Books and Boba

Mar 28 2025 315 ep. 52 mins 177

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Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.

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#308 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

Mar 28 2025 75 mins

On this episode, we discuss our March 2025 book club pick The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamal, a sweeping historical & contemporary novel about a woman who meets her first love again 60 years ago after he stood her up on the day of their marriage in the midst of political upheaval in 1953 Tehran. Join us as we dive into this not-quite second chance romance as we discuss our own

#307 - Author Chat w/ Jane Pek

Mar 21 2025 55 mins

On this episode, we chat with author Jane Pek, author of our February 2025 book club pick The Verifiers, and most recently its sequel The Rivals. Jane shares with us her journey into becoming an author as well as the inspirations behind writing a murder mystery series surrounding an online dating detective agency, with the bearing heart of an Asian American family drama.Follow Jane

#306 - March 2025 Book News

Mar 15 2025 64 mins

On our mid-month check in for March 2025, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, discuss the latest book to TV adaptation news, check in as the first book ban case hits the Supreme Court, and share some exciting news for the podcast!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:BLACKPINK: A Little Golden Book Biography by Jessica YoonThe Swan's D

#305 - The Verifiers by Jane Pek

Feb 28 2025 65 mins

On this episode, we discuss our February 2025 pick, The Verifiers by Jane Pek, following Claudia Lin, an underachieving Asian American woman with a complicated and somewhat dysfunctional family situation, who is recruited to become an investigator for an online dating detective agency and gets drawn into a vast conspiracy involving big tech and data when one of her clients end

#304 - February 2025 Book News

Feb 15 2025 41 mins

Welcome to our first book news check-in for the new year (both new years)! As always, join us as we highlight some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian authors, as well as go over some recent awards and industry news!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:But I Won’t Miss Me by Tiffany TsaoThe Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau by Stephani

#303 - Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

Jan 31 2025 61 mins

On this episode, we discuss our first book club pick of 2025, Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe, a modern re-imagining of the classic Chinese folktale The Legend of the White Snake, starring two immortal sisters who used to be best snake friends living along West Lake in Tang Dynasty China. When free-spirited Emerald is involved in an altercation with some cops in Central Pa

#302 - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

Jan 22 2025 87 mins

We're back! After an unintended extended hiatus dealing with the double whammy of early parenthood and uncontrollable wildfires, Books & Boba is back with our belated discussion of our December 2024 book club pick Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang, a seminal modern text about what it's like to be a woman in modern Korea. Helping us d

#301 - December 2024 Book News

Dec 20 2024 31 mins

On our final mid-month book news podcast of the year, we go over some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian American authors. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:To the Death by Andrea TangSeven: The Courage, Artistry, and Teamwork of BTS by Lilly LuJia Has a Dog Problem by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Isabella KungYarrow and the Burning Mountain by

#300 - Author Chat w/ Clare Osongco

Dec 13 2024 55 mins

On this episode, we chat with author Clare Osongco about her debut novel Midnights with You, a YA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl living with her strict Filipino mother, and her secret late night driving lessons with the new boy next door.Follow Clare on Instagram at @clareosongcoand check out her debut novel Midnights with You available now on the Books &am

#299 - Author Chat w/ Rosa Kwon Easton

Dec 06 2024 53 mins

On this episode, we sit down with debut author Rosa Kwon Easton to chat about her new novel White Mulberry, a historical fiction novel about a Korean woman who moves to Japan as a child to pursue her education during the period when Korea was occupied by Japan. Rosa shares with us the long journey to publishing her debut based on the real life experiences of her grandmoth