On this episode, we welcome Kelly Yang to the podcast to chat about her adult novel debut, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-take-kelly-yang/36952fa58b60d293?ean=9780593953372&next=t&aid=11692&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Take</a>, a story about a young Chinese American woman who aspires to become a novelist, and a veteran Hollywood producer who offers to help her break into the industry... in return for a bit of her youth. We're so excited to finally have the chance to chat with Kelly about her adult debut after a prolific career writing books for middle grade and young adult readers, including past Books & Boba book club pick Front Desk! Follow Lisa on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kellyyanghk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kellyyanghk</a> and check out her new novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-take-kelly-yang/36952fa58b60d293?ean=9780593953372&next=t&aid=11692&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Take</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 April 2026 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-elsewhere-express-samantha-sotto-yambao/22596206?aid=11692&ean=9780593725023&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Elsewhere Express</a> by Samantha Sotto YambaoThis 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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