New YA Books by AAPI Authors and an Interview With Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, Authors of ON AGAIN, AWKWARD AGAIN
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Erica goes over a nice mix of new YA books by AAPI authors, while Kelly has a great convo with Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, authors of the new rom-com On Again, Awkward Again.
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Books Discussed:
Eliza, from Scratch) by Sophia Lee
Fitting Indian) by Jyoti Chand, illustrated by Tara Anand
Dragonfruit) by Makiia Lucier
When Devils Sing) by Xan Kaur
The Summer I Remembered Everything) by Catherine Con Morse
On Again, Awkward Again) by Erin Entrada Kelly, Kwame Mbalia
A Universe of Wishes) edited by Dhonielle Clayton
Black Boy Joy) edited by Kwame Mbalia
The White Guy Dies First) edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker
The Black Girl Survives in This One) edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell
Highly Illogical Behavior) by John Corey Whaley
Then Again, Maybe I Won't) by Judy Blume
The Fell of Dark) by Caleb Roehrig
Darius The Great Is Not Okay) by Adib Khorram
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces) by Isabel Quintero
You Should See Me In a Crown) by Leah Johnson
Goodbye Stranger) by Rebecca Stead
Shine) by Candy Gourlay
Hurricane Child) by Kacen Callender
Hello Universe) and Lalani o)f) the Distant Sea) by Erin Entrada Kelly
Kaya Morgan's Crowning Achievement) by Jill Tew
Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos) by Tracey Baptiste
Kwame Mbalia's Freedom Fire imprint) (more info))
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