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We check in on the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our March 2021 mid-month check-in! *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *---The Asian American community is going through a time of collective grief following a year of rising racial tensions and fear, punctuated by this week’s tragic murders in Atlanta. To our listeners who are looking for ways to take more direct action, either to spread the word, protect our community, or support the victims, here are some resources for you:Support the AAPI Community Fund to uplift and protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders3 Ways to support our community in Atlanta (courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta):Sign on to AAJA-Atlanta’s collective community statementDonate to support the victims and their families and to support crisis interventionOffer to share crisis response resources to those in need---Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba March 2020 pick is  Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Author Sonya Lalli joins us on this episode of Books and Boba to chat about her new novel Serena Singh Flips the Script. A fun story about an independent woman and her struggles with making and keeping friends as an adult (which is waaaaay harder than it seems)! Follow Sonya at @sonya_lalli and pick up her debut novel Serena Singh Flips the Script on sale now (perhaps from our bookshop)!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba March 2020 pick is  Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss  our Books & Boba February 2021 book club pick, She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya with special guests Ako and Marci of the Colored Pages Podcast! We're excited to dive into Vivek's lyrical work about the search for identity through our first collaborative episode with another book club podcast (our book discussion starts at 15:50).Follow the Colored Pages podcast on Instagram at @thesecoloredpages and on twitter at @TheColoredPages*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba March 2021 pick is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective