On this episode, we sit down with author Tania Tay to discuss her new cafe cozy romance novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-matcha-maker-caf-the-cosy-small-town-opposites-attract-romance-lily-chen/a251fe045dede2b6?ean=9781035099573&aid=11692&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Matcha Maker Café</a> (which she wrote under the pen name Lily Chen). We chat with Tania about her journey to becoming a novelist, her experience writing about the British East Asian experience for IP projects, as well as the rise (and decline) of cafe culture.Learn more about Tania at <a href="https://www.taniatay.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">taniatay.com</a> and check out her novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-matcha-maker-caf-the-cosy-small-town-opposites-attract-romance-lily-chen/a251fe045dede2b6?ean=9781035099573&aid=11692&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Matcha Maker Café</a> available now on the <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/throwback-maurene-goo/18639107?aid=11692&ean=9781638930204&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Books & Boba bookshop</a>!Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:<ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perks</a></li><li><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/bookshop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purchasing books at our bookshop</a></li><li><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocking our Books & Boba merch</a></li></ul> Follow our hosts:<ul><li>Reera Yoo (<a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reeraboo</a>)</li><li>Marvin Yueh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marvinyueh</a>)</li></ul> Follow us:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/booksandboba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li></ul> The Books & Boba July 2026 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sunshine-nails-a-novel-mai-nguyen/802ed305e562b6c1?ean=9781668010501&aid=11692&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunshine Nails</a> by Mai NguyenThis podcast is part of <a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/potluck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a>

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