It's a Marvin only episode for this month's book news check-in, let's see how it goes as he reviews some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as some new and potentially exciting adaptation news.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen
Sisters at Sea by Yume Kitasei
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki; illust by Nicole Goux
Alice Chen’s Reality Check by Kara Loo & Jennifer Young
Dreamt I Found You by Jimin Han
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
A Dark and Narrow House by Usman T. Malik
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
The Ex-Boyfriends Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Leverage by Amran Gowani
The Art of Love by Kristi Hong
When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang

News stories covered on this episode:

Festival of AAPI Books – May 5, 2024
The Sympathizer on HBO
Crazy Rich Asians to become a musical

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#268 - April 2024 Book News

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