
#126 - January 2021 Book News
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01/22/21 • 36 min
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/booksandboba
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The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
This 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/booksandboba
Follow our hosts:
- Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
- Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)
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The Books & Boba December 2020 pick is When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
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#125 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
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 *
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The Books & Boba January 2021 pick is The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. Koh
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
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#127 - The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh
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 *
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The Books & Boba February 2021 pick is She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya w/ the Colored Pages Podcast
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
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