{"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":"#358 - June 2026 Book News","slug":"358-june-2026-book-news","published_at":"2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035/358-june-2026-book-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-and-boba-53035","url":"https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/episode/358-june-2026-book-news","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/550f141b-9b89-4093-8b27-bb8478c44efc.mp3","summary":"On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and publishing announcements for our June 2026 mid-month check-is Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news: Life Is a K Drama by Sherri Shepherd & Jayci Lee Ophelia No. 23 by Saou Ichikawa A Girl’s Spine by Saou Ichikawa Birchwood Prep #1: Lina’s Secret by Mae Raespicio Kapa Kuiki: My Hawaiian Quilt by Ilima Kahokuhealani Todd ; illus. by Mae Waite All the Gardeners by Varsha Bajaj; illust. by Grace Easton Shifu Mama by Roger Lam; illust. by Alina Chau Bamboo Magic by Teresa Robeson ; illust. by Wazza Pink Kung Fu Crane Girl by Mia Wenjen ; ilust. by debut artist Yujie Huang Boss Games by Kelly Yang Eight Little Hands by Hanh Bui ; illust. By Kerisa Greene Flickers of Hope by Hanh Bui ; illust. By Kerisa Greene Book news mentioned on this episode: Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, dies at 56 Taiwan Travelogue wins the 2026 International Booker Prize 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 June 2026 pick is The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode: Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC The National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring du…","meta_description":"On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and publishing announcements for our June 2026 mid-month check-is Upcoming books menti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3271,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/books-and-boba-53035/episodes/358-june-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-53035/358-june-2026-book-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}