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On our mid-month check in for October 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as catch up on the latest controversial moves by a prominent book corporation.
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie
- Untitled middle grade by Karina Yan Glaser
- One Mad Cat by Vicky Fang
- Zuni and the Memory Jar by Aisha Saeed; illust by Neha Rawat
- Bread Is Love by Pooja Makhijani; illust by Lavanya Naidu
- Crossing the Finish Line by Thushanthi Ponweera; illust by Maithili Joshi
- Nora at Night by April dela Noche Milne
- The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar
- The Tales from Cabin 23 by Justina Ireland and Hanna Alkaf
- Be Careful, Xiao Xin! by Alice Pung; illust by Sher Rill Ng
- Auntie Q's Golden Claws Nail Salon by Van Hoang
- Dust by Gina Nguyen
- Muslim Mavericks series by Seema Yasmin
- Chopsticks Are... by Chloe Ito Ward; illust by Lynn Scurfield
- What Sparks a Fire? by Livia Blackburne; illust by Nicole Xu
- Two-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan; illust by Sienna Kim
- The Ghost Key by S.R. Appavu
- The Three Beasts by Gillian Pascasio
- Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park
- Zeyna Lost and Found by Shafaq Khan
- The Serpent Rider by Yxavel Magno Diño
- What a Weirdo! and What a World! by Laan Cham
- Lost and Found at the Gurdwara by Baljinder Kaur
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