On this episode, we sit down with author Benedict Nguyễn to chat about her debut novel&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hot-girls-with-balls-benedict-nguyen/21858308?aid=11692&ean=9781646222476&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot Girls with Balls</a>, a romantic sports satire about two Asian American trans athletes at the top of their game as stars of the international men’s pro indoor volleyball league (who also happen to be girlfriends)! Follow Benedict on Instagram at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/xbennyboo/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@xbennyboo</a> and check out her debut novel&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hot-girls-with-balls-benedict-nguyen/21858308?aid=11692&ean=9781646222476&listref=author-interviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot Girls with Balls</a> available now on the&nbsp;<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 August 2025&nbsp;<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 ChangThis 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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