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On our mid-month check in for July 2024, we recap some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as get some updates on the latest Books & Boba pick to get picked up for TV and which books by Asian authors made it into the New York Time's best 100 books of the century!
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- Seen: The Story of Corky Lee and His Photographs of Asian America by Julie Leung
- The Big Jump by Marie Tang; illust by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara
- Appetite by P. Paramita
- Black Bird by Sonny Liew
- A Riddle of Thorns by Sarena & Sasha Nanua
- A Village Made of Rainbows by Jo Wu; illust by Alina Chau
- The Never-Ending Goodbye by Leila Boukarim; illust Afsaneh Sanei
- Upside Down Iftar by Maysa Odeh; illust by Nadine Issa
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The Books & Boba July 2024 pick is The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses
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