#285 – Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

August 31, 2024September 6, 2024Leave a comment

Join us as we discuss our August 2024 book club pick, Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang. A story about a Chinese American chef who is stranded abroad when a global climate catastrophe hits and decimates the world’s food supply, putting her chosen profession (as well as her own identity and livelihood) in jeopardy. The story follows her journey of self-discovery as she takes a job as a private chef for an elite research colony in the Italian mountains, one of the few places left in the world with sunlight and abundance, but not all is as it seems.

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

#284 – Author Chat w/ Trinity Nguyen

August 23, 2024August 27, 2024Leave a comment

On this episode, we chat with author Trinity Nguyen about her debut novel, A Banh Mi for Two, a sweet sapphic romance about a Vietnamese American exchange student and Vietnamese food blogger/street food vendor and their foodie adventures in Saigon. We chat with Trinity about the inspirations for her novel as well as what her favorite Vietnamese foods are!

Follow Trinity on Instagram at @thetrinitytran and check out her debut novel A Banh Mi for Two, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

#283 – August 2024 Book News

August 16, 2024August 27, 2024Leave a comment

On our mid-month check in for July 2024, we recap some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as get some updates on the latest Books & Boba pick to get picked up for TV and which books by Asian authors made it into the New York Time’s best 100 books of the century!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo
Arctic Adventures: A Tundra Tale by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; illust by Alexandra Mims Cook
Cactus Home by Vikram Madan
The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao; illust by Devika Joglekar
Tea Leaf Eggs by Karen E. Hong
Hold by Randy Ribay; illust Zeke Peña
Miles Ahead by Minh Lê; illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao
Passé It On by Dani Chuatico
How to Fake a Love Story in 15 Days by Aashna Avachat
Baba Palooza by A.D. Ghani; illust by Nadia Alam
Amina Banana by Shifa Saltagi Safadi; illust by Aaliya Jaleel
The Other Lata by Kirthana Ramisetti

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Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

#282 The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses

August 2, 2024August 27, 2024Leave a comment

On this episode, we discuss our July 2024 book club pick The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses, a contemporary Asian American novel following the story of Won Lee, the only Asian American player for an NBA team, and his rise to stardom during a period known as “The Wonder.” Inspired on the real life Linsanity phenomenon, and the discourse surrounding it, we dive into Matthew’s take on the Asian American experience (and K-drama tropes) through the eyes of the star himself, a Korean American sports writer, and a female Korean American entertainment executive.

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

#281 – Author Chat w/ Amber Chen

July 26, 2024August 2, 2024Leave a comment

On this episode, we chat with author Amber Chen about her debut novel, Of Jade and Dragons, a fantasy adventure and murder mystery set in a Silkpunk world, about a girl who loves engineering as she pretends to be her brother to infiltrate a prestigious academy in order to uncover the conspiracy that killed her father. We chat with Amber about her journey as a writer as well as the real life inspirations behind her debut.

Follow Amber on Instagram at @amberwrites88 and check out her novel Of Jade and Dragons, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

#280 – July 2024 Book News

July 19, 2024July 22, 2024Leave a comment

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Seen: The Story of Corky Lee and His Photographs of Asian America by Julie Leung
The Big Jump by Marie Tang; illust by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
Appetite by P. Paramita
Black Bird by Sonny Liew
A Riddle of Thorns by Sarena & Sasha Nanua
A Village Made of Rainbows by Jo Wu; illust by Alina Chau
The Never-Ending Goodbye by Leila Boukarim; illust Afsaneh Sanei
Upside Down Iftar by Maysa Odeh; illust by Nadine Issa

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Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors