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Welcome to our first book news check-in for the new year (both new years)! As always, join us as we highlight some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian authors, as well as go over some recent awards and industry news!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:But I Won’t Miss Me by Tiffany TsaoThe Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Ishita JainGo Tuk Tuk Go! by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Bao LuuAmi Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers by Frances LeeThe Fear Factory by Moniza HossainSweet Heat by Trinity Nguyen Bad Idea, Right? by Trinity NguyenA Boy Called Hero by Marie Miranda CruzAfternoons with Ammama by Meghana NarayanRobot See, Robot Do by Vikram MadanDuck-A-Muck by Vikram MadanExtraordinary Eliana and the Magnificent Hmong New Year by V.T. Bidania; illust by Suji ParkTwo Little Hot Dogs by Camey YehSisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi SafadiRobot Ramen Cafe by Deandra "Nika" TanAll That Chandni Knows by Khushboo PatelRaja's Journey by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Chaaya Prabhat.The Last Giant by Jade ZhangBook news mentioned on this episode:APALA Awards for Youth LiteratureBookshop.org now offers ebooksBooks & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba February 2025 pick is The Verifiers by Jane PekThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our first book club pick of 2025, Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe, a modern re-imagining of the classic Chinese folktale The Legend of the White Snake, starring two immortal sisters who used to be best snake friends living along West Lake in Tang Dynasty China. When free-spirited Emerald is involved in an altercation with some cops in Central Park, conservative and pragmatic Su flies to NYC to whisk her sister away to her bastion of safety in Singapore, putting their co-dependent and often toxic centuries old relationship to the test once again.Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba February 2025 pick is The Verifiers by Jane PekThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

We're back! After an unintended extended hiatus dealing with the double whammy of early parenthood and uncontrollable wildfires, Books & Boba is back with our belated discussion of our December 2024 book club pick  Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang, a seminal modern text about what it's like to be a woman in modern Korea. Helping us discuss this short but dense novel is our special guest Virginia Duan, writer and entertainment editor of Mochi Mag!Follow Virginia at: @themandarinmamaBooks & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba January 2025 pick is Sister Snake by Amanda Lee KoeThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective