#235 - August 2023 Book News
Books and Boba
English - August 19, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsBooks Arts Society & Culture asian-american book-club reading asian authors Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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:
Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo & Maris Pasquale Doran; illust by Qin LengMabel and the Museum by Dana WulfekotteA Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Daniel TingcungcoA Pair of Little Red Mittens by Kirin Hayashi, illust by Chiaki Okada; translated by Avery Fischer UdagawaThe Beat of the Dragon Boat by Christina Matula; illust by Nicole WongThe Door Is Open edited by Hena KhanThe Little Cloud by Pam FongGrace Lee Boggs's Gardens of Hope by Songju Ma Daemicke; illust by Li LinThe Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly MurashigeRitu in the Sun by Moniza HossainUnbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Jolene Gutiérrez & Minoru Tonai; illust by Chris SasakiNews stories covered on this episode:
@BooksForMaui auction for disaster reliefLove in Taipei, the film adaptation of Loveboat, Taipei, premieres on Paramount+The cancelled Asian American Literature Festival revives as Ghosted World: An Uncalled Asian American Literature Festival Prosecraft shuts down after authors protest*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*
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