On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our APAHM 2023 edition of our mid-month check-in and Reera teaches Marvin what a Bigolas Dickalas is.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Samina Goes to a Wedding by Farida Zaman
The Pink Pajamas, by Charlene Chua
Perfect Is Not Perfect by Laan Cham
A City Full of Santas by Joanna Ho ; illust by Thai Phuong
Stay Angry, Little Girl, illust by Michelle Jing Chan
The Library Is Open by Kim Chi and Stephan Lee
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua
Airbnboo by Tracy Badua
The Cliff House by Guojing
The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin
Wolf Girl by Anh Do
I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang
K-Jane by Lydia Kang
Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and America by Newbery Rajani LaRocca; Illust by Huy Voun Lee
Ping's Perfect Pot by Helen H. Wu; illust by Zihua Yang

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The Books & Boba May 2023 pick is The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

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#223 - May 2023 Book News

Books and Boba