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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#274 – Author Chat w/ Abraham Chang

On this episode we sit down with author Abraham Chang about his debut novel 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers, an Asian American coming-of-age love story that...

#273 – Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

On this episode, we discuss out May 2024 Book Club pick, Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee, a YA noir mystery about two Chinese American sisters who investigate the...

#272 – Author Chat w/ E. L. Shen

On this episode we chat with author E. L. Shen about her YA coming-of-age novel The Queens of New York, which just had its paperback release. We chat with...

#271 – May 2024 Book News

On our mid-month check in for May 2024, we recap the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as catch up on some book awards news and hot topics...

#270 – Author Chat w/ Samira Ahmed

On this episode we sit down with author Samira Ahmed about her newest novel This Book Won’t Burn, a YA coming-of-age story about a girl who moves to a...

#269 – Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

On this episode we discuss our April 2024 book club pick, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, which follows the story of struggling writer June Hayward who finally finds the publishing...

Conversations from Festival of AAPI Books 2023

In honor of next weekend’s Festival of AAPI Books (which we will be exhibiting at again), we’re sharing some of the conversations we recorded at last year’s festival which...

#268 – April 2024 Book News

It’s a Marvin only episode for this month’s book news check-in, let’s see how it goes as he reviews some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well...

#267 – Author Chat w/ Sheila Sundar

On this author chat, we sit down with Sheila Sundar about her debut novel Habitations, a decades-spanning story of identity, immigration, expectation and desire, and of love lost and...

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