On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2023 mid-month check-in, including going over some book to film adaptation news!
New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:
- Maybe It's a Sign by E.L. Shen
- Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
- Seeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi's Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat; illust by Danica da Silva Pereira
- ASAP by Axie Oh
- The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
- With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei by Justina Chen
- A Rakhi for Rakesh by Nadia Salomon; illust by Nabi H. Ali
- The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn
- A Story of Our Own by Kao Kalia Yang
- The Rainbow Fair by Diana Ma
- We Are Warriors by Ellen Lee
- A Year of Kites by Monisha Bajaj; illust by Amber Ren
- When a Tiger Flies by Susie
- Shimcheong by Julia Riew
- The Wedding Shoe Snatch by Madhu Messenger; illust by Darshika Varma
- Mountains by Julia Kuo
- The Pet Placement Society by Primo Gallanosa
- On Thin Ice by Jessica Kim
- A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
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The Books & Boba April 2023 pick is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto
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