Shownotes
On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2023 mid-month check-in, including going over some book to film adaptation news!
New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:
- Maybe It's a Sign by E.L. Shen
- Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
- Seeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi's Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat; illust by Danica da Silva Pereira
- ASAP by Axie Oh
- The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
- With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei by Justina Chen
- A Rakhi for Rakesh by Nadia Salomon; illust by Nabi H. Ali
- The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn
- A Story of Our Own by Kao Kalia Yang
- The Rainbow Fair by Diana Ma
- We Are Warriors by Ellen Lee
- A Year of Kites by Monisha Bajaj; illust by Amber Ren
- When a Tiger Flies by Susie
- Shimcheong by Julia Riew
- The Wedding Shoe Snatch by Madhu Messenger; illust by Darshika Varma
- Mountains by Julia Kuo
- The Pet Placement Society by Primo Gallanosa
- On Thin Ice by Jessica Kim
- A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop or by buying Books & Boba merch at our Bonfire store*
Follow our hosts:
Follow us:
The Books & Boba April 2023 pick is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
Mentioned in this episode:
Imagine what our democracy could be in this new hit history podcast from More Equitable Democracy and Larj Media
American Democracy sucks right now! More specifically, the United States' electoral system is outdated and needs reform to better represent its diverse population. George Cheung and Colin Cole from More Equitable Democracy probe what the U.S. can learn from Northern Ireland's adoption of proportional representation to overcome political divisions and achieve fairer representation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
Listen to The Future of our Former Democracy now!
