#169 - February 2022 Book News

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our February 2022 mid-month check-in!

New books mentioned in our publishing news:

• My Nemisis by Charmaine Craig
• Our issing Hearts by Celeste Ng
• Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat
• When I Gave Dad a Sign by Jack Wong
• We are Earthlings by Rachel Qiuqi
• Walter Takes a While by Ann Kim Ha
• When an Elephant Hears NO by Dazzle Ng
• Hana's Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta
• If I Have to be Haunted by Miranda Sun
• Lion Dancers by Cai Tse
• Alterations by Raymond Xu
• Ava Lin by Vicky Fang
• Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons
• The Goblin Twins by Frances Cha
• You Can Move Mountains by Richard Ho
• My Saree by Gita Vara-dara-jan
• Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and Le Uyen Pham
• Deathlings by Coco Ma
• First Night of Howlergarten by Benson Shum
• The Space Between Here and Now by Sarah Suk
• Ramadan Kareem by M.O. Yuksei
• Hidden Tails by Van Hoang
• Taki's Belt by Fumio Obata

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The Books & Boba February 2022 pick is Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

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