins us to chat about their debut novel Beating Heart Baby, a coming-of-age romance about the bonds formed from internet friendship, watching anime, and playing music. Lio shares about their journey going from being a music journalist to a published novelist, and yes, we talk a bunch about anime as well. 

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