On our mid-month check in for June 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, while Reera catches Marvin up with the latest tea from Asian book twitter.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
Momo by Ranran Zhou
If Lin Can by Richard Ho; illust. by Huỳnh Kim Liên and Phùng Nguyên Quan
Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah; illust. Rashad Doucet
This Is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
Last Chance Academy series by Debbi Michiko Florence
My Olive Tree by Hazar Elbayya
The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan
A Sky for the Birds by Rina Singh; illust. by Barkha Lohia
The Beasts Beneath the Winds edited by Hanna Alkaf
Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen; illust. Minne Phan
Threads by Ashley Wong
Sophia Lee Can Fly by Marie Tang; illust. by Lenny Wen

News stories covered on this episode:

British Museum Removes Writer’s Translations of Chinese Poetry After Being Accused of Copyright Infringement

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The Books & Boba June 2023 pick is We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen

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#227 - June 2023 Book News

Books and Boba