Episode 223
#223 - May 2023 Book News
On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our APAHM 2023 edition of our mid-month check-in and Reera teaches Marvin what a Bigolas Dickalas is.
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Samina Goes to a Wedding by Farida Zaman
- The Pink Pajamas, by Charlene Chua
- Perfect Is Not Perfect by Laan Cham
- A City Full of Santas by Joanna Ho ; illust by Thai Phuong
- Stay Angry, Little Girl, illust by Michelle Jing Chan
- The Library Is Open by Kim Chi and Stephan Lee
- Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
- Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua
- Airbnboo by Tracy Badua
- The Cliff House by Guojing
- The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin
- Wolf Girl by Anh Do
- I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang
- K-Jane by Lydia Kang
- Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and America by Newbery Rajani LaRocca; Illust by Huy Voun Lee
- Ping's Perfect Pot by Helen H. Wu; illust by Zihua Yang
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