Books and Boba Folgen

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our September 2021 mid-month check-in! New books mentioned in our publishing news:Zeba Shahnaz - Midnight StrikesEmiko Jean - Mika in Real LifeLivia Blackburne - Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)A.Y. Hashitate - Selfiesby SumieMai K. Nguyen - Anzu and the Realm of DarknessDebbi Michiko Florence - This Is How I RollN.H. Senzai - Prince Among Slaves.Kiana Krystle - Dance of the Starlit SeaPeter Cheong - Every Night at MidnightBao Phi - You Are LifeMarie Tang & Jieting Cheni - Yuna's Cardboard Castles*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2021 pick is Chemistry by Weike WangThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we chat with debut author Michelle Quach about her upcoming YA novel Not Here To Be Liked, an enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about Eliza, who's dreams of becoming the Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper gets crushed when the more popular (and less qualified) Lem gets the position instead. In her anger she pens a manifesto that accidentally gets published online and Eliza inadvertently becomes the leader of a feminist movement at school.  It's a delicious mess and we had a lot of fun chatting with Michelle about her inspirations and journey as an author.Follow Michelle on IG at @_michellequach and check out her book Not Here to Be Liked at your local bookseller starting September 14, 2021!*Preorder the book & support the podcast at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2021 pick is Chemistry by Weike WangThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we discuss our  August 2021 pick is Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, a YA coming-of-age story set against the background of Philippine's President Duterte's war on drugs. Jay is a bored Filipino American teen in the midst of some major senioritis when he learns that his cousin Jun, who he was once close with, was killed as part of Duterte's purge of drug pushers and addicts. Wanting to learn the truth behind Jun's death, Jay takes his first trip to the Philippines in over a decade.*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2021 pick is Chemistry by Weike WangThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective