Podcast: Books and Boba

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.

#245 – Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

On this episode, we discuss our October 2023 book club pick, Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang, a story about a piano prodigy conservatory dropout who takes a job at the high-end wellness company Holistik and gets drawn into the unsettling world of beauty for rich people, and what they’re willing to pay to attain…

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#244 – Author Chat w/ Tan Twan Eng

On this episode, we are joined by Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng to talk about his new Booker Prize long-listed novel The House of Doors, a historical fiction story about British citizens living in colonial Malaya and their personal dramas that play out against the backdrop of significant real life events, including the murder trial…

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#243 – October 2023 Book News

On our mid-month check in for October 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as catch up on the latest controversial moves by a prominent book corporation. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie Untitled middle grade by Karina Yan…

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#242 – Author Chat w/ Jean Kwok

On this author chat episode, we sit down with bestselling author Jean Kwok to discuss her latest novel THE LEFTOVER WOMEN, a suspenseful story about 2 women, one recent immigrant from China searching for the daughter that was taken from her at birth, and an affluent publishing executive trying to balance the needs of her…

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#241 – The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang

On this episode, we discuss our September 2023 book club pick The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, an Asian American family drama about a multi-generational restaurant family from the midwest and what happens to them and their town’s Chinese American enclave when their tyrannical patriarch is found dead. *Support the podcast by purchasing books…

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#240 – Author Chat w/ Olivie Blake

On this episode, we sit down with bestselling author Olivie Blake to chat about the revised release of her first self-published novel, Masters of Death, a genre-bending contemporary fantasy about an aswang real estate agent and the godson of death just trying to get by in the modern world as anomalous beings. We chat with…

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#239 – September 2023 Book News

On our mid-month check in for September 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as catch up on some news from the ongoing literary awards season. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay Kareem Between by Shifa…

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#238 – Author Chat w/ Andrew Yang

On this episode, we chat with author Andrew Yang (not the candidate) about his debut novel, I’m Not Here to Make Friends, a coming of age story about two girls who join the cast of a “Terrace House” like reality TV series that gathers six Asian Americans from across the country to live together for…

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Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

On this episode we discuss our August 2023 book club pick Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai. A contemporary fantasy romance about Elle, a skilled healer and Chinese immortal laying low to hide from her murderous little brother, and Luc, a French half-elf with a certain set of skills who does secretive work for the king…

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Introducing Dear Alana, a new show from Tenderfoot TV

While we await our book club discussion episode later this week, we wanted to share something special with you. Please enjoy the first episode of the new hit podcast, Dear Alana, from our partners at Tenderfoot TV. Dear Alana, is a show exploring the life of Alana Chen, a 24-year-old woman who disappeared from Boulder,…

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