Books and Boba

On this episode, we discuss our March 2021 book club pick, Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan, an Asian inspired fantasy/action/romance taking about Lei, an independent girl whos been taken from her family to serve as a "Paper Girl" in the Chinese-inspired imperial court of the demon bull king.  We chat about the books themes of oppression and objectification of women, as well as Lei's romance with fellow Paper Girl Wren.

Trigger Warning: Discussion of psychlogical and sexual abuse

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The Asian American community is going through a time of collective grief following a year of rising racial tensions and fear, punctuated by this week’s tragic murders in Atlanta. To our listeners who are looking for ways to take more direct action, either to spread the word, protect our community, or support the victims, here are some resources for you:

• Support the AAPI Community Fund to uplift and protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• 3 Ways to support our community in Atlanta (courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta):
• Sign on to AAJA-Atlanta’s collective community statement
• Donate to support the victims and their families and to support crisis intervention
• Offer to share crisis response resources to those in need

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The Books & Boba April 2021 pick is  How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

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

We check in on the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our March 2021 mid-month check-in! 

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The Asian American community is going through a time of collective grief following a year of rising racial tensions and fear, punctuated by this week’s tragic murders in Atlanta. To our listeners who are looking for ways to take more direct action, either to spread the word, protect our community, or support the victims, here are some resources for you:

• Support the AAPI Community Fund to uplift and protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• 3 Ways to support our community in Atlanta (courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta):
• Sign on to AAJA-Atlanta’s collective community statement
• Donate to support the victims and their families and to support crisis intervention
• Offer to share crisis response resources to those in need

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• Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
• Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

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The Books & Boba March 2020 pick is  Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

Author Sonya Lalli joins us on this episode of Books and Boba to chat about her new novel Serena Singh Flips the Script. A fun story about an independent woman and her struggles with making and keeping friends as an adult (which is waaaaay harder than it seems)! 

Follow Sonya at @sonya_lalli and pick up her debut novel Serena Singh Flips the Script on sale now (perhaps from our bookshop)!

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The Books & Boba March 2020 pick is  Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

On this episode, we discuss  our Books & Boba February 2021 book club pick, She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya with special guests Ako and Marci of the Colored Pages Podcast! We're excited to dive into Vivek's lyrical work about the search for identity through our first collaborative episode with another book club podcast (our book discussion starts at 15:50).

Follow the Colored Pages podcast on Instagram at @thesecoloredpages and on twitter at @TheColoredPages

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The Books & Boba March 2021 pick is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

On our first podcast in the year of the ox, we check in on the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our February 2021 mid-month check-in!

Now you can support Books & Boba, local bookstores, and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

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The Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages Podcast

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On this episode, we discuss our Books & Boba January 2021 pick The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh. A beautifully written memoir about the relationship between he author and her mother that made us reflect hard on our own relationships with our parents.

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The Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages Podcast

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

It's time for the first mid-month book news check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for January 2021, as well as look towards some of our most anticipated releases for the new year.

Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

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The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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

On this episode, we discuss our December 2020 book club pick, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. A YA Rom Com about Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel, who meet at an intensive summer program for aspiring app developers. Dimple is there to chase her dreams, and Rishi is there to chase... Dimple!

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The Books & Boba January 2021 pick is The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh

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

Join us for our final mid-month check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for December 2020.

Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

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• Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
• Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

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The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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