#235 - August 2023 Book News

On our mid-month check in for July 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, while catching up on a pretty terrible few weeks for the Asian American literature community (and the literature industry in general). Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo & Maris Pasquale Doran; illust by Qin LengMabel and the Museum by Dana WulfekotteA Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Daniel TingcungcoA Pair of Little Red Mittens by Kirin Hayashi, illust by Chiaki Okada; translated by Avery Fischer UdagawaThe Beat of the Dragon Boat by Christina Matula; illust by Nicole WongThe Door Is Open edited by Hena KhanThe Little Cloud by Pam FongGrace Lee Boggs's Gardens of Hope by Songju Ma Daemicke; illust by Li LinThe Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly MurashigeRitu in the Sun by Moniza HossainUnbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Jolene Gutiérrez & Minoru Tonai; illust by Chris Sasaki

News stories covered on this episode:@BooksForMaui auction for disaster reliefLove in Taipei, the film adaptation of Loveboat, Taipei, premieres on Paramount+The cancelled Asian American Literature Festival revives as Ghosted World: An Uncalled Asian American Literature Festival Prosecraft shuts down after authors protest

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The Books & Boba August 2023 pick is Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective