Potluck Feed Drop - Books & Boba - #243 - October 2023 Book News

We're down to our last few weeks of Good Pop's hiatus. As we wait for all of our hosts to recover, we're dropping in another episode of our fellow Potluck Podcast Collective show, Books & Boba. This time it's their October 2023 book news episode, going over the latest Asian American book and publishing news.If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe and check out their other episodes at booksandboba.com---On our mid-month check in for October 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as catch up on the latest controversial moves by a prominent book corporation.Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman RushdieUntitled middle grade by Karina Yan GlaserOne Mad Cat by Vicky Fang Zuni and the Memory Jar by Aisha Saeed; illust by Neha RawatBread Is Love by Pooja Makhijani; illust by Lavanya NaiduCrossing the Finish Line by Thushanthi Ponweera; illust by Maithili JoshiNora at Night by April dela Noche MilneThe Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh AzarThe Tales from Cabin 23 by Justina Ireland and Hanna AlkafBe Careful, Xiao Xin! by Alice Pung; illust by Sher Rill NgAuntie Q's Golden Claws Nail Salon by Van HoangDust by Gina NguyenMuslim Mavericks series by Seema YasminChopsticks Are... by Chloe Ito Ward; illust by Lynn ScurfieldWhat Sparks a Fire? by Livia Blackburne; illust by Nicole XuTwo-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan; illust by Sienna KimThe Ghost Key by S.R. AppavuThe Three Beasts by Gillian PascasioGracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue ParkZeyna Lost and Found by Shafaq KhanThe Serpent Rider by Yxavel Magno DiñoWhat a Weirdo! and What a World! by Laan ChamLost and Found at the Gurdwara by Baljinder KaurNews stories covered on this episode:Scholastic to separate books on race and sexuality for book fairsWe Need Diverse Books’s statement condemning Scholastic’s decision*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*Mentioned in this episode:Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYCThe National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it. Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later...and the bloodbath is yet to come. Simmering feuds explode into the War of the Roses, and nothing will ever be the same. Performances from June 9 through July 19! Use code H6BC for $59 tickets!Henry VI at The Public with an all AAPI cast