On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and the last 2 month of publishing announcements for our September 2026 mid-month check-isUpcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:<ul><li>For You I Would Forget by Zeyneb Holdridge</li><li>We Rose from the Sea by Olivia Sun</li><li>Fern and the Fox by Sophie Diao</li><li>A Drop of Kindness by Andrea Wang; illust. by Sally Soweol Han</li><li>Wings by Susan Tan; illust. by Rowan Kingsbury</li><li>Yukiko and the Little Black Cat by Sarah Tsiang; illust. by Joey Ng</li><li>Wanbo by Shiho Pate </li><li>Incomplete Works by Sarah Chihaya</li><li>From the Clear Blue Sky by Jackie Akiko Cloud</li><li>Monster Moon Rising edited by Ellen Oh</li><li>Meow Meow Magic by Yu Kito Lee</li><li>The Boy from Cloud Mountain by B.B. Tan</li><li>10 Sleepy Cats by Lili Chin </li><li>Z Is for Zoomies by Lili Chin</li><li>Dear June, I'm Mad at You by Vivienne Chang & Eugenia Yoh</li><li>Super Shy by Vivian Truong</li><li>Tapestry of Gold by Tasia M.S</li><li>Write Back Soon by Remy Lai</li></ul> Book news mentioned on this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/yerin-ha-to-narrate-the-audiobook-of-min-jin-lees-american-hagwon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bridgerton star Yerin Ha to narrate </a><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/yerin-ha-to-narrate-the-audiobook-of-min-jin-lees-american-hagwon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Hagwon </a><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/yerin-ha-to-narrate-the-audiobook-of-min-jin-lees-american-hagwon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Min Jin Lee</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-fiction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R.F. Kuang’s </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-fiction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taipei Story </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-fiction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">debuts at #3 on NYT Bestsellers List for Hardcover Fiction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/101110-harpercollins-launches-new-manga-imprint-kaz.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HarperCollins Launches Manga Imprint</a></li><li><a href="https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-winners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">C.B. Lee’s </a><a href="https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-winners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coffesshop in an Alternate Universe</a><a href="https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-winners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> wins Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book</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 September 2026 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/fishbone-cinderella-elizabeth-lim/49c18e323694c98e?ean=9798217092987&aid=11692&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fishbone Cinderella</a> by Elizabeth LimThis 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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