On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our APAHM 2023 edition of our mid-month check-in and Reera teaches Marvin what a Bigolas Dickalas is.Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:The First State of Being by Erin Entrada KellySamina Goes to a Wedding by Farida ZamanThe Pink Pajamas, by Charlene ChuaPerfect Is Not Perfect by Laan ChamA City Full of Santas by Joanna Ho ; illust by Thai PhuongStay Angry, Little Girl, illust by Michelle Jing ChanThe Library Is Open by Kim Chi and Stephan LeeOf Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua Airbnboo by Tracy BaduaThe Cliff House by GuojingThe ABCs of Queer History by Seema YasminWolf Girl by Anh DoI Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang K-Jane by Lydia KangSome of Us: A Story of Citizenship and America by Newbery Rajani LaRocca; Illust by Huy Voun LeePing's Perfect Pot by Helen H. Wu; illust by Zihua Yang*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2023 pick is The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn HuynhThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:Books & Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books & Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books & Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors!

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