On this episode, we discuss our Books & Boba January 2021 pick The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh. A beautifully written memoir about the relationship between he author and her mother that made us reflect hard on our own relationships with our parents.
It’s time for the first mid-month book news check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for January 2021, as well as look towards some of our most anticipated releases for the new year.
On this episode, we discuss our December 2020 book club pick, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. A YA Rom Com about Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel, who meet at an intensive summer program for aspiring app developers. Dimple is there to chase her dreams, and Rishi is there to chase… Dimple!
Join us for our final mid-month check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for December 2020.
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We chat with author Diana Ma about her debut novel Heiress Apparently. A YA romantic comedy about a Chinese American aspiring actor who visits China for the first time for a film and finds out that she’s a dead ringer to one of China’s most popular socialites and may be the descendant of China’s most infamous Empress Regents!
Follow Diana at @DianaJunYiMa and pick up her debut novel Heiress Apparently on sale November 17!
On this episode, we discuss our November 2020 book club pick, Ignite the Starsby Maura Milan. A science fiction YA story about a legendary teenage space pirate who is captured and forced to go to school by her captors.
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