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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The Books & Boba May 2023 pick is The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

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