Asian Book Club

Welcome to Asian Book Club Podcast! We're your hosts - Jamae and Steven. We highlight Asian and Asian American authors, spanning all genres, book formats, and reading lengths. We invite all readers and listeners to follow along with each pick. See you at the next read!

Asian Book Club is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 111 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Asian Book Club, a arts show with 111 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  Did You Eat Yet