On this episode we discuss our August 2023 book club pick Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai. A contemporary fantasy romance about Elle, a skilled healer and Chinese immortal laying low to hide from her murderous little brother, and Luc, a French half-elf with a certain set of skills who does secretive work for the king of Faeries. Together they try to figure out how to make their nascent relationship work while balancing their obligations to their magical families and careers.*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon**Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop or by buying Books & Boba merch at our Bonfire store*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2023 pick is Kololo Hill by Neema ShahThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:Introducing Dear Alana, a new podcast from Tenderfoot TVIn 2019, 24-year-old Alana Chen disappeared from Boulder, Colorado, leaving behind two-dozen journals chronicling her love of the outdoors, ultimate frisbee, and a dream of becoming a nun. At 14, she confessed a secret that would put her dream at risk.

From Tenderfoot TV, comes a new podcast called “Dear Alana,” an unraveling mystery and poignant spiritual memoir about teenage rebellion, sexuality and spiritual manipulation… and the price we pay to belong and the systems that pay no price at all.

Dear Alana is available now. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts.

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