#217 - April 2023 Book News

On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2023 mid-month check-in, including going over some book to film adaptation news! New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Maybe It's a Sign by E.L. ShenMeet Me on Mercer Street by Booki VivatSeeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi's Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat; illust by Danica da Silva PereiraASAP by Axie OhThe Spy Coast by Tess GerritsenWith Twice the Love, Dessie Mei by Justina ChenA Rakhi for Rakesh by Nadia Salomon; illust by Nabi H. AliThe Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn A Story of Our Own by Kao Kalia YangThe Rainbow Fair by Diana MaWe Are Warriors by Ellen LeeA Year of Kites by Monisha Bajaj; illust by Amber RenWhen a Tiger Flies by SusieShimcheong by Julia RiewThe Wedding Shoe Snatch by Madhu Messenger; illust by Darshika VarmaMountains by Julia KuoThe Pet Placement Society by Primo GallanosaOn Thin Ice by Jessica KimA Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

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The Books & Boba April 2023 pick is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective