Happy New Year! On our first mid-month book news check-in episode for the year of the horse, we go over a hefty list of latest Asian American publishing news as the publishing industry revs back into gear after the holidays.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Blur the Lines by Kanitha P.
Paper Ghosts by Samantha Chong
Cold Blood by Aashna Avachat
Untitled Contemporary YA By Jesmeen Kaur Deo
The Strange Sketches of Luna Li by Gloria L. Huang
She Comes Out at Night by Michelle Jing Chan
If We Could Be Everywhere by Sarah Suk
The Sisterhood of Southern Peaches by Katrina Moore
Footprints in Snow by Keiko Hayner
Something Inside Me Knows by Malinda Lo
The Luckies by Sarah Mlynowski and Christina Soontornvat; illust. by Madi Wong
The Monster Inside by Cherry Mo
Jitty and the Machine by Mitali Banerjee Ruths; illust.by Iacopo Bruno
Wipe Out by Saadia Faruqi; illust. by Karen De la Vega
The Erhu Sings by Sally Deng
Blooming Behind Barbed Wire by Traci Huahn; illust. by Mayumi Sasage
House of Forgotten Souls by Kat Cho
Hello, DELA, by Kiku Hughes
Tae Lim Decks It Out by Angela Ahn
Izzy and Wolfi by Dane Liu; illust. by Maya Tatsukawa
The Light Garden by Joanna Ho; illust. by Minako Tomigahara

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#344 - February 2026 Book News

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