Books and Boba

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our September 2022 mid-month check-in, this month we also check out some recent book awards updates and have a chat about the sad recent trends of book bans.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• Song of the Six Realms by Judy Lin
• Good Fortune by C.K. Chau
• Covenant series by LySandra Vuong
• Oxherd Boy by Regina Linke
• My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang
• Toto by Hyewon Yum
• A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai
• The Spirit Mirror by Roshani Chokshi
• A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel
• The No-Shoes Home by Helena Ku Rhee; illust by Myo Yim
• I Drew a Heart by Gillian Sze
• Perfect by Waka T. Brown; illust by Yuko Jones
• Ganesha Goes Green by Lakshmi Thamizhmani; illust by Debasmita Dasgupta
• A Sky That Sings by Anita Sanchez & George Steele; illust by Emily Mendoza
• Goodnight Zodiac Animals by Jiemei Lin
• Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist by Mia Wenjen; illust by Keith Henry Brown
• Together on Eid by Sana Rafi; illust by Mariam Quraishi
• When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
• The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai
• All This Could be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
• As She Appears by Shelley Wong
• The Rupture Tense by Jenny Xie
• A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
• Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
• Seasons of Purgatory Shahriar Mandanipour
• Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada
• Ibn Arabi’s Small Death by Mohammed Hasan Alwan

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The Books & Boba September 2022 pick is You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

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On this episode, author Tracey Lien joins the podcast to talk about her debut novel All That's Left Unsaid, a thrilling mystery about a journalist who returns to her hometown of Cabramatta after her baby brother's violent death in search for answers and to confront her past. Tracey shares about her inspirations for the novel, as well as about her journey to becoming a novelist.

Follow Tracey on instagram at @hellotraceylien and check out her latest novel All That's Left Unsaid on sale now!

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

From Ma-Yi Theater Company (The Chinese Lady, Teenage Dick) comes a generation-spanning new journey through the historical and fantastical. Mixing traditional Korean fables with the horrors of the Korean War, Daniel K. Isaac’s epic new play is a funny and deeply moving analog for the experiences of the Korean American diaspora. Isaac deftly moves his characters through time, tracing the legacies of trauma that are passed from one generation to the next, and the various coping mechanisms each one uses to soldier on.

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the  La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

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The Books & Boba September 2022 pick is You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

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On this episode, we discuss our August 2022 book club pick, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar, a story about 2 Bengali Irish teens who enter into, you guessed it,  a fake relationship. Hani is doing i to prove to her very toxic friends that she is bi-sexual, and Ishu is doing it so Hani can help her become head girl. But what happens when the fake relationship starts becoming too real?

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The Books & Boba September 2022 pick is You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we welcome author Sangu Mandanna to chat about her new novel The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, a cozy story about a lonely witch named Mika who finds herself in charge of educating three young witches in the English countryside. We chat with Sangu about her inspirations for this story of found family, generational trauma, and romance.

Follow Sangu on instagram at @sangumandanna and check out her latest novel The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches on sale now!

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

From Ma-Yi Theater Company (The Chinese Lady, Teenage Dick) comes a generation-spanning new journey through the historical and fantastical. Mixing traditional Korean fables with the horrors of the Korean War, Daniel K. Isaac’s epic new play is a funny and deeply moving analog for the experiences of the Korean American diaspora. Isaac deftly moves his characters through time, tracing the legacies of trauma that are passed from one generation to the next, and the various coping mechanisms each one uses to soldier on.

