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:

• White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton
• Suka's Farm written by Ginger Park and Frances Park; illust by Tiffany Chen
• Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Diamond written by Suhasini Gupta; illust by Devika Oza
• Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
• Untitled YA novel by Sahar Jahani
• Cincinnati Lee and the Spear of Destiny by Heidi Heilig
• Hana's Hajj written by Zainab Khan; illust by Anait Semirdzhyan
• You Are Loved by Sujean Rim
• Tiny Wonders and Nightsong by Sally Soweol Han
• A Place in the World written by Rina Singh; illust by Christopher Pouler
• Infinite Sky: The Story of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the Scientist Who Took Two Countries into Space by Celeste Pewter
• Another Word for Neighbor written by Angela Pham Krans; illustrated by Thai Phuong
• The Demon's Prince by Remy Lai; illust by Lauren Dimaya
• Adoration by June Hur
• Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee
• The Clock by Pam Fong
• Embroidered by Farida Zaman
• Pickling Time by Marzieh Abbas; illust by Darshika Verma

News stories covered on this episode:

• BTS’s book Beyond the Story becomes instant #1 NYT Bestseller
• Yu & Me Bookstore flooded from fire
• HarperCollins/Harlequin shuts down Inkyard Press
• Smithsonian abruptly cancels 2023 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF)
• AALF co-organizers’ open letter to the Smithsonian

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The Books & Boba July 2023 pick is The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke by Tina Makereti

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