It's time for our first mid-month book news check-in for 2024! It's been a light news month to start off the year, but that doesn't mean we don't have some exciting new publishing announcements to go over, including a new literary project by Keanu Reeves! Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves & China MiévilleBones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice by Gracie MarsdenThe Lotus Inn by Nisha SharmaMen Like Ours by Bindu BansinathMake My Wish Come True by Alyson Derrick & Rachael LippincottShe Gets the Girl: A Christmas Novella by Alyson Derrick & Rachael LippincottSun, Moon and Star by Nancy So MillerA Fly in the Chai by Zenia Wadhwani; illust by Chaaya PrabhatI Am a Bon Dancer by Brandi-Ann Uyemura; illust by Amy Matsushita-BealNo Purchase Necessary by Maria MarianayagamFollow Us by Liann Zhang*Support the podcast by supporting our Patreon*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba February 2023 pick is The Charmed List by Julie AbeThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:The Brothers Sun now playing on Netflix!Don’t miss the new Netflix Original Series The Brother’s Sun, a fun, slick, action-packed crime drama featuring all-Asian talents both in front of and behind the camera including Michelle Yeoh, Joon Lee, and Jenny Yang!

When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all.

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