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Books and Bobainactive

Publisher |: HappyEcstatic Media

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Asian American Culture,; Books,; Reviews,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Literature,; Society & Culture

Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.

People |: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo),; Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Los Angeles, CA
Premiere Date |: 2016-09-28
Related Hashtags |: #AsianAmerican,; #AsianBooksChallenge,; #bookclub,; #ebook,; #Kindle
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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276 Available Episodes (276 Total) / Average duration: 00:52:26

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276 Available Episodes (276 Total)Average duration: 00:52:26

May 04, 2024

01:23:54

On this episode we discuss our April 2024 book club pick, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, which follows the story of struggling writer June Hayward who finally finds the publishing success she's always dreamed of... after taking the unfinished transcript of her recently deceased writing bestie, the way more successful Athena Liu, and passing it off as her own. We dive into this provocative novel that explores how far some people are willing to go to be anointed in a system that's rigged from the start.

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba May 2024 pick is Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Apr 26, 2024

00:27:55

In honor of next weekend's Festival of AAPI Books (which we will be exhibiting at again), we're sharing some of the conversations we recorded at last year's festival which until now were only available on our Patreon exclusive bonus podcast, Boba Chats! We're excited to share our candid chats with author friends Jessica Kim, Phil Yu, Julie Tieu, and Julie Abe. If you like what you head, consider becoming a Patreon supporter!

And if you're in the Long Beach area next weekend, don't forget to come say hi!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba April 2024 pick is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Apr 21, 2024

00:34:05

It's a Marvin only episode for this month's book news check-in, let's see how it goes as he reviews some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as some new and potentially exciting adaptation news.

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen
Sisters at Sea by Yume Kitasei
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki; illust by Nicole Goux
Alice Chen’s Reality Check by Kara Loo & Jennifer Young
Dreamt I Found You by Jimin Han
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
A Dark and Narrow House by Usman T. Malik
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
The Ex-Boyfriends Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Leverage by Amran Gowani
The Art of Love by Kristi Hong
When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang

News stories covered on this episode:

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba April 2024 pick is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Apr 12, 2024

00:57:06

On this author chat, we sit down with Sheila Sundar about her debut novel Habitations, a decades-spanning story of identity, immigration, expectation and desire, and of love lost and found, exploring the stories of immigrant scholars, and what it means to make a home. Sheila shares with us her journey to becoming a novelist, as well as the inspirations behind the themes of her novel.

Follow Sheila on Twitter at @sundarsheila and check out her novel Habitations, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba April 2024 pick is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Apr 05, 2024

00:59:56

On this episode, we sit down with author A.H. Kim to talk about her latest novel Relative Strangers, a contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibilities following the Korean-American Bae-Wood family as they find themselves thrown from their home as the result of an unexpected estate battle. We chat with Ann about her inspirations for the story, and what goes into adapting a timeless story with an Asian American lens.

Follow Ann on Instagram at @ahkim.writer and check out her novel, Relative Strangers, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba April 2024 pick is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Apr 02, 2024

01:10:43

On this episode we discuss our March 2024 book club pick, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan, a story about a woman who leaves her unfulfilling life in the city to start up an independent bookstore in a small neighborhood. We dive into the book's themes as the owner, workers, and customers of the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop all search for their purpose in life, and how the answers clash with what society tells them what success is supposed to look like.

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba April 2024 pick is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mar 23, 2024

00:51:35

On this episode, we welcome author Vanessa Le to chat about her debut novel The Last Bloodcarver, a Vietnamese-American inspired YA fantasy about a girl with the power to alter human biology who wants to be a healer even if the world sees her as a monster, who is caught and sold into the service of a wealthy family to heal the last surviving witness to a suspected murder. We chat with Vanessa about her inspirations for her fantasy action meets medical murder mystery, as well as how her background as a Vietnamese-American med student helped her develop her book's world and magic system!

Follow Vanessa on Instagram at @lochnessly and check out her debut novel, The Last Bloodcarver, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors

Support the Books & Boba Podcast by:

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2024 pick is Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mar 16, 2024

00:35:33

On our mid-month check in for March 2024, we recap the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as go over some exciting adaptation and festival news!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

The Perfections by Lulee Ma
Revolutions Are Made of
Love by Sun
Yung Shin and Mélina Mangal; illust by Leslie Barlow
Nunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung
A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang;
illust by Seo Kim
Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai
Dragon Force: Infinity's
Secret by Katie
Tsang and Kevin Tsang
Falling Star by Linda Liu
I Guess I'll Go Eat Worms by Linda Liu
The Day the Books
Disappeared by Joanna
Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard; illust by Dan Santat
Lou with the Band by Alexandra Leigh
Young
Prodigal Tiger by Samantha Chong
The Art of How Dogs Sleep by Alison Kim

News stories covered on this episode:

*Support the podcast by supporting our Patreon*

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2024 pick is Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mar 09, 2024

00:58:37

On this episode, we welcome author Sophie Wan to chat about her debut novel Women of Good Fortune, a story of three "leftover" women living in Shanghai each stuck in their own ruts from living under the patriarchy, who decides to do something about it, by planning a heist to steal the red envelope money a crazy rich wedding. We had a great chat with Sophie about her inspirations for the story as well as what goes into constructing a good heist!

Follow Sophie on Instagram at @thesophiewan and check out Sophie's debut novel, Women of Good Fortune, available now on the Books & Boba bookshop!

*Support the podcast by supporting our Patreon*Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2024 pick is Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mar 01, 2024

00:44:23

On this episode, we discuss our February 2024 book club pick, Untethered Sky, an action packed novella by Fonda Lee about a young woman as she becomes a Ruhker, who are warriors that hunt monsters using giant mythical birds called rocs.

*Support the podcast by supporting our Patreon*

Follow our hosts:

Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)
Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)

The Books & Boba March 2024 pick is Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum & translated by Shanna Tan

This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

May 04 | 01:23:54

#269 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Apr 26 | 00:27:55

Conversations from Festival of AAPI Books 2023

Apr 21 | 00:34:05

#268 - April 2024 Book News

Apr 12 | 00:57:06

#267 - Author Chat w/ Sheila Sundar

Apr 05 | 00:59:56

#266 - Author Chat w/ A.H. Kim

Apr 02 | 01:10:43

#265 - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

Mar 23 | 00:51:35

#264 - Author Chat w/ Vanessa Le

Mar 16 | 00:35:33

#263 - March 2024 Book News

Mar 09 | 00:58:37

#262 - Author Chat w/ Sophie Wan

Mar 01 | 00:44:23

#261 - Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

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