On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2022 mid-month check-in! 

New books mentioned in our publishing news:

• Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
• Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang
• Broken by X. Fang
• We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
• Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
• untitled novel by Anuk Arudpragasam
• If You’re Not the One by Farah Naz Rishi
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
• The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee
• The Books of Clash: Legendary Legends Legendarious Achievery by Gene Luen Yang
• The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow
• The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze & illustrated by Claudine Crangle
• The Boo Crew Needs You! by Vicky Fang & illustrated by Saoirse Lou
• to Girls on Wheels by Srividhya Venkat & illustrated by Kate Wadsworth
• Indigo Hands by Sita Singh & illustrated by Naveen Selvanathan
• A Bindi Is a Dot by Suma Subramaniam
• Golemcrafters by Emi Watanabe Cohen
• The Unders by Eugene Lee Yang
• Writing in Color: The Lessons We’ve Learned edited by Nafiza Azad and Melody Simpson
• Noodle and Bao by Shaina Lu

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On this episode, we chat with author Jenny Tinghui Zhang about her debut novel Four Treasures of the Sky, a historical fiction novel about a woman’s journey across the American west during the time of the Chinese Exclusion Act. We learn about Jenny’s inspirations a well as how she prepared to write about such a dark chapter in Chinese American history. 

Follow Jenny on instagram at @sunspotletters and check out her book Four Treasures of the Sky on sale now!

On this episode, we discuss our March 2022 Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, a genre-spanning novel about a music teacher seeking souls to pay back a demonic pact, a trans girl runaway who might also be a violin prodigy, a family of interstellar refugees running a donut shop, and their intertwining stories  taking place in the San Gabriel Valley (where Marvin and Reera also happen to live). Listen to our sprawling discussion about this equally sprawling story about love, healing, and the power of music (and food).

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On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our March 2022 mid-month check-in! 

New books mentioned in our publishing news:

• A Quitter’s Paradise by Elysha Chang
• The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
• The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
• True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina Li
• Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen
• Cooking with Monsters: The Beginners Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong
• The Story Factory by Jam Dong
• The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang and illustrated by Hanna Cha
• I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu
• Ali the Great,by Saadia Faruqi and illustrated by Hatem Aly
• The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi
• Shine: A Story of Colonization, the Kohinoor Diamond, and Resistance by Supriya Kelkar
• Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
• escendants of Dragons and Heirs of Power by Katie Zhao
• No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada

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On this episode, we welcome back Abigail Hing Wen, to chat about her latest novel Loveboat, Reunion, the sequel to her hit debut novel Loveboat, Taipei (now an upcoming Netflix feature film). We catch up with Abigail on what she’s been up to since we last talked, her thoughts on the new novel, and some small tidbits from the set of the Loveboat, Taipei film.

Follow Abigail on instagram at @abigailhingwen and check out her book Loveboat, Reunion on sale now!

On this episode, we discuss our February 2022 book club pick Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob , a  graphic memoir about growing up Indian in New Mexico and raising a child in the age of Trumpism. Joining us this time is fellow Potluck host Raman Sehgal (co-host of Modern Minorities & Quarantined Comics) who is a Good Talk superfan, having read the book 5 times. 

You can listen to more from our guest Raman on his podcasts Modern Minorities & Quarantined Comics and check out more of his thoughts on Good Talk at:

• Modern Minorities – EP 70: Mira Jacob (shares a) Good Talk
• Quarantined Comics – GOOD TALK …hits a little too close to home