On this episode we discuss our August 2025&nbsp;book club pick <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wangs-vs-the-world-jade-chang/6961140?aid=11692&ean=9781328745538&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wangs Vs. The World</a>&nbsp;by Jade Chang, about the (formerly) affluent Wang family who embark on a road trip from from LA to NY after losing everything during the 2008 financial crisis. This is a book that is almost as old as our podcast and has been on our TBR for a long time so we're excited to dive in!TW: One of the storylines involve a character who's fascination with suicidal ideation is discussed at 1:05:10, if this is a sensitive topic for you, you can bypass this section by skipping ahead to 1:11:03Books & 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 2025 pick is&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-witch-s-guide-to-magical-innkeeping-sangu-mandanna/20230881?aid=11692&ean=9780593439371&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping </a>by Sangu MandannaThis podcast is part of&nbsp;<a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/potluck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a>

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