Category: Book News

#209 – February 2023 Book News

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On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our February 2023 mid-month check-in, including some major updates from the Harper Collins Union strike and some highlights from the ALA awards.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

  • Say You’ll Be Mine by Naina Kumar
  • Pangu’s Shadow by Karen Bao
  • Bridge Across the Sky by Freeman Ng
  • Becoming Boba by Joanna Ho; illust by Amber Ren
  • Helga by Catherine Yu
  • The Fetishist by Katherine Min
  • The Jade Bracelet by Hà Dinh; illust by Yong Ling Kang
  • When the Sky Is Deepest Blue by Clare Osongco
  • Leif’s Gift written by Michael Wang; illust by Lenny Wen
  • What Color Is the Baby? by Harshini Vankineni; illust by Neha Rawat Battish

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2017 Books by Authors of Asian Descent

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It’s been almost two years since we launched Books & Boba, and we’ve found more books by Asian authors than we could ever dream of discussing on the podcast.

The following is our master list of books published in 2017 that were written by authors of Asian descent. Keep in mind that this list is by no means complete or exhaustive! We curated most of these titles from Publisher’s Weekly and word of mouth; therefore, this list will be lacking in indie and self-published titles.

Feel free to recommend books in the comments, as we will most likely be referring to this list and recommendations for more genre-specific lists in the future.

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