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 of 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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