Books & Boba highlights the latest news in Asian American literature for June 2017 including new releases, newsworthy stories, book deals, and we make up for missing some major new releases in last month's episode.
New Releases Mentioned on the Show:
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
Chemistry by Weike Wang
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Boundless by Jillian Tamaki
How to Write Good by Ryan Higa
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
Dear Cyborg by Eugene Lim
Lonesone Lies Before Us by Don Lee
So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister by Anna Akana
Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali
Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee
Want by Cindy Pon
Kingsway West: Volume 1 by Greg Pak
Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn
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The Books & Boba June 2017 pick is None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
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