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. The Verifiers by Jane Pek

    FEB 28

    The Verifiers by Jane Pek

    On this episode, we discuss our February 2025 pick, The Verifiers by Jane Pek, following Claudia Lin, an underachieving Asian American woman with a complicated and somewhat dysfunctional family situation, who is recruited to become an investigator for an online dating detective agency and gets drawn into a vast conspiracy involving big tech and data when one of her clients ends up dead under mysterious circumstances. 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 March 2025 pick is The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    1h 5m
  2. February 2025 Book News

    FEB 16

    February 2025 Book News

    Welcome to our first book news check-in for the new year (both new years)! As always, join us as we highlight some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian authors, as well as go over some recent awards and industry news! Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: But I Won’t Miss Me by Tiffany TsaoThe Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Ishita JainGo Tuk Tuk Go! by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Bao LuuAmi Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers by Frances LeeThe Fear Factory by Moniza HossainSweet Heat by Trinity Nguyen Bad Idea, Right? by Trinity NguyenA Boy Called Hero by Marie Miranda CruzAfternoons with Ammama by Meghana NarayanRobot See, Robot Do by Vikram MadanDuck-A-Muck by Vikram MadanExtraordinary Eliana and the Magnificent Hmong New Year by V.T. Bidania; illust by Suji ParkTwo Little Hot Dogs by Camey YehSisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi SafadiRobot Ramen Cafe by Deandra "Nika" TanAll That Chandni Knows by Khushboo PatelRaja's Journey by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Chaaya Prabhat.The Last Giant by Jade Zhang Book news mentioned on this episode: APALA Awards for Youth LiteratureBookshop.org now offers ebooks 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 February 2025 pick is The Verifiers by Jane Pek This podcast is part of a...

    41 min
  3. Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

    FEB 1

    Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

    On this episode, we discuss our first book club pick of 2025, Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe, a modern re-imagining of the classic Chinese folktale The Legend of the White Snake, starring two immortal sisters who used to be best snake friends living along West Lake in Tang Dynasty China. When free-spirited Emerald is involved in an altercation with some cops in Central Park, conservative and pragmatic Su flies to NYC to whisk her sister away to her bastion of safety in Singapore, putting their co-dependent and often toxic centuries old relationship to the test once again. 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 February 2025 pick is The Verifiers by Jane Pek This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    1h 2m
  4. #302 - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

    JAN 22

    #302 - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

    We're back! After an unintended extended hiatus dealing with the double whammy of early parenthood and uncontrollable wildfires, Books & Boba is back with our belated discussion of our December 2024 book club pick  Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang, a seminal modern text about what it's like to be a woman in modern Korea. Helping us discuss this short but dense novel is our special guest Virginia Duan, writer and entertainment editor of Mochi Mag! Follow Virginia at: @themandarinmama 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 January 2025 pick is Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    1h 27m
  5. December 2024 Book News

    12/21/2024

    December 2024 Book News

    On our final mid-month book news podcast of the year, we go over some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian American authors. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: To the Death by Andrea TangSeven: The Courage, Artistry, and Teamwork of BTS by Lilly LuJia Has a Dog Problem by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Isabella KungYarrow and the Burning Mountain by Wendy XuA Ghost Is a Wish by Wendy XuThe Bloodstone Thief by Sabina KhanLy-Lan and the New Class Mix-Up by Hà DinhWhen We Were Snails by Nan CaoThe Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph LauA Ramadan Night by Nadine Presley; illust by Asma EnayahMagnificent Mary: India's Champion Shows the World How to Fight written by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; illust by Tara AnandMonster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata by Debbi Michiko Florence; illust by Inko Ai Takita 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 December 2024 Book Club Pick is Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    32 min
  6. Author Chat w/ Clare Osongco

    12/13/2024

    Author Chat w/ Clare Osongco

    On this episode, we chat with author Clare Osongco about her debut novel Midnights with You, a YA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl living with her strict Filipino mother, and her secret late night driving lessons with the new boy next door. Follow Clare on Instagram at @clareosongcoand check out her debut novel Midnights with You 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 December 2024 Book Club Pick is Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    55 min
  7. Author Chat w/ Rosa Kwon Easton

    12/06/2024

    Author Chat w/ Rosa Kwon Easton

    On this episode, we sit down with debut author Rosa Kwon Easton to chat about her new novel White Mulberry, a historical fiction novel about a Korean woman who moves to Japan as a child to pursue her education during the period when Korea was occupied by Japan. Rosa shares with us the long journey to publishing her debut based on the real life experiences of her grandmother, who like the main character of her novel, worked as a nurse in imperial Japan. Follow Rosa on Instagram at @rosakwoneaston and check out her debut novel White Mulberry 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 December 2024 Book Club Pick is Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    54 min
  8. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    11/29/2024

    Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    On this episode, we discuss our November 2024 book club pick,  Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, an award winning novel about a guy living in cop show version of Chinatown who dreams of becoming a "Kung Fu Guy" but is stuck playing generic Asian guy roles, a metaphor for not only how Hollywood treats its Asian actors, but for the model minority myth as well. To help us discuss this book, we've invited our friends Ada Tseng and Brian Hu from the Saturday School Podcast who provide their perspectives as longtime Asian American pop culture journalists and scholars. 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 December 2024 Book Club Pick is Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

    1h 5m
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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
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    312
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2016 Books and Boba
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