On our mid-month check in for June 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and catch up on the latest book tea!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

• Stormraven by Kelsea Yu
• Momma's Christmas Gift by Kao Kalia Yang; illust. by Jacqueline Tam
• Blood of Silver by Allie Nguyen
• Worth a Shot by Dora Wang
• Lion Dancer's Lost Lettuce by Michelle Jing Chan
• Leaf It to Me! by Katrina Moore; illust. by Biva Nguyen
• Fried Rice Surprise by Patricia Tanumihardja; illust. by Shiho Pate
• More Than What Eyes See by Miso Kwak; illust. by Thaís Mesquita
• Kiri by Alice Chu
• The Quest for the Longest Noodle by Stephanie Sy; illust. by Cindy Wume
• Hunger Fighter by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri; illust. by Kristin Sorra
• Oh, My Affogato! by Daphne Ang and Donna Ghorbanpoor
• Planted by Niña Mata
• Today Is Children's Day by Aram Kim
• The Shape of Love by Carren Jao; illust. by Corinne Caro
• Shaping Ramadan by Mustaali Raj
• Beneath the Same Round Moon by Jasmine Fang; illust. by Rồng Phạm & Vinh Nguyễn

Book news mentioned on this episode:

• Chicago Sun-Times publishes a summer reading list filled with fake titles generated by AI
• BookToker given book deals despite having zero writing experience

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The Books & Boba June 2025 pick is Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

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