#213 - March 2023 Book News

On this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our March 2023 mid-month check-in, including catching up with the Harper Collins publishing announcements we missed during the strike.

New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:

• Shanghailanders by Juli Min
• Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar
• Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
• Love Me Tomorrow series by Emiko Jean
• The Gift of Eid by Shifa Saltagi Safadi; illust by Aaliya Jaleel
• Stay With My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan
• Champion of the Rose series by Cat Aquino & Dominique Duran
• Kindling by Traci Chee
• Copy Cat by Elyse Martin & Sean Rubin
• Kaho'olawe by Kamalani Hurley; illust by Harinani Orme
• The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee
• And Then Comes July by Sarah Jung
• New by Niña Mata
• Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik
• Celestial Banquet by Roselle Lim
• No Place Like Home by Linh S. Nguyễn
• I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Lee
• Living Bridges by Sandhya Acharya; illust by Avani Dwivedi
• Do You Even Know Me? by Reem Faruqi; illust by Ani Bushry
• Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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