On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and publishing announcements for our July 2026 mid-month check-isUpcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:<ul><li>Swaplife by Abdi Nazemian and Pedro Rhuas</li><li>My Heart or Yours by K. Sugimoto </li><li>Destined or Damned by Sara Jafari </li><li>Chicken's Noodle Soup by Naaz H. Khan; illust. by Valentina Tu</li><li>Novae by Jennifer Xu and Kate Rhodes</li></ul> Book news mentioned on this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/our-discover-prize-winner-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vincent Yu wins the 2026 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wixzainceAE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trailer for Director Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wixzainceAE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Klara and the Sun </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wixzainceAE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">released</a></li><li><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100781-hachette-book-group-employees-win-union-election.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hachette Book Group Employees Win Union Election</a></li><li><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/100820-new-lawsuit-aims-to-stop-google-from-copyright-infringement-in-creating-ai-models.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Publishers, Authors File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google</a></li></ul> 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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