Books and Boba

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#91 - Author Chat with Mike Chen Feb 16, 2020

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On this episode of Books and Boba, we chat with Mike Chen, the author of A Beginning at the End, a story of survival and rebuilding in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco after a global pandemic wipes out most of humanity.

Follow Mike at @mikechenwriter

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The Books & Boba February 2020 pick is The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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

#90 - The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu Feb 05, 2020

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On this episode we discuss our January 2020 book club pick The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu & translated by Ken Liu. Join us as we try to wrap our heads around this hard science fiction epic about first contact with an alien civilization from a different context than we're used to in western sci-fi.

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Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba February 2020 pick is The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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

#89 - January 2020 Book News Jan 18, 2020

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It's our first mid-month book news check-in for the new decade! We go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for January 2020.

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

The Books & Boba January 2020 pick is The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu & translated by Ken Liu

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

#88 - Author Chat with Abigail Hing Wen Jan 11, 2020

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On this episode we chat with author Abigail Hing Wen about her recently released debut novel LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI. A coming-of-age story about a college bound girl named Ever Wong, torn between pursuing her parent's expectations and her own personal dreams, who finds herself spending the summer of a lifetime in Taiwan attending the Overseas Compatriot Youth Formosa Study Tour, also infamously known as "Loveboat."

LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI is available now at booksellers everywhere!

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

The Books & Boba January 2020 pick is The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu & translated by Ken Liu

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

#87 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Jan 03, 2020

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It's time to discuss our Books and Boba December 2019 book club pick, Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, a modern day retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone. We discuss the book's themes of what loyalty to family, love, and country means when your people are considered enemies of the state, and the physical and psychological costs of the sacrifices people make to survive as diaspora immigrants.

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

The Books & Boba January 2020 pick is The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu & translated by Ken Liu

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

#86 - December 2019 Mid-Month Check-In Dec 23, 2019

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On our last episode of the decade, we review the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our Books & Boba Mid-Month check-in for December 2019.

For additional thoughts and discussion, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums on Goodreads.

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

The Books & Boba December 2019 pick is Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

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

#84 - November 2019 Mid-Month Check-In Nov 15, 2019

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On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our Books & Boba mid-month check-in for November 2019.

For additional thoughts and discussion, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums on Goodreads.

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

The Books & Boba November 2019 pick is Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

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

#83 - Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara Nov 04, 2019

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On this episode, we discuss our Books and Boba October 2019 book club pick, Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara, a story about an elderly and jaded Japanese-American gardener named Mas Arai who also happens to be a competent (though reluctant) sleuth. Against his wishes, Mas is drawn into a series of unfortunate events that force him to re-confront his experiences as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as he braces himself for the big bachi.

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

The Books & Boba November 2019 pick is Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

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

#82 - October 2019 Mid-Month Check-In Oct 21, 2019

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On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our Books & Boba mid-month check-in for October 2019.

For additional thoughts and discussion, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums on Goodreads.

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

The Books & Boba September 2019 pick is Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara

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

#81 - Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee Oct 03, 2019

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On this episode, we discuss our Books and Boba September 2019 book club pick, Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee, a story about a pair of sisters and their the testing of their bond as the younger one struggles with mental illness. We discuss the book's takes on the effects of mental illness on not only the person dealing with it, but also those around them. Reera also reflects on her own experiences and her thoughts on how the book addresses these issues.

CW: Discussion of mental illness and some mention of suicide

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