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the  La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

Tickets on sale now at:ma-yitheatre.org - use promo code BOOKSANDBOBA for discounted tickets.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our August 2022 mid-month check-in, including the big news that's rocking the publishing industry right now.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph Pierce by Andrea Wang; illus by Youa Vang
• The Art Spy: The Untold Story of World War II Resistance Spy Rose Valland by Michelle Young
• Haru, Zombie Dog Hero by Ellen Oh
• Family of Friends by Varsha Bajaj; illus by Ishaa Lobo
• Temporary Bodies by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
• Yasmeen Lari biography by Marzieh Abbas; illus by Hoda Hadadi
• Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
• The Runaway Dosa by Suma Subramaniam; illus by Parvati Pillai
• Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen; illus by Robert Sae-Heng
• The Carpet and Sour Cherries by Dezh Azaad; illus by Nan Cao
• Call Me Adnan by Reem Faruqi
• Play the Game by Amar Shah
• Chickenpox by Remy Lai
• In This Family by Shelly Anand; illus by Meenal Patel
• When a Rhino Has to WAIT by Dazzle Ng; illus by Estrela Lourenço
• And Break the Pretty Kings by Lena Jeong
• Camp Scream by Sarah C. Yung; illus by Kelsey Eng and Laan Cham
• Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo
• Michelle the First: How Action Hero Michelle Yeoh Danced, Acted, and Dreamed Her Own Path by Kristen Mai Giang; illus by Kuri Huang
• Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
• Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide
• Navya Sings for Navarathri by Lakshmi Thamizhmani; illus by Avani Dwivedi
• A Name for Sister by Charlotte Cheng; illus by Sophie Diao

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

From Ma-Yi Theater Company (The Chinese Lady, Teenage Dick) comes a generation-spanning new journey through the historical and fantastical. Mixing traditional Korean fables with the horrors of the Korean War, Daniel K. Isaac’s epic new play is a funny and deeply moving analog for the experiences of the Korean American diaspora. Isaac deftly moves his characters through time, tracing the legacies of trauma that are passed from one generation to the next, and the various coping mechanisms each one uses to soldier on.

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the  La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

Tickets on sale now at: http://ma-yitheatre.org/ - use promo code BOOKSANDBOBA for discounted tickets.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

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Author Emiko Jean returns to the podcast to talk about her latest novel, MIKA IN REAL LIFE, a story about directionless 30-something Mika, and what happens when she gets contacted by the daughter she gave up for adoption 16 years ago. We chat with Emiko about her inspirations for the novel, as well as catch up with what she's been up to over the past year.

Follow Emiko on IG at @emikojeanbooks and check out her latest book Mika In Real Life available at booksellers now!

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, a japanese novel about a Tokyo cafe where you can order a coffee that lets you go back in time, but only until your coffee gets cold. Join us as we discuss the book's four stories about confronting regret and grief through time travel, as well as our thoughts on how the book portrays its female characters.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

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On this episode, author Lio Min joins us to chat about their debut novel Beating Heart Baby, a coming-of-age romance about the bonds formed from internet friendship, watching anime, and playing music. Lio shares about their journey going from being a music journalist to a published novelist, and yes, we talk a bunch about anime as well. 

Follow Lio on twitter at @EmoOcean and check out their debut novel Beating Heart Baby on sale 7/26/2022!

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our July 2022 mid-month check-in, and Marvin learns a little about Book-tok.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Traci Chee, Mike Chen, Meredith Ireland, Mike Jung, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Grace Lin, Ellen Oh, Linda Sue Park, Randy Ribay, Christina Soontornvat, and Susan Tan
• I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
• Down, Through, Up by Shirley Ng-Benitez
• Secrets by Cindy Chang
• How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias
• Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
• Frizzy-Haired Zuzu by Medeia Sharif
• Hedgehog and the Log by Pam Fong
• The Sound of Magic by Rajani LaRocca
• Nothing but the Truth by Rajani LaRocca
• Mystery Party by Rajani LaRocca
• Chemistry Lessons by Rajani LaRocca

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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On this episode, we discuss our June 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, an award-winning coming-of-age story about Lily, a teenage Chinese-American girl exploring her sexuality in 1950's San Francisco Chinatown. It's a book that explores the intersectionality of identity for queer children of immigrants during a time when who and how you love were explicitly illegal and misunderstood, as well as what it was like to be a part of the Chinese diaspora in the middle of McCarthyism. 

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective