Subtle Asian Book Club

V.T. Bidania is the author of A Year without Home, our March 2025 book of the month, as well as number of other chapter books. We absolutely loved this book and hope you enjoyed this interview and discussion!Where to find V.T. Bidania:https://www.vtbidania.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vtbidania/SUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚 https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Substack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.comBUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com

E.L. Shen is the author of The Comeback, The Queens of New York, Maybe It's a Sign, and the forthcoming, Foreigners! She is also a full-time editor for many of your favorite children's novels. We're so delighted to have her back on our channel to talk about the nitty gritty of editing books and balancing that with writing. We hope you enjoyed our first interview of the podcast!Where to find her:https://elshenwrites.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elshenwrites/SUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚 https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclubSubstack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.com/BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com

February's book of the month is Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong — a fierce, funny, and deeply moving collection of essays by the disability activist and founder of the Disability Visibility Project. 🐯As always, thank you for reading alongside us. We love this community we've built together! 🧡SUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚 https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclubSubstack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.com/BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com

Welcome to a special Galentine's/Valentine's Day episode! We love love – whether that is platonic, familial, romantic, or beyond. We hope this is a reminder to share some love to your community, book besties, and books! Eternally grateful for you. ❤️P.S. Please don't mind some typos in the closed captions... We (Alexandra) was frantically trying to get this up in time for the holiday and are still working out the best system. Appreciate your understanding and support!SUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚 https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclubSubstack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.com/BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com

In this episode, we're discussing our January Book of the Month, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine, which was also the National Book Award Winner of 2025! (whooooo!) Even if you haven't read the book yet, you can join in our spoiler-free discussion in the first half before you come back for the rest of the spoiler discussion. Excited for all the books we're reading together for 2026! ❤️00:00 INTRO02:44 NO SPOILERS23:50 SPOILERSSUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclubSubstack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.com/BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com

Welcome to the Subtle Asian Book Club podcast! In this new chapter, we're excited to bring back long-from videos (& audio) and chat about all things books, culture, and identity. We missed the author interviews, but also wanted an opportunity to chat casually about books and other things we love. We hope you stick around! ❤️With love,Alexandra & TiffanySUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclubSubstack: https://subtleasianbookclub.substack.com/BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌subtleasianbookclub@gmail.com