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**Books and Boba**

Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.

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#131 - March 2021 Book News Mar 19, 2021

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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 *

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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 Islanders
3 Ways to support our community in Atlanta (courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta):
Sign on to AAJA-Atlanta’s collective community statement
Donate to support the victims and their families and to support crisis intervention
Offer to share crisis response resources to those in need

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2020 pick is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

#130 - Author Chat w/ Sonya Lalli Mar 10, 2021

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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 *

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2020 pick is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

#129 - She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya (w/ special guests Marci & Ako from The Colored Pages) Mar 01, 2021

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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

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2021 pick is Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

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

#128 - February 2021 Book News Feb 20, 2021

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On our first podcast in the year of the ox, we check in on the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our February 2021 mid-month check-in!

Now you can support Books & Boba, local bookstores, and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages Podcast

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

#127 - The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh Feb 02, 2021

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On this episode, we discuss our Books & Boba January 2021 pick The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh. A beautifully written memoir about the relationship between he author and her mother that made us reflect hard on our own relationships with our parents.

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages Podcast

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

#126 - January 2021 Book News Jan 22, 2021

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It's time for the first mid-month book news check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for January 2021, as well as look towards some of our most anticipated releases for the new year.

Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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

#125 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Jan 08, 2021

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On this episode, we discuss our December 2020 book club pick, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. A YA Rom Com about Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel, who meet at an intensive summer program for aspiring app developers. Dimple is there to chase her dreams, and Rishi is there to chase... Dimple!

*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *

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Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba January 2021 pick is The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh

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

#124 - December 2020 Book News Dec 22, 2020

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Join us for our final mid-month check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for December 2020.

Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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

#123 - Author Chat w/ Diana Ma Dec 15, 2020

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We chat with author Diana Ma about her debut novel Heiress Apparently. A YA romantic comedy about a Chinese American aspiring actor who visits China for the first time for a film and finds out that she's a dead ringer to one of China's most popular socialites and may be the descendant of China's most infamous Empress Regents!

Follow Diana at @DianaJunYiMa and pick up her debut novel Heiress Apparently on sale November 17!

*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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

#122 - Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan Dec 08, 2020

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On this episode, we discuss our November 2020 book club pick, Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan. A science fiction YA story about a legendary teenage space pirate who is captured and forced to go to school by her captors.

*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

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

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