Note: This is a re-upload of episode 321 since we had the wrong audio file uploaded last week, apologies for any confusion!

On our mid-month check in for July 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and catch up on the latest book news!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Break Room by Miye Lee; translated by Sandy Jooson Lee
Gods & Comics by Kat Cho
Yuki's Special Delivery by Chloe Ito Ward; illust. by Jiangshan Lyu
The Pain Chasers by Bora Chung; translated by Anton Hur
Monkey Dragon Rabbit! A Wild Lunar New Year Stampede by MeiLin Chan; illust. by Kristen Chow
Friends Furever by Sylvia Liu

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#321 - July 2025 Book News

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