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#60 - October 2018 Book News & Check-in Nov 05, 2018

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On this episode, we check in to chat about the recent book news including Asian American publishing announcements, award nominations, and end-of-year lists. Don't forget to check back next week for the discussion episode of Books & Boba October 2018 pick, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas.

For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads group.

Also, our November 2018 Book Club pick is IQ by Jo Ide

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

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

#59 - Author Chat with Renee M. Rutledge Oct 17, 2018

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On this episode, Reera chats with author Renee Macalino Rutledge, author of the award winning novel, The Hour of Daydreams, a modern take on a classic folktale taking place in the Philippines. Renee shares with us about her experiences writing her first fictional novel as well as the inspirations behind her story.

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

This Episode's Hosts:

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

This Episode's Guest:

Renee Macalino Rutledge, Author of The Hour of Daydreams

The Books & Boba October 2018 pick is *Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen * by Jose Antonio vargas

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

#58 - Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li Oct 03, 2018

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On this episode, we discuss the Books and Boba September book club pick, Number One Chinese Restaurant, by Lillian Li, a family drama surrounding the proprietors and staff of a semi-famous chinese restaurant in the Maryland suburbs outside of Washington DC. Marvin believes it to be a great follow up to our August book club pick and Reera has a lot of thoughts on the many plot lines that revolve around the Beijing Duck House at the center of this story.

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

This Month's Book Club Panelists:

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

The Books & Boba October 2018 pick is Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas

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

#57 - Movie Chat: To All the Boys I've Loved Before Sep 09, 2018

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On this episode of Books & Boba, Reera gathers some friends to chat about the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before. They chat about the differences between the book and the film, including their favorite parts of both and the parts that they wish made it to the adaptation.

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

This Episode's Hosts:

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

This Episode's Guest:

Alice Fanchiang (@kangaru)
Catherine Fanchiang (@cfnchng)

The Books & Boba September 2018 pick is Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li

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

#56 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Sep 01, 2018

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It's time to talk about the Books and Boba August book club pick, Crazy Rich Asians, the bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan that is now the hit movie of the summer! Reera and Marvin talk about their thoughts on the many many characters in the book, the quality of the love story, how the book stacks up against the movie, and a few of critiques as well. Also, updates on the latest publishing news from August regarding Asian American authors!

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

This Month's Book Club Panelists:

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

The Books & Boba July 2018 pick is Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li

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

#55 - Chatting with Author Vanessa Hua Aug 25, 2018

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Reera chats with author Vanessa Hua, the author of A River of Stars, a novel about young mothers seeking the American Dream, and the untold story of secret Chinese maternity homes. Vanessa talks about the inspirations behind her debut novel and balancing narratives between different Chinese narratives and perspectives.

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

This Episode's Hosts:

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

This Episode's Guest:

Vanessa Hua, Author of A River of Stars (@vanessa_hua)

The Books & Boba August 2018 pick is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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

#54 - Winnie M Li and her Dark Chapter Aug 17, 2018

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CW: Discussion of Rape

On this episode, we bring you another author interview with Winnie M Li, the author of ***Dark Chapter ***, a novel based loosely on the author's real life rape in Ireland. We talk to Winnie about her what it's like writing a story so close to her real life traumas and her decision to imagine the events from the perspective of her attacker.

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

This Episode's Hosts:

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

This Episode's Guest:

Winnie M Li, Author of Dark Chapter (@winniemli)

The Books & Boba August 2018 pick is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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

#53 - A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Aug 12, 2018

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CW: Discussion about Suicide & Bullying

On this episode, we discuss our July 2017 Book Club Pick A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, and we have a lot to go over. This was a very ambitious book with high concept themes related to zen philosophy and quantum mechanics, as well as heavy emotional themes related to (mentioned above) suicide, bullying, and their place in Japanese society. In addition to discussing our thoughts on the book, Reera also shares her thoughts on the way suicide is depicted in fiction.

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

This Month's Book Club Panelists:

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

The Books & Boba August 2018 pick is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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

#52 - SDCC Authors Chat w/ Sarah Kuhn, CB Lee, & RF Kuang Jul 30, 2018

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Hey! It's a bonus episode of Books & Boba, featuring an interview that Marvin conducted at last week's San Diego Comic-Con with some of our favorite Asian American authors, CB Lee (Not Your Sidekick), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex), and RF Kuang (The Poppy War). We talk about what it's like to be an author at SDCC, the joys of writing own-voices Asian characters, and how awesome the Asian American Lit community is.

This interview was originally posted on the KollabCast (Episode 173 – San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Part 1)

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

This Episode's Hosts:

Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh), Host

This Episode's Guest:

Sarah Kuhn, author of Heroine Complex (@sarahkuhn)
CB Lee, author of Not Your Sidekick (@author_cblee)
RF Kuang, author of The Poppy War (@kuangrf)

The Books & Boba July 2018 pick is A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

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

#51 - July 2018 Book News & Check-in Jul 27, 2018

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We check in to chat about the recent book news including Asian American publishing announcements and recent controversies in the book world. Reera shares her thoughts on the value of Libraries and why piracy is bad, and we also respond to some listener feedback from our goodreads forums (keem'em coming)!

Don't forget, the Books & Boba May 2018 pick is A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads group.

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