For our mid-month book news check in for March 2026, we catch up on the latest Asian American publishing announcements as well as check in on the ongoing fight against book bans:

• The Carlton Girls: Casey and the Cruel Thief by Julie Abe
• The Goodfolke Family by Roshani Chokshi
• P.S. Are We Friends Now? by John Schu and Jasmine Warga
• My Neighbor Yokai by noho
• Fall, in Love by Mia Kayla
• The Gravedigger's Apprentice by Linda Cheng
• Seeking Wonderful by Susan Yoon; illust. Veronica Mang
• We Are the Light: A Story of Diwali by Rajani LaRocca; illust. Sayan Mukherjee
• Home Is Waiting to Be Found by Tina Athaide; ilust. Vũ Thủy Ngọc Hà
• Matcha & Matches by Cara Tanamachi
• Tea Leaves and Fate Strings by C.B. Lee
• The Red Thread by Laura G. Lee
• Scream, Queen! by Sujin Witherspoon

Book news mentioned on this episode:

• Lee & Low postpones their quadrennial Diversity Baseline Survey in order to concentrate on fighting book bans

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The Books & Boba March 2026 pick is Butter by Asako Yuzuki

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