Welcome to our first book news check-in for the new year (both new years)! As always, join us as we highlight some of the latest publishing announcements of books by Asian authors, as well as go over some recent awards and industry news!

Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:

But I Won’t Miss Me by Tiffany Tsao
The Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illust by Ishita Jain
Go Tuk Tuk Go! by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Bao Luu
Ami Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers by Frances Lee
The Fear Factory by Moniza Hossain
Sweet Heat by Trinity Nguyen
Bad Idea, Right? by Trinity Nguyen
A Boy Called Hero by Marie Miranda Cruz
Afternoons with Ammama by Meghana Narayan
Robot See, Robot Do by Vikram Madan
Duck-A-Muck by Vikram Madan
Extraordinary Eliana and the Magnificent Hmong New Year by V.T. Bidania; illust by Suji Park
Two Little Hot Dogs by Camey Yeh
Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Robot Ramen Cafe by Deandra "Nika" Tan
All That Chandni Knows by Khushboo Patel
Raja's Journey by Varsha Bajaj; illust by Chaaya Prabhat.
The Last Giant by Jade Zhang

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