<description>&lt;p&gt;On our mid-month check in for March 2024, we recap the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as go over some exciting adaptation and festival news!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Perfections &lt;/em&gt;by&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lulee Ma&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutions Are Made of&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Sun&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yung Shin&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mélina Mangal&lt;/strong&gt;; illust by &lt;strong&gt;Leslie Barlow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nunu and the Sea&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Isabella Kung&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;A Home on the Page&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Kao Kalia Yang&lt;/strong&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;illust by &lt;strong&gt;Seo Kim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deathly Fates&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Tesia Tsai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dragon Force: Infinity's&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Secret&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Katie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tsang&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Kevin Tsang&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Falling Star&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Linda Liu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;I Guess I'll Go Eat Worms&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Linda Liu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Day the Books&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disappeared&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Joanna&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ho&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Caroline Kusin Pritchard&lt;/strong&gt;; illust&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;by &lt;strong&gt;Dan Santat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lou with the Band&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Alexandra Leigh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Young&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prodigal Tiger&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Samantha Chong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of How Dogs Sleep&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Alison Kim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;News stories covered on this episode:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2024/02/wiip-babel-fantasy-novel-television-adaptation-temple-hill-1235839671/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Babel optioned for screen adaptation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.yallwest.com/authors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;YALLWEST announces lineup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&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;&lt;br&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;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Books &amp;amp; Boba March 2024 pick is &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/welcome-to-the-hyunam-dong-bookshop-hwang-bo-reum/20000336?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781639732425&amp;amp;listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop&lt;/a&gt; by Hwang Bo-Reum &amp;amp; translated by Shanna Tan &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&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

#263 - March 2024 Book News

MAR 16, 202435 MIN
Books and Boba

#263 - March 2024 Book News

MAR 16, 202435 MIN

Description

On our mid-month check in for March 2024, we recap the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as go over some exciting adaptation and festival news!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

  • The Perfections by Lulee Ma
  • Revolutions Are Made of
  • Love by Sun
  • Yung Shin and Mélina Mangal; illust by Leslie Barlow
  • Nunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung
  •  A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang;
  • illust by Seo Kim
  • Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai
  • Dragon Force: Infinity's
  • Secret by Katie
  • Tsang and Kevin Tsang
  • Falling Star by Linda Liu
  • I Guess I'll Go Eat Worms by Linda Liu
  • The Day the Books
  • Disappeared by Joanna
  • Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard; illust by Dan Santat
  • Lou with the Band by Alexandra Leigh
  • Young
  • Prodigal Tiger by Samantha Chong
  • The Art of How Dogs Sleep by Alison Kim

News stories covered on this episode:


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The Books & Boba March 2024 pick is Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan


This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective