{"podcast":{"title":"Books and Boba","slug":"books-and-boba-53035","podcast_index_feed_id":53035,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/booksandboba/","website_url":"https://booksandboba.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/561d51de-e9c6-42aa-804f-ddadf2fa47a8/1473319899artwork.jpg","author":"Potluck Podcast Collective","episode_count":367,"summary":"Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T02:20:24.944933+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035"},"episode":{"title":"#344 - February 2026 Book News","slug":"344-february-2026-book-news","published_at":"2026-02-23T16:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035/344-february-2026-book-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035","url":"https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/episode/344-february-2026-book-news","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e892a070-dcf9-4b03-a2f8-857144fa2597.mp3","summary":"Happy New Year! On our first mid-month book news check-in episode for the year of the horse, we go over a hefty list of latest Asian American publishing news as the publishing industry revs back into gear after the holidays. Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Blur the Lines by Kanitha P. Paper Ghosts by Samantha Chong Cold Blood by Aashna Avachat Untitled Contemporary YA By Jesmeen Kaur Deo The Strange Sketches of Luna Li by Gloria L. Huang She Comes Out at Night by Michelle Jing Chan If We Could Be Everywhere by Sarah Suk The Sisterhood of Southern Peaches by Katrina Moore Footprints in Snow by Keiko Hayner Something Inside Me Knows by Malinda Lo The Luckies by Sarah Mlynowski and Christina Soontornvat; illust. by Madi Wong The Monster Inside by Cherry Mo Jitty and the Machine by Mitali Banerjee Ruths ; illust.by Iacopo Bruno Wipe Out by Saadia Faruqi ; illust. by Karen De la Vega The Erhu Sings by Sally Deng Blooming Behind Barbed Wire by Traci Huahn ; illust. by Mayumi Sasage House of Forgotten Souls by Kat Cho Hello, DELA , by Kiku Hughes Tae Lim Decks It Out by Angela Ahn Izzy and Wolfi by Dane Liu ; illust. by Maya Tatsukawa The Light Garden by Joanna Ho ; illust. by Minako Tomigahara 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 Mentioned in this episode: Don't miss an all AAPI prod…","meta_description":"Happy New Year! On our first mid-month book news check-in episode for the year of the horse, we go over a hefty list of latest Asian American publishing n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3584,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/books-and-boba-53035/episodes/344-february-2026-book-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035/344-february-2026-book-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}