Books and Boba

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Books and Boba

Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.

  1. Author Chat w/ Preeti Chhibber

    -6 ДН.

    Author Chat w/ Preeti Chhibber

    On this episode, we sit down with prolific writer Preeti Chhibber to talk about her new YA rom com novel, Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot, about high school junior Payal Mehta and her ill-conceived plan to get back at her longtime crush for micro-aggressing against her by making him fall in love with her... for revenge of course, in the process enlisting the help of her academic nemesis who's prickly exterior may be hiding something more. Follow Aurora on Instagram at @runwithskizzers and check out her debut novel Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot available now on the Books & Boba bookshop! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba September 2024 pick is A Burning by Megha Majumdar This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how...

    55 мин.
  2. Author Chat w/ Aurora Palit

    20 СЕНТ.

    Author Chat w/ Aurora Palit

    On this episode, we welcome author Aurora Palit to talk about her debut novel, Sunshine and Spice, an adult romance story between two members of a conservative Bengali Canadian community who enter into a fake relationship to help solve each others cultural dilemmas out despite being complete opposites. We chat with Aurora about her writer's journey as well as the inspirations for her spicy debut. Follow Aurora on Instagram at @aurorapalit and check out her debut novel Sunshine and Spice available now on the Books & Boba bookshop! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba September 2024 pick is A Burning by Megha Majumdar This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly...

    50 мин.
  3. September 2024 Book News

    14 СЕНТ.

    September 2024 Book News

    On our mid-month check in for September 2024, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, get some updates on which authors of Asian descent who made it to the National Book Awards long-lists, and touch a little on the latest controversy with NaNoWriMo! Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Flashlight by Susan ChoiLet It Be a Tale: Palestinian Journalists on Survival and Resistance edited by Zahra HankirThe Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights by Celeste DadorHow to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah IdilOkchundang Candy by Jung-soon Go, translated by Aerin ParkNest of Tongues by Randy RibayEvery Single Splendor by Mae RespicioA Zombie Day by An Na; illust by August ZhangA Space for Nina by Karen KohWhen They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi LeeEverything We Never Had by Randy RibayKareem Between by Shifa Saltagi SafadiThe First State of Being by Erin EntradaThe Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom by Nasser Abu Srour, translated by Luke Leafgren The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa; translated from Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad HussainTaiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ; translated by Lin KingWhere the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek; translated by Leri Price Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreads The Books & Boba September 2024 pick is A Burning by Megha Majumdar This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian...

    35 мин.
  4. Author Chat w/ Randy Ribay

    6 СЕНТ.

    Author Chat w/ Randy Ribay

    On this episode, we chat with author Randy Ribay about his latest novel, Everything We Never Had, a YA story about four generations of Filipino men, each grappling with their own unique relationships with identity, masculinity, and father-son relationships. We talk with Randy about his inspirations for the book, as well as his thoughts on its themes of breaking out of toxic cycles. Follow Randy on Instagram at @RandyRibay and check out his novel Everything We Never Had, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba September 2024 pick is A Burning by Megha Majumdar This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting. New episodes premiere every Thursday. Subscribe to “Inheriting” on your app of choice Listen to Inheriting now!

    56 мин.
  5. Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

    30 АВГ.

    Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

    Join us as we discuss our August 2024 book club pick, Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang. A story about a Chinese American chef who is stranded abroad when a global climate catastrophe hits and decimates the world's food supply, putting her chosen profession (as well as her own identity and livelihood) in jeopardy. The story follows her journey of self-discovery as she takes a job as a private chef for an elite research colony in the Italian mountains, one of the few places left in the world with sunlight and abundance, but not all is as it seems. Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba September 2024 pick is A Burning by Megha Majumdar This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting. New episodes premiere every Thursday. Subscribe to “Inheriting” on your app of choice Listen to Inheriting now!

    1 ч. 6 мин.
  6. Author Chat w/ Trinity Nguyen

    23 АВГ.

    Author Chat w/ Trinity Nguyen

    On this episode, we chat with author Trinity Nguyen about her debut novel, A Banh Mi for Two, a sweet sapphic romance about a Vietnamese American exchange student and Vietnamese food blogger/street food vendor and their foodie adventures in Saigon. We chat with Trinity about the inspirations for her novel as well as what her favorite Vietnamese foods are! Follow Trinity on Instagram at @thetrinitytran and check out her debut novel A Banh Mi for Two, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba August 2024 book club pick is Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting. New episodes premiere every Thursday. Subscribe to “Inheriting” on your app of choice Listen to Inheriting now!

    58 мин.
  7. August 2024 Book News

    16 АВГ.

    August 2024 Book News

    On our mid-month check in for July 2024, we recap some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as get some updates on the latest Books & Boba pick to get picked up for TV and which books by Asian authors made it into the New York Time's best 100 books of the century! Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur DeoArctic Adventures: A Tundra Tale by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; illust by Alexandra Mims CookCactus Home by Vikram MadanThe First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao; illust by Devika JoglekarTea Leaf Eggs by Karen E. HongHold by Randy Ribay; illust Zeke PeñaMiles Ahead by Minh Lê; illustrated by Lynnor BontigaoPassé It On by Dani ChuaticoHow to Fake a Love Story in 15 Days by Aashna AvachatBaba Palooza by A.D. Ghani; illust by Nadia AlamAmina Banana by Shifa Saltagi Safadi; illust by Aaliya JaleelThe Other Lata by Kirthana Ramisetti News stories covered on this episode: George R.R. Martin honors R.F. Kuang and Xiran Jay Zhao with 2024 Alfie AwardsXiran Jay Zhao wins The Astounding Award at the 2024 Hugos Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba August 2024 book club pick is Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates...

    38 мин.
  8. From PotluckPod They Call Us Bruce - They Call Us OiYan A. Poon

    9 АВГ.

    From PotluckPod They Call Us Bruce - They Call Us OiYan A. Poon

    We're taking the week off so our friends from They Call Us Bruce are helping fill in with their latest chat with author OiYan A. Poon, please enjoy! --- Jeff and Phil welcome writer and race scholar OiYan A. Poon, author of Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action and Family. She talks about breaking out of her comfort zone to write a sincere and heartfelt exploration of race relations and affirmative action, the interviews she conducted with Asian Americans who have been actively engaged in policy debates over race-conscious admissions or affirmative action, and the not-so-simple question from her daughter that inspired the title of her book.  --- Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba August 2024 book club pick is Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting. New episodes premiere every Thursday. Subscribe to “Inheriting” on your app of choice Listen to Inheriting now!

    36 мин.
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Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.

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    Potluck Podcast Collective
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    2016 - 2024
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