On our final mid-month book news episode in 2025, we review some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and weigh in on some recent book tea for December 2025!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:<ol><li data-list="bullet">Light and Thread by Han Kang</li><li data-list="bullet">When We Swallowed the Sea by Janet Hong</li><li data-list="bullet">Limitlessly, Mina by Gianna Lakenauth</li><li data-list="bullet">Take to the Sky by Christina Soontornvat</li><li data-list="bullet">Not Again, Dragon Chen! by Amanda Adams; illust. Wazza Pink</li><li data-list="bullet">Jin Young, In Between by Ellen Oh</li><li data-list="bullet">Don't Print This by Monica Chin</li><li data-list="bullet">A Super Definitely True Story of the Great Animal Race by Dane Liu; illust. Aki</li><li data-list="bullet">Foreigners by E.L. Shen</li></ol> Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:<ol><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perks</a></li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/bookshop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purchasing books at our bookshop</a></li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocking our Books & Boba merch</a></li></ol> Follow our hosts:<ol><li data-list="bullet">Reera Yoo (<a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reeraboo</a>)</li><li data-list="bullet">Marvin Yueh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marvinyueh</a>)</li></ol> Follow us:<ol><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/booksandboba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li></ol> The Books & Boba December 2025 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/blackmail-and-bibingka-mia-p-manansala/5f83592f0901cadf?ean=9780593201718&next=t&aid=11692&listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blackmail and Bibingka</a> by Mia P. ManansalaThis 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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