On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and the last 2 month of publishing announcements for our September 2026 mid-month check-is
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- For You I Would Forget by Zeyneb Holdridge
- We Rose from the Sea by Olivia Sun
- Fern and the Fox by Sophie Diao
- A Drop of Kindness by Andrea Wang; illust. by Sally Soweol Han
- Wings by Susan Tan; illust. by Rowan Kingsbury
- Yukiko and the Little Black Cat by Sarah Tsiang; illust. by Joey Ng
- Wanbo by Shiho Pate
- Incomplete Works by Sarah Chihaya
- From the Clear Blue Sky by Jackie Akiko Cloud
- Monster Moon Rising edited by Ellen Oh
- Meow Meow Magic by Yu Kito Lee
- The Boy from Cloud Mountain by B.B. Tan
- 10 Sleepy Cats by Lili Chin
- Z Is for Zoomies by Lili Chin
- Dear June, I’m Mad at You by Vivienne Chang & Eugenia Yoh
- Super Shy by Vivian Truong
- Tapestry of Gold by Tasia M.S
- Write Back Soon by Remy Lai
Book news mentioned on this episode:
- Bridgerton star Yerin Ha to narrate American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
- R.F. Kuang’s Taipei Story debuts at #3 on NYT Bestsellers List for Hardcover Fiction
- HarperCollins Launches Manga Imprint
- C.B. Lee’s Coffesshop in an Alternate Universe wins Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors
