<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we welcome author Vanessa Le to chat about her debut novel &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-bloodcarver-vanessa-le/19764786?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781250881526&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Last Bloodcarver&lt;/a&gt;, a Vietnamese-American inspired YA fantasy about a girl with the power to alter human biology who wants to be a healer even if the world sees her as a monster, who is caught and sold into the service of a wealthy family to heal the last surviving witness to a suspected murder. We chat with Vanessa about her inspirations for her fantasy action meets medical murder mystery, as well as how her background as a Vietnamese-American med student helped her develop her book's world and magic system!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Vanessa on Instagram at &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lochnessly/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lochnessly&lt;/a&gt; and check out her debut novel, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-bloodcarver-vanessa-le/19764786?aid=11692&amp;amp;ean=9781250881526&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews&amp;amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Last Bloodcarver&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;Books &amp;amp; Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support the Books &amp;amp; Boba Podcast by:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/bookshop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Purchasing books at our bookshop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rocking our Books &amp;amp; Boba merch&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&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.instagram.com/booksandboba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&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;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&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;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>

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#264 - Author Chat w/ Vanessa Le

MAR 22, 202451 MIN
Books and Boba

#264 - Author Chat w/ Vanessa Le

MAR 22, 202451 MIN

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On this episode, we welcome author Vanessa Le to chat about her debut novel The Last Bloodcarver, a Vietnamese-American inspired YA fantasy about a girl with the power to alter human biology who wants to be a healer even if the world sees her as a monster, who is caught and sold into the service of a wealthy family to heal the last surviving witness to a suspected murder. We chat with Vanessa about her inspirations for her fantasy action meets medical murder mystery, as well as how her background as a Vietnamese-American med student helped her develop her book's world and magic system!

Follow Vanessa on Instagram at @lochnessly and check out her debut novel, The Last Bloodcarver, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

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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