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The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Episode 308
On this episode, we discuss our March 2025 book club pick The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamal, a sweeping historical & contemporary novel about a wom…
1 year, 2 months ago
Author Chat w/ Jane Pek
Episode 307
On this episode, we chat with author Jane Pek, author of our February 2025 book club pick The Verifiers, and most recently its sequel The Rivals. Jan…
1 year, 2 months ago
March 2025 Book News
Episode 306
On our mid-month check in for March 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, discuss the latest book to TV adap…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Verifiers by Jane Pek
Episode 305
On this episode, we discuss our February 2025 pick, The Verifiers by Jane Pek, following Claudia Lin, an underachieving Asian American woman with a c…
1 year, 3 months ago
February 2025 Book News
Episode 304
Welcome to our first book news check-in for the new year (both new years)! As always, join us as we highlight some of the latest publishing announcem…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
Episode 303
On this episode, we discuss our first book club pick of 2025, Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe, a modern re-imagining of the classic Chinese folktale T…
1 year, 4 months ago
#302 - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
Episode 302
We're back! After an unintended extended hiatus dealing with the double whammy of early parenthood and uncontrollable wildfires, Books & Boba is back…
1 year, 4 months ago
December 2024 Book News
Episode 301
On our final mid-month book news podcast of the year, we go over some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian American authors.
Upco…
1 year, 5 months ago
Author Chat w/ Clare Osongco
Episode 300
On this episode, we chat with author Clare Osongco about her debut novel Midnights with You, a YA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl living wit…
1 year, 6 months ago
Author Chat w/ Rosa Kwon Easton
Episode 299
On this episode, we sit down with debut author Rosa Kwon Easton to chat about her new novel White Mulberry, a historical fiction novel about a Korean…
1 year, 6 months ago