On our mid-month check in for June 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, while Reera catches Marvin up with the latest tea from Asian book twitter.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

• The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song
• The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
• Momo by Ranran Zhou
• If Lin Can by Richard Ho; illust. by Huỳnh Kim Liên and Phùng Nguyên Quan
• Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah; illust. Rashad Doucet
• This Is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain
• The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
• Last Chance Academy series by Debbi Michiko Florence
• My Olive Tree by Hazar Elbayya
• The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan
• A Sky for the Birds by Rina Singh; illust. by Barkha Lohia
• The Beasts Beneath the Winds edited by Hanna Alkaf
• Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen; illust. Minne Phan
• Threads by Ashley Wong
• Sophia Lee Can Fly by Marie Tang; illust. by Lenny Wen

News stories covered on this episode:

• British Museum Removes Writer’s Translations of Chinese Poetry After Being Accused of Copyright Infringement

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