Potluck Drop - Books & Boba #354 - May 2026 Book News

About this episode

The episode features the latest updates in Asian American book publishing and highlights upcoming releases.

The Good Pop Culture Club is taking a quick mid-APAHM break so this week, we're dropping in the latest episode from fellow Potluck Pod Books & Boba (Marvin's other podcast) for those of you interested in the latest Asian Ameican book & publishing news. Good Pop episodes will resume in June! -- For our mid-month book news check in for May 2026, we catch up on the latest Asian American publishing announcements as well as check in on some of the latest news and tea from the greater book industry. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: The First White Hair by Yasmin Zaher The Dragon Thief by Ellen Oh It Begins with the End by Samira Ahmed Summers in Syria by Shifa Saltagi Safadi; illust. by Hatem Aly Our Built World: An Architectural Journey Along the Silk Road by Fiyel Levent ; illust. by Daby Zainab Faidhi Sheen by Cindy Pon Our Chinatown Market by Jasmine Fang ; illust. by Thai My Phuong Book news mentioned on this episode: TokyoPop launches Children’s imprint 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Reera Yoo, Marvin Yueh

Topics covered

• Asian American literature
• book publishing news
• podcast crossover
• cultural commentary
• author highlights

Keywords

• Asian American books
• publishing news
• Books & Boba
• podcast
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TokyoPop, Books & Boba, Potluck Podcast Collective

Books & works: The First White Hair, The Dragon Thief, It Begins with the End, Summers in Syria, Our Built World: An Architectural Journey Along the Silk Road, Sheen, Our Chinatown Market, No-No Boy

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