#344 – February 2026 Book News

Happy New Year! On our first mid-month book news check-in episode for the year of the horse, we go over a hefty list of latest Asian American publishing news as the publishing industry revs back into gear after the holidays.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

  1. Blur the Lines by Kanitha P.
  2. Paper Ghosts by Samantha Chong
  3. Cold Blood by Aashna Avachat
  4. Untitled Contemporary YA By Jesmeen Kaur Deo
  5. The Strange Sketches of Luna Li by Gloria L. Huang
  6. She Comes Out at Night by Michelle Jing Chan
  7. If We Could Be Everywhere by Sarah Suk
  8. The Sisterhood of Southern Peaches by Katrina Moore
  9. Footprints in Snow by Keiko Hayner
  10. Something Inside Me Knows by Malinda Lo
  11. The Luckies by Sarah Mlynowski and Christina Soontornvat; illust. by Madi Wong
  12. The Monster Inside by Cherry Mo
  13. Jitty and the Machine by Mitali Banerjee Ruths; illust.by Iacopo Bruno
  14. Wipe Out by Saadia Faruqi; illust. by Karen De la Vega
  15. The Erhu Sings by Sally Deng
  16. Blooming Behind Barbed Wire by Traci Huahn; illust. by Mayumi Sasage
  17. House of Forgotten Souls by Kat Cho
  18. Hello, DELA, by Kiku Hughes
  19. Tae Lim Decks It Out by Angela Ahn
  20. Izzy and Wolfi by Dane Liu; illust. by Maya Tatsukawa
  21. The Light Garden by Joanna Ho; illust. by Minako Tomigahara

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