Episode 196
#196 - October 2022 Book News
On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our October 2022 mid-month check-in, including checking in on some bookstore drama and unionizing in the publishing world.
New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:
- Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
- Red by Cherry Zong
- Prodigy by Cyrena Lee; illust by Julia Kuo
- The Magic Lunch Box by Hanna Kim; illust by Emily Paik
- My Mama Is a Work of Art by Hana Acabado
- The Healers of Harlem: The Lost History of the Black Women Medical Pioneers in America's First Desegregated City Hospital by Nina Chhita
- The Red Car to Hollywood by Jennie Liu
- The Shadow and the Ghost by Cat Min
- Divining the Leaves by Shveta Thakrar
- Letters for My Brown Self by Sarah Mughal Rana
- Leo's First Vote by Christina Soontornvat; illust by Isabel Roxas
- Mami King by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri; illust Kristin Sorra
- Once Upon a Sari by Zenia Wadhwani; illust by Avani Dwivedi
- Chinese Menu by Grace Lin
- Little Night Says Goodnight by Grace Lin
- Born Naughty: My Childhood in China by Jin Wang, with Tony Johnston; illust by Anisi Baigude
- Welcome, Pink! by Laan Cham
- The Red Roti written by Namita Moolani Mehra; illust by Beena Mistry
- Scroll of Heaven by Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee
- The Rainbow Bangles by Thushanthi Ponweera; illust by Maithili Joshi
- The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang; illust by Jiemei Lin
- Making a Scene by Constance Wu
- Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller by Meredith Ireland
- If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
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The Books & Boba October 2022 pick is The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun
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