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On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and publishing announcements for our June 2026 mid-month check-is
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- Life Is a K Drama by Sherri Shepherd & Jayci Lee
- Ophelia No. 23 by Saou Ichikawa
- A Girl’s Spine by Saou Ichikawa
- Birchwood Prep #1: Lina’s Secret by Mae Raespicio
- Kapa Kuiki: My Hawaiian Quilt by Ilima Kahokuhealani Todd; illus. by Mae Waite
- All the Gardeners by Varsha Bajaj; illust. by Grace Easton
- Shifu Mama by Roger Lam; illust. by Alina Chau
- Bamboo Magic by Teresa Robeson; illust. by Wazza Pink
- Kung Fu Crane Girl by Mia Wenjen; ilust. by debut artist Yujie Huang
- Boss Games by Kelly Yang
- Eight Little Hands by Hanh Bui; illust. By Kerisa Greene
- Flickers of Hope by Hanh Bui; illust. By Kerisa Greene
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The Books & Boba June 2026 pick is The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
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Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC
The National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it.
Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later...and the bloodbath is yet to come. Simmering feuds explode into the War of the Roses, and nothing will ever be the same. Performances from June 9 through July 19!
Use code H6BC for $59 tickets!
Henry VI at The Public with an all AAPI cast
