Books and Boba Podcast
1) #338 - December 2025 Book News
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 ...Show More
2) #337 - Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi
On this episode we discuss our November 2025 book club pick, Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated by Lin King, a historical fiction novel (with a meta-fiction twist) about a Japanese t...Show More
3) #336 - Author Chat w/ Lyla Lee
On this episode, we chat with bestselling author Lyla Lee to chat about her new YA romance novel, The Cuffing Game, a modern Korean American take on the timeless enemy-to-lovers tale Pride & Prej...Show More
4) #335 - November 2025 Book News
On our second to last mid-month book news episode in 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, and catch up on the latest book news for November 2025!Upcoming book...Show More
5) #334 - Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Join us as we discuss our October 2025 book club pick, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker, a Chinese American horror story taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic follow...Show More
6) #333 - Author Chat w/ Yume Kitasei
On this episode, we sit down with author Yume Kitasei to chat about her latest novel, Saltcrop, a science fiction story about three sisters who grew up in a near future Earth after an ecological ...Show More
7) #332 - October 2025 Book News
For our mid-month book news check in for October 2025, we're catching up on the Asian American publishing news for the past 2 months (since we didn't do a mid-month episode in September) as well as ch...Show More
8) #331 - Author Chat w/ Jade Chang
On this episode, we are joined by Jade Chang, the author of our August 2025 book club pick The Wangs Vs the World, to chat about her newest novel, What a Time to be Alive, which follows a messy C...Show More
9) #330 - A Witch's Guide to Magican Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
On this episode, we discuss our September 2025 book club pick, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, a cozy magical story about Sera, who used to be the most powerful witch in ...Show More
10) #329 - Author Chat w/ Dustin Thao
On this episode, we are joined by best selling author Dustin Thao to chat about his newest novel, You've Found Oliver, the follow up to his bittersweet debut You've Reached Sam. Dustin shares with us ...Show More