#276 - June 2024 Book News

On our mid-month check in for June 2024, we recap some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as catch up on some awards news and check in on the latest book tea!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:Chasing Sunspots by Victoria YingMendell Station by J.B. HwangRings of Fate by Melissa de la CruzInvitation Only by Alexandra Brown ChangRage Will Be Your Savior by K-Ming Chang Exhausted Monsters by K-Ming ChangFaraway Family by Padma Venkatraman; illust. by Nicole WongFoodie Fest written by Rina Singh and illustrated by Flo Leung Coldwire by Chloe GongScribble by Gavin Aung ThanNews stories covered on this episode:E.J. Koh has won the 24th annual NYPL Young Lions FictionAwardCostco will stop selling books year-round starting inJanuary 2025Kim Crisci, who went by the pen name “Kim Chi,” pretendedto be Korean American to promote her alleged Own Voices stories.Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba June 2024 pick is Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective