On our mid-month check in for July 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, while catching up on a pretty terrible few weeks for the Asian American literature community (and the literature industry in general).
Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:
- White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton
- Suka's Farm written by Ginger Park and Frances Park; illust by Tiffany Chen
- Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Diamond written by Suhasini Gupta; illust by Devika Oza
- Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
- Untitled YA novel by Sahar Jahani
- Cincinnati Lee and the Spear of Destiny by Heidi Heilig
- Hana's Hajj written by Zainab Khan; illust by Anait Semirdzhyan
- You Are Loved by Sujean Rim
- Tiny Wonders and Nightsong by Sally Soweol Han
- A Place in the World written by Rina Singh; illust by Christopher Pouler
- Infinite Sky: The Story of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the Scientist Who Took Two Countries into Space by Celeste Pewter
- Another Word for Neighbor written by Angela Pham Krans; illustrated by Thai Phuong
- The Demon's Prince by Remy Lai; illust by Lauren Dimaya
- Adoration by June Hur
- Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee
- The Clock by Pam Fong
- Embroidered by Farida Zaman
- Pickling Time by Marzieh Abbas; illust by Darshika Verma
News stories covered on this episode:
- BTS’s book Beyond the Story becomes instant #1 NYT Bestseller
- Yu & Me Bookstore flooded from fire
- HarperCollins/Harlequin shuts down Inkyard Press
- Smithsonian abruptly cancels 2023 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF)
- AALF co-organizers’ open letter to the Smithsonian
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