#374 - October 2026 Book News

On this episode, we catch up on the latest Asian American book news and publishing announcements for our October 2026 mid-month check-in

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

• Front Desk by Kelly Yang; ilust. by Fumio Obata
• Olivia Harper Is Haunting Me by Zoe Hana Mikuta
• The Skull & the Seagull by Lenny Wen
• Belly Takes the Bus by Marie Tang; illust. by Tracy Subisak
• The Monster Who Almost Stole New Year by Eva Wong Nava; illust. by Lenny Wen
• It's Market Day! by Meghana Narayan
• Always a Corpse Bride by Kendare Blake
• The Escaped Bear by Sheela Chari; illust. by Stephanie Graegin
• Appa's Eighteen Wheels by Jessica Yoon; illust. by Cat Min

Book news mentioned on this episode:

• Min Jin Lee’s American Hagwon debuted as a NYT Hardcover Fiction Bestseller
• Crazy Rich Asians HBO series sets cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng
• Theo James, Hoyeon, Christian Slater to Star in Thriller ‘The Hole’

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The Books & Boba October 2026 pick is Ebony Gate by Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle

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