Books and Boba Folgen

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our June 2022 mid-month check-in, and maybe get a little heated about what a certain white dude said on the internet.New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Aisha Saeed - Forty Words for LoveAxie Oh - The Floating WorldMaia & Alex Shibutani - Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us AllCharlotte Cheng - Icy FruitHope Lim (writer) & Shahrzad Maydani (illustrator) – SourgrassColleen Kong-Savage - Piano Wants to PlayVeera Hiranandani (writer) & Vesper Stamper (illustrator) - The GreatestRaakhee Mirchandani (writer) & Laurie Wallmark (illustrator) - An Extraordinary Life: Kalpana ChawlaVanessa Le - The Last BloodcarverVicky Fang (writer) & Luisa Leal (illustrator) - Sniff and Scratch (series)Jocelyn Chung (writer) & Julia Kuo (illustrator) - When Love Is More Than WordsMiles Burks - Encore!Han Kang (translated by Emily Won) - Greek Lessons & Human ActsRajani LaRocca (writer) & Nadia Alam (illustrator) - MauntieMarie Lu - Stars and SmokeKealani Netane (writer) & Dung Ho (illustrator) - Tala Learns to SivaFaith Kazmi (writer) & Christine Almeda (illustrator) - Box of DreamsYangsook Choi - A Letter to OlivoAaron Chan (writer) & Josiane Vlitos (illustrator) - The Broken HeartRitu Hemnani - Three Colors of HopeSharon Fujimoto-Johnson - The Mochi MakersLinda Sue Park (writer) & Lenny Wen (illustrator) - Smiling EyesEmily Satoko Seo (writer) & Mique Moriuchi (illustrator) - The Perfect SushiHanh Bui (writer) & Minnie Phan (illustrator) - The Yellow Áo DàiHanh Bui (writer) & Bao Luu (illustrator) - Ánh's New Word*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, author Joseph Han joins us to chat about his debut novel Nuclear Family, a story about a Korean American family that runs a plate lunch diner in Hawaii, and the ghosts that haunt them all the way from the Korean DMZ. We discuss his inspirations behind writing Nuclear Family, his thoughts on the ghosts that haunt a diaspora, and what Guy Fieri's quest to reach Flavortown has to do with it all.Follow Joseph on twitter at @hanjoseph and check out his debut novel Nuclear Family on sale now!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our May 2022 pick is Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, a story about 5 Chinese American college students who form a heist crew to steal back stolen Chinese art from western museums. We discuss the book's themes of diaspora and reclaiming culture, as well as dive into how heisty this heist book turned out to be. *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective