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Books & Boba highlights the latest news in Asian American literature for June 2017 including new releases, newsworthy stories, book deals, and we make up for missing some major new releases in last month's episode. New Releases Mentioned on the Show: Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan Chemistry by Weike Wang Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami Boundless by Jillian Tamaki How to Write Good by Ryan Higa Noteworthy by Riley Redgate Dear Cyborg by Eugene Lim Lonesone Lies Before Us by Don Lee So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister by Anna Akana Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee Want by Cindy Pon Kingsway West: Volume 1 by Greg Pak Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn For additional thoughts and discussion visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums. Support Books & Boba by checking out our Online Bookstore! Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group The Books & Boba June 2017 pick is None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode:Imagine what our democracy could be in this new hit history podcast from More Equitable Democracy and Larj MediaAmerican Democracy sucks right now! More specifically, the United States' electoral system is outdated and needs reform to better represent its diverse population. George Cheung and Colin Cole from More Equitable Democracy probe what the U.S. can learn from Northern Ireland's adoption of proportional representation to overcome political divisions and achieve fairer representation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!Listen to The Future of our Former Democracy now!