#157 - October 2021 Book News

Books and Boba

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our October 2021 mid-month check-in!

New books mentioned in our publishing news:

• A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
• Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari
• Enly and the Buskin' Blues by Jenny Liu
• What’s Between Your Hands by Mitali Perkins
• Mr. Panda and the Red Flower by Jackie Huang
• Tiny Mochi & Co. by Michelle Do
• Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab Khan
• I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira Gupta
• Tiny Troubles by Sophie Diao
• Look No Further by Siofra Robinson and Rioghnach Robinson (a.k.a. Riley Redgate)
• It's Boba Time for Pearl Li! by Nicole Chen
• Behind My Doors and Super Friday by Hena Khan
• If You Were a Butterfly by Mượn Thị Văn
• Super Boba Café by Nidhi Chanan
• i Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang
• Creep: A Love Story by Lygia Day Peñaflor
• This Is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua
• Adventuregame Comics by Jason Shiga
• Monkey King and the World of Myths by Maple Lam
• Priya's Parties by Mitali Banerjee Ruths

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The Books & Boba October 2021 pick is The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo

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