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#191 - Author Chat w/ Tracey Lien Sep 15, 2022

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On this episode, author Tracey Lien joins the podcast to talk about her debut novel All That's Left Unsaid, a thrilling mystery about a journalist who returns to her hometown of Cabramatta after her baby brother's violent death in search for answers and to confront her past. Tracey shares about her inspirations for the novel, as well as about her journey to becoming a novelist.

Follow Tracey on instagram at @hellotraceylien and check out her latest novel All That's Left Unsaid on sale now!

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

From Ma-Yi Theater Company (The Chinese Lady, Teenage Dick) comes a generation-spanning new journey through the historical and fantastical. Mixing traditional Korean fables with the horrors of the Korean War, Daniel K. Isaac’s epic new play is a funny and deeply moving analog for the experiences of the Korean American diaspora. Isaac deftly moves his characters through time, tracing the legacies of trauma that are passed from one generation to the next, and the various coping mechanisms each one uses to soldier on.

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

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The Books & Boba September 2022 pick is You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#190 - Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Sep 07, 2022

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On this episode, we discuss our August 2022 book club pick, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar, a story about 2 Bengali Irish teens who enter into, you guessed it, a fake relationship. Hani is doing i to prove to her very toxic friends that she is bi-sexual, and Ishu is doing it so Hani can help her become head girl. But what happens when the fake relationship starts becoming too real?

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The Books & Boba September 2022 pick is You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#189 - Author Chat w/ Sangu Mandanna Aug 25, 2022

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On this episode, we welcome author Sangu Mandanna to chat about her new novel The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, a cozy story about a lonely witch named Mika who finds herself in charge of educating three young witches in the English countryside. We chat with Sangu about her inspirations for this story of found family, generational trauma, and romance.

Follow Sangu on instagram at @sangumandanna and check out her latest novel The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches on sale now!

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

Tickets on sale now at:ma-yitheatre.org - use promo code BOOKSANDBOBA for discounted tickets.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#188 - August 2022 Book News Aug 19, 2022

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On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our August 2022 mid-month check-in, including the big news that's rocking the publishing industry right now.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph Pierce by Andrea Wang; illus by Youa Vang
The Art Spy: The Untold Story of World War II Resistance Spy Rose Valland by Michelle Young
Haru, Zombie Dog Hero by Ellen Oh
Family of Friends by Varsha Bajaj; illus by Ishaa Lobo
Temporary Bodies by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
Yasmeen Lari biography by Marzieh Abbas; illus by Hoda Hadadi
Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
The Runaway Dosa by Suma Subramaniam; illus by Parvati Pillai
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen; illus by Robert Sae-Heng
The Carpet and Sour Cherries by Dezh Azaad; illus by Nan Cao
Call Me Adnan by Reem Faruqi
Play the Game by Amar Shah
Chickenpox by Remy Lai
In This Family by Shelly Anand; illus by Meenal Patel
When a Rhino Has to WAIT by Dazzle Ng; illus by Estrela Lourenço
And Break the Pretty Kings by Lena Jeong
Camp Scream by Sarah C. Yung; illus by Kelsey Eng and Laan Cham
Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo
Michelle the First: How Action Hero Michelle Yeoh Danced, Acted, and Dreamed Her Own Path by Kristen Mai Giang; illus by Kuri Huang
Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide
Navya Sings for Navarathri by Lakshmi Thamizhmani; illus by Avani Dwivedi
A Name for Sister by Charlotte Cheng; illus by Sophie Diao

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This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Theater Company:

Playing August 23 - September 18 at the La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City

Tickets on sale now at: http://ma-yitheatre.org/ - use promo code BOOKSANDBOBA for discounted tickets.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#187 - Author Chat w/ Emiko Jean Aug 09, 2022

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Author Emiko Jean returns to the podcast to talk about her latest novel, MIKA IN REAL LIFE, a story about directionless 30-something Mika, and what happens when she gets contacted by the daughter she gave up for adoption 16 years ago. We chat with Emiko about her inspirations for the novel, as well as catch up with what she's been up to over the past year.

Follow Emiko on IG at @emikojeanbooks and check out her latest book Mika In Real Life available at booksellers now!

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#186 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Aug 03, 2022

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On this episode, we discuss our July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, a japanese novel about a Tokyo cafe where you can order a coffee that lets you go back in time, but only until your coffee gets cold. Join us as we discuss the book's four stories about confronting regret and grief through time travel, as well as our thoughts on how the book portrays its female characters.

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The Books & Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#185 - Author Chat w/ Lio Min Jul 25, 2022

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On this episode, author Lio Min joins us to chat about their debut novel Beating Heart Baby, a coming-of-age romance about the bonds formed from internet friendship, watching anime, and playing music. Lio shares about their journey going from being a music journalist to a published novelist, and yes, we talk a bunch about anime as well.

Follow Lio on twitter at @EmoOcean and check out their debut novel Beating Heart Babyon sale 7/26/2022!

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#184 - July 2022 Book News Jul 16, 2022

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On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our July 2022 mid-month check-in, and Marvin learns a little about Book-tok.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Traci Chee, Mike Chen, Meredith Ireland, Mike Jung, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Grace Lin, Ellen Oh, Linda Sue Park, Randy Ribay, Christina Soontornvat, and Susan Tan
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
Down, Through, Up by Shirley Ng-Benitez
Secrets by Cindy Chang
How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
Frizzy-Haired Zuzu by Medeia Sharif
Hedgehog and the Log by Pam Fong
The Sound of Magic by Rajani LaRocca
Nothing but the Truth byRajani LaRocca
Mystery Party byRajani LaRocca
Chemistry Lessons byRajani LaRocca

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#183 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Jul 06, 2022

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On this episode, we discuss our June 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, an award-winning coming-of-age story about Lily, a teenage Chinese-American girl exploring her sexuality in 1950's San Francisco Chinatown. It's a book that explores the intersectionality of identity for queer children of immigrants during a time when who and how you love were explicitly illegal and misunderstood, as well as what it was like to be a part of the Chinese diaspora in the middle of McCarthyism.

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The Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

#182 - June 2022 Book News Jun 24, 2022

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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 Love
Axie Oh - The Floating World
Maia & Alex Shibutani - Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All
Charlotte Cheng - Icy Fruit
Hope Lim (writer) & Shahrzad Maydani (illustrator) – Sourgrass
Colleen Kong-Savage - Piano Wants to Play
Veera Hiranandani (writer) & Vesper Stamper (illustrator) - The Greatest
Raakhee Mirchandani (writer) & Laurie Wallmark (illustrator) - An Extraordinary Life: Kalpana Chawla
Vanessa Le - The Last Bloodcarver
Vicky Fang (writer) & Luisa Leal (illustrator) - Sniff and Scratch (series)
Jocelyn Chung (writer) & Julia Kuo (illustrator) - When Love Is More Than Words
Miles Burks - Encore!
Han Kang (translated by Emily Won) - Greek Lessons & Human Acts
Rajani LaRocca (writer) & Nadia Alam (illustrator) - Mauntie
Marie Lu - Stars and Smoke
Kealani Netane (writer) & Dung Ho (illustrator) - Tala Learns to Siva
Faith Kazmi (writer) & Christine Almeda (illustrator) - Box of Dreams
Yangsook Choi - A Letter to Olivo
Aaron Chan (writer) & Josiane Vlitos (illustrator) - The Broken Heart
Ritu Hemnani - Three Colors of Hope
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson - The Mochi Makers
Linda Sue Park (writer) & Lenny Wen (illustrator) - Smiling Eyes
Emily Satoko Seo (writer) & Mique Moriuchi (illustrator) - The Perfect Sushi
Hanh Bui (writer) & Minnie Phan (illustrator) - The Yellow Áo Dài
Hanh Bui (writer) & Bao Luu (illustrator) - Ánh's New Word

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The Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

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