On our mid-month check in for July 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, while catching up on a pretty terrible few weeks for the Asian American literature community (and the literature industry in general).

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo & Maris Pasquale Doran; illust by Qin Leng
Mabel and the Museum by Dana Wulfekotte
A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Daniel Tingcungco
A Pair of Little Red Mittens by Kirin Hayashi, illust by Chiaki Okada; translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa
The Beat of the Dragon Boat by Christina Matula; illust by Nicole Wong
The Door Is Open edited by Hena Khan
The Little Cloud by Pam Fong
Grace Lee Boggs's Gardens of Hope by Songju Ma Daemicke; illust by Li Lin
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige
Ritu in the Sun by Moniza Hossain
Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Jolene Gutiérrez & Minoru Tonai; illust by Chris Sasaki

News stories covered on this episode:

@BooksForMaui auction for disaster relief
Love in Taipei, the film adaptation of Loveboat, Taipei, premieres on Paramount+
The cancelled Asian American Literature Festival revives as Ghosted World: An Uncalled Asian American Literature Festival
Prosecraft shuts down after authors protest

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#235 - August 2023 Book News