Episode 83

#83 - Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara

On this episode, we discuss our Books and Boba October 2019 book club pick, Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara, a story about an elderly and jaded Japanese-American gardener named Mas Arai who also happens to be a competent (though reluctant) sleuth. Against his wishes, Mas is drawn into a series of unfortunate events that force him to re-confront his experiences as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as he braces himself for the big bachi.

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The Books & Boba November 2019 pick is Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

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A book club podcast for books by Asian Diaspora authors