On our second to last mid-month book news episode in 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and catch up on the latest book news for November 2025!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Overrated by Gene Luen Yang & Jacob Perez
Ink & Blood: Poetry and Power in the Lives of Emperor Li Yu and Chairman Mao by Chun Yu; illust. Sungyoon Choi
The Peacock Throne by Zeba Shahnaz
Forest Freaks by Nat Iwata
Mei Mei the Bunny by Laufey; Illusy. Lauren O'Hara
Aunties by Pooja Makhijani; illust. Ruchi Mhasane
The Girl, the Village, and the Terrible Thunder by Aimee Yealim Lee; illust. Hyewon Yum
Jade vs. the Claw Machine by Margaret Chiu Greanias; illust. Heather Brockman Lee
Sun's Eid by Natasha Khan Kazi
The Echo of Empires by Shameen Abubakar
untitled picture book biography of Katherine Sui-Fun Cheung by Cheryl Kim; illust. Nicole Wong.
Mongoose's Holi Party by Darshana Khiani; illust. Abhilasha Khatri
The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause
Echoes Across the Water by Livia Blackburne
What's for Iftar?! by Razeena Omar Gutta; illust. Esraa Hedery

Book news mentioned on this episode:

2025 Goodreads Choice Awards begins (Asian authors nominated for awards listed below)

Readers’ Favorite Fiction

The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
A Guardian and Thief by Megha Majumdar
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

Favorite Historical Fiction

Homeseeking by Karissa Chan

Favorite Mystery & Thriller

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Favorite Romance

King of Envy by Ana Huang

Favorite Romantasy

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Alchemised by SenLinYu
Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

Favorite Fantasy

Red City by Marie Lu
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Favorite Science-Fiction

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
Saltcrop by Yume Kitase
These Memories Don’t Belong to Us by Yiming Ma
Luminous by Silvia Park
Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo

Favorite Horror

What Hunger by Catherine Dang
Bat Eater and Other Words for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

Favorite Debut

Homeseeking...

#335 - November 2025 Book News

Books and Boba