On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2023 mid-month check-in, including going over some book to film adaptation news!

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• Maybe It’s a Sign by E.L. Shen
• Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
• Seeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat; illust by Danica da Silva Pereira
• ASAP by Axie Oh
• The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
• With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei by Justina Chen
• A Rakhi for Rakesh by Nadia Salomon; illust by Nabi H. Ali
• The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn
• A Story of Our Own by Kao Kalia Yang
• The Rainbow Fair by Diana Ma
• We Are Warriors by Ellen Lee
• A Year of Kites by Monisha Bajaj; illust by Amber Ren
• When a Tiger Flies by Susie
• Shimcheong by Julia Riew
• The Wedding Shoe Snatch by Madhu Messenger; illust by Darshika Varma
• Mountains by Julia Kuo
• The Pet Placement Society by Primo Gallanosa
• On Thin Ice by Jessica Kim
• A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang