<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we chat with Ray Xu about his debut middle grade graphic novel &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/alterations-ray-xu/20146165?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781454945840&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alterations&lt;/a&gt;, a charming semi-autobiographical tale of a kid growing up in a crowded apartment with his mom, older sister, and grandmother, just trying to fit in and stand out. We chat with Ray about the real life inspirations behind his novel, as well as his own creative journey to becoming an animation story editor and published author.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Ray on Instagram at &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rayxuxu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@rayxuxu&lt;/a&gt; and check out Ray's graphic novel, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/alterations-ray-xu/20146165?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781454945840&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alterations&lt;/a&gt;, available now on the &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/throwback-maurene-goo/18639107?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781638930204&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Books &amp;amp; Boba bookshop&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Support the podcast by &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/Learn%20more%20about%20our%20Patreon%20by%20going%20to%20patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;supporting our Patreon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow our hosts:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reera Yoo (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@reeraboo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Marvin Yueh (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@marvinyueh&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Goodreads Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Books &amp;amp; Boba February 2024 pick is &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/untethered-sky-fonda-lee/18515006?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781250842466&amp;amp;listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Untethered Sky&lt;/a&gt; by Fonda Lee&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is part of &lt;a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/potluck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Books and Boba

Potluck Podcast Collective

#260 - Author Chat w/ Ray Xu

FEB 24, 202456 MIN
Books and Boba

#260 - Author Chat w/ Ray Xu

FEB 24, 202456 MIN

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On this episode, we chat with Ray Xu about his debut middle grade graphic novel Alterations, a charming semi-autobiographical tale of a kid growing up in a crowded apartment with his mom, older sister, and grandmother, just trying to fit in and stand out. We chat with Ray about the real life inspirations behind his novel, as well as his own creative journey to becoming an animation story editor and published author.

Follow Ray on Instagram at @rayxuxu and check out Ray's graphic novel, Alterations, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

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The Books & Boba February 2024 pick is Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

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