On this author chat, we sit down with French-Chinese-American author Aube Rey Lescure to talk about her debut novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/river-east-river-west-aube-rey-lescure/20301214?aid=11692&ean=9780063257856&listref=author-interviews&" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">River East, River West</a>, a story that blends coming-of-age and historical fiction following the stories of a young daughter of an expat living in Shanghai who dreams of a better life in America (or at the very least among the Americans living in Shanghai), and her new stepfather, a Chinese businessman pursuing his own dreams after his life was derailed during the Cultural Revolution. We chat with Aube about her inspirations for he story as well as her personal journey to becoming a novelist.Follow Sage on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aubenoisette/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aubenoisette</a> and check out Aube's debut graphic novel, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/river-east-river-west-aube-rey-lescure/20301214?aid=11692&ean=9780063257856&listref=author-interviews&" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">River East, River West</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>!*Support the podcast by <a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/Learn%20more%20about%20our%20Patreon%20by%20going%20to%20patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">supporting our Patreon</a>*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.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</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 Group</a></li></ul> The Books & Boba January 2024 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/meet-me-tonight-in-atlantic-city/18860427?aid=11692&ean=9781953534675&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e&" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City </a>by Jane WongThis podcast is part of <a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/potluck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a>Mentioned in this episode:The Brothers Sun now playing on Netflix!Don’t miss the new Netflix Original Series The Brother’s Sun, a fun, slick, action-packed crime drama featuring all-Asian talents both in front of and behind the camera including Michelle Yeoh, Joon Lee, and Jenny Yang!

When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all.

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#256 - Author Chat w/ Aube Rey Lescure

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