#343 - Author Chat w/ Lillian Li

About this episode

An author chat with Lillian Li about her new novel 'Bad Asians' and its themes of friendship and the impact of the great recession.

Happy New Year! We ring in the Year of the Horse with an exciting author chat with Lillian Li (author of past book club pick #1 Chinese Restaurant), who joins us to chat about her newest novel Bad Asians , a coming of age story following four childhood friends who all move home after graduating college in 2008 after their well laid plans were derailed by the great recession. They inadvertently become part of a viral Youtube documentary that will continue to haunt them throughout their adult lives as they drift apart and come back together again and again. Follow Lillian on Instagram at @zillianzi and check out her new novel Bad Asians 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Reera Yoo, Marvin Yueh

Guest: Lillian Li

Topics covered

• author chat
• coming of age
• viral documentary
• friendship
• great recession

Keywords

• Year of the Horse
• Chinese Restaurant
• Books & Boba

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bad Asians, Books & Boba bookshop

Books & works: #1 Chinese Restaurant, Bad Asians, Rocking our Books & Boba, The Books & Boba, Behind Frenemy Lines

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