#342 - Author Chat w/ Yosha Gunasekera

#342 - Author Chat w/ Yosha Gunasekera

From Books and Boba by Potluck Podcast Collective

February 9, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 342

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Yosha Gunasekera discussing her debut novel 'The Midnight Taxi' and her experiences as an attorney.

On this episode, we sit down with Yosha Gunasekera to chat about her debut novel, The Midnight Taxi . A murder mystery following a true crime loving Sri Lankan American cab driver who ends up accused of murder when a passenger ends up mysteriously murdered in her cab. Yosha shares with us her personal journey to writing her novel as well as how she drew from her experience as an attorney for The Innocence Project to construct her mystery. Follow Yosha on Instagram at @yosha.gunasekera and check out her debut novel The Midnight Taxi available now on the Books & Boba bookshop ! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perks Purchasing books at our bookshop Rocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo ( @reeraboo ) Marvin Yueh ( @marvinyueh ) Follow us: Instagram Twitter Goodreads Facebook The Books & Boba February 2026 is Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

People in this episode

Hosts: Reera Yoo, Marvin Yueh

Guest: Yosha Gunasekera

Topics covered

  • murder mystery
  • debut novel
  • true crime
  • Sri Lankan American
  • writing journey

Keywords

  • The Midnight Taxi
  • Innocence Project
  • Asian American authors

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Midnight Taxi

Books & works: The Midnight Taxi, The Books & Boba, Behind Frenemy Lines

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