DiscoverBooks and Boba#283 - August 2024 Book News
#283 - August 2024 Book News

#283 - August 2024 Book News

Update: 2024-08-16
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On our mid-month check in for July 2024, we recap some of the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as get some updates on the latest Books & Boba pick to get picked up for TV and which books by Asian authors made it into the New York Time's best 100 books of the century!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

  • Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo
  • Arctic Adventures: A Tundra Tale by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; illust by Alexandra Mims Cook
  • Cactus Home by Vikram Madan
  • The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao; illust by Devika Joglekar
  • Tea Leaf Eggs by Karen E. Hong
  • Hold by Randy Ribay; illust Zeke Peña
  • Miles Ahead by Minh Lê; illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao
  • Passé It On by Dani Chuatico
  • How to Fake a Love Story in 15 Days by Aashna Avachat
  • Baba Palooza by A.D. Ghani; illust by Nadia Alam
  • Amina Banana by Shifa Saltagi Safadi; illust by Aaliya Jaleel
  • The Other Lata by Kirthana Ramisetti

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The Books & Boba August 2024 book club pick is Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

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#283 - August 2024 Book News

#283 - August 2024 Book News

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