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March 2026 Book News
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For our mid-month book news check in for March 2026, we catch up on the latest Asian American publishing announcements as well as check in on the ongoing fight against book bans:
- The Carlton Girls: Casey and the Cruel Thief by Julie Abe
- The Goodfolke Family by Roshani Chokshi
- P.S. Are We Friends Now? by John Schu and Jasmine Warga
- My Neighbor Yokai by noho
- Fall, in Love by Mia Kayla
- The Gravedigger's Apprentice by Linda Cheng
- Seeking Wonderful by Susan Yoon; illust. Veronica Mang
- We Are the Light: A Story of Diwali by Rajani LaRocca; illust. Sayan Mukherjee
- Home Is Waiting to Be Found by Tina Athaide; ilust. Vũ Thủy Ngọc Hà
- Matcha & Matches by Cara Tanamachi
- Tea Leaves and Fate Strings by C.B. Lee
- The Red Thread by Laura G. Lee
- Scream, Queen! by Sujin Witherspoon
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Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC
NAATCO returns to The Public with their production of Shakespeare's trilogy, HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS, adapted and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep, experience this saga of a nation spinning wildly