<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we sit down with author Yume Kitasei to chat about her latest novel,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/saltcrop-a-novel-yume-kitasei/1b4c4b26feb95ee9?ean=9781250380968&amp;amp;next=t&amp;amp;aid=11692&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Saltcrop&lt;/a&gt;, a science fiction story about three sisters who grew up in a near future Earth after an ecological collapse changed the world. When the eldest sister goes missing while working for a megacorporation (because capitalism persists even after the end of the world), the younger two set off on a dangerous trip across the seas to find her. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Yume on Instagram at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/yumewrites/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@yumewrites&lt;/a&gt; and check out her newest novel&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/saltcrop-a-novel-yume-kitasei/1b4c4b26feb95ee9?ean=9781250380968&amp;amp;next=t&amp;amp;aid=11692&amp;amp;listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Saltcrop&lt;/a&gt; available now on the&amp;nbsp;&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;&lt;em&gt;Support the Books &amp;amp; Boba Podcast by:&lt;/em&gt;&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;&lt;em&gt;Follow our hosts:&lt;/em&gt;&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;&lt;em&gt;Follow us:&lt;/em&gt;&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;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Books &amp;amp; Boba October 2025 pick is&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bat-eater-and-other-names-for-cora-zeng-a-darkly-funny-gory-and-ghostly-horror-novel-kylie-lee-baker/428e9401239ccebe?ean=9780778368458&amp;amp;next=t&amp;amp;aid=11692&amp;amp;listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Kylie Lee Baker&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is part of&amp;nbsp;&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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#333 - Author Chat w/ Yume Kitasei

OCT 27, 202559 MIN
Books and Boba

#333 - Author Chat w/ Yume Kitasei

OCT 27, 202559 MIN

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On this episode, we sit down with author Yume Kitasei to chat about her latest novel, Saltcrop, a science fiction story about three sisters who grew up in a near future Earth after an ecological collapse changed the world. When the eldest sister goes missing while working for a megacorporation (because capitalism persists even after the end of the world), the younger two set off on a dangerous trip across the seas to find her.

Follow Yume on Instagram at @yumewrites and check out her newest novel Saltcrop available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

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The Books & Boba October 2025 pick is Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

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