It's our first mid-month episode of 2023, just in time for the Lunar New Year! Join us as we ring in the Year of the Rabbit by going through the latest Asian American book and publishing news, including an update on the HarperCollins Union Strike and the emergence of AI audiobook narrators.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• Mind Your Manners: A Guide to Social Fluency by Sara Jane Ho
• Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P.Nguyen
• Until We Meet Again by Lily Kim Qian
• Untitled Memoir by Jane Chen
• Swimming into Trouble by Angela Ahn; illust by Julie Kim
• Bite Me, Royce Taslim by Lauren Ho
• Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
• The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-Yun
• The Sugar Plum Bakers: And the 12 Holiday
• Treats by Patricia Tanumihardja; illust by Bonnie Lui
• Off the Cuff by Supriya Kelkar;Illust by Ani Bushry

Don't forget show support to the ongoing HarperCollins Union Strike by supporting their hardship fund at https://givebutter.com/HCPstrike

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The Books & Boba January 2023 pick is Babel by R.F. Kuang

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Note that Babel is published by a Harper Collins imprint which is in the middle of a strike with the HCP Union seeking fair pay for workers. Books & Boba supports the HCP Union, as does the author R.F. Kuang, and invite you to support the union by amplifying their message on social media (Twitter / Instagram) and donating to their strike fund.

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