Books and Boba Podcast
1) #328 - Author Chat w/ Emma Pei Yin
On this episode, we are joined from all the way on the other side of the world by Emma Pei Yin to chat about her debut novel When Sleeping Women Wake, a historical fiction novel about three women...Show More
2) #327 - Author Chat w/ Amran Gowani
On this episode, we chat with author Amran Gowani about his debut novel Leverage, a financial thriller about a rising star hedge fund analyst who is forced to dive into the seedy underbelly of th...Show More
3) #326 - The Wangs Vs the World by Jade Chang
On this episode we discuss our August 2025 book club pick The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang, about the (formerly) affluent Wang family who embark on a road trip from from LA to NY after ...Show More
4) #325 - Author Chat w/ Benedict Nguyễn
On this episode, we sit down with author Benedict Nguyễn to chat about her debut novel Hot Girls with Balls, a romantic sports satire about two Asian American trans athletes at the top of their ...Show More
5) #324 - August 2025 Book News
Reera is off on family business so it's a solo Marvin mid-month check in this week. On this short but sweet episode, Marvin highlights some of the latest publishing announcements for books by Asian an...Show More
6) #323 - Author Chat w/ Julia & Brad Riew
On this episode, we chat with Julia and Brad Riew, the sibling writing duo behind the new Asian-inspired fantasy novel The Last Tiger! Julia and Brad share their experiences writing a novel as a team ...Show More
7) #322 - Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
On this episode, we discuss our July 2025 pick is Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon, a coffee house romantic comedy set in Seattle about high school senior River, who is reeling from the c...Show More
8) #321 - July 2025 Book News
Note: This is a re-upload of episode 321 since we had the wrong audio file uploaded last week, apologies for any confusion!On our mid-month check in for July 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asia...Show More
9) #320 - July 2025 Book News
On our mid-month check in for July 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and catch up on the latest book news!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:B...Show More
10) #320 - Author Chat w/ Allison King
On this episode, we sit down with author Allison King to chat about her debut novel The Phoenix Pencil Company, a novel that's part historical fiction, part magical realism, and part sapphic romance a...Show More