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.


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#299 – Author Chat w/ Rosa Kwon Easton

On this episode, we sit down with debut author Rosa Kwon Easton to chat about her new novelWhite Mulberry,a historical fiction novel about a Korean woman who moves to...

#298 – Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

On this episode, we discuss our November 2024 book club pick, Interior Chinatownby Charles Yu, an award winning novel about a guy living in cop show version of Chinatown...

#297 – Author Chat w/ Julie Leong

On this episode, we chat with author Julie Leong chat about her debut novelThe Teller of Small Fortunes,a cozy fantasy about a young traveling fortune teller who embarks on...

#296 – November 2024 Book News

Our world may have shifted to a darker timeline, but at the very least, there will still be books! On our November 2024 mid month check-in, we review the...

#295 – Author Chat w/ Nayantara Roy

On this episode, we welcome author Nayantara Roy to chat about her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins,a story about an up and coming literary editor in New York who...

#294 – The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

On this episode, we discuss our October 2024 pick,The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw. A story following a flesh-eating mermaid and a plague doctor who encounter a village...

#293 – Author Chat w/ Joanne Howard

On this episode, we chat with Joanne Howard to talk about her debut novel Sleeping in the Sun, a coming of age story about a family of American missionaries...

#292 – October 2024 Book News

On our mid-month check in for Spooky Month 2024, we highlight some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, check in on the latest winner of the Nobel Prize...

#291 – Author Chat w/ Teresa Wong

On this episode, we sit down with Chinese-Canadian author and cartoonist Teresa Wong to chat about her new graphic memoir,All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey, an generation...

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