<description>&lt;p&gt;On our final mid-month book news episode in 2025, we review some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and weigh in on some recent book tea for December 2025!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Light and Thread&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Han Kang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;When We Swallowed the Sea &lt;/em&gt;by &lt;strong&gt;Janet Hong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Limitlessly, Mina&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Gianna Lakenauth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Take to the Sky&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Christina Soontornvat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Not Again, Dragon Chen!&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Amanda Adams&lt;/strong&gt;; illust. &lt;strong&gt;Wazza Pink&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jin Young, In Between&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Ellen Oh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Don't Print This&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Monica Chin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Super Definitely True Story of the Great Animal Race&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Dane Liu&lt;/strong&gt;; illust. &lt;strong&gt;Aki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Foreigners&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;E.L. 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Books and Boba

Potluck Podcast Collective

#338 - December 2025 Book News

DEC 22, 202545 MIN
Books and Boba

#338 - December 2025 Book News

DEC 22, 202545 MIN

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On our final mid-month book news episode in 2025, we review some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and weigh in on some recent book tea for December 2025!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:Light and Thread by Han KangWhen We Swallowed the Sea by Janet HongLimitlessly, Mina by Gianna LakenauthTake to the Sky by Christina SoontornvatNot Again, Dragon Chen! by Amanda Adams; illust. Wazza PinkJin Young, In Between by Ellen OhDon't Print This by Monica ChinA Super Definitely True Story of the Great Animal Race by Dane Liu; illust. AkiForeigners by E.L. ShenBooks & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba December 2025 pick is Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. ManansalaThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective