Books and Boba

On this episode, we discuss our Books & Boba January 2021 pick The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh. A beautifully written memoir about the relationship between he author and her mother that made us reflect hard on our own relationships with our parents.*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages PodcastThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

It's time for the first mid-month book news check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for January 2021, as well as look towards some of our most anticipated releases for the new year.Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandbobaFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our December 2020 book club pick, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. A YA Rom Com about Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel, who meet at an intensive summer program for aspiring app developers. Dimple is there to chase her dreams, and Rishi is there to chase... Dimple!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba January 2021 pick is The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. KohThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Join us for our final mid-month check-in of the year! On this episode, we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for December 2020.Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandbobaFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

We chat with author Diana Ma about her debut novel Heiress Apparently. A YA romantic comedy about a Chinese American aspiring actor who visits China for the first time for a film and finds out that she's a dead ringer to one of China's most popular socialites and may be the descendant of China's most infamous Empress Regents!Follow Diana at @DianaJunYiMa  and pick up her debut novel Heiress Apparently on sale November 17!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our November 2020 book club pick, Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan. A science fiction YA story about a legendary teenage space pirate who is captured and forced to go to school by her captors. *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba December 2020 pick is  When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

A little delayed, but it's time for our mid-month check-in for November 2020. Join us as we go over the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature.Now you can support Books & Boba and Asian American authors by buying books on our bookshop page - https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandbobaFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba November 2020 pick is  Ignite the Stars by Maura MilanThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode we chat with author Chloe Gong about her debut novel These Violent Delights. A fresh take on the classic tale of Romeo & Juliet set in 1920's Shanghai, it's a story of ex-lovers on opposite sides of a blood feud during a time of major cultural and political change in China. Follow Chloe at @thechloegong and pick up her debut novel These Violent Delights on sale November 17!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba November 2020 pick is  Ignite the Stars by Maura MilanThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our October 2020 book club pick, Confessions by Kanae Minato. A revenge thriller taking place in a Japanese middle school about the murder of a teacher's 4-year old daughter by her students, and her plans for revenge. Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba November 2020 pick is  Ignite the Stars by Maura MilanThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode we chat with author Katie Zhao about her middle grade novels The Dragon Warrior and The Fallen Hero (part of a planned series). We also dive into Katie's journey from creating stories on Wattpad to the origins of her first published novel as a NaNoWriMo project.Follow Katie at @ktzhaoauthor and pick up her lates work The Fallen Hero at your favorite bookseller!---Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshopFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2020 pick is  Confessions by Kanae Minato This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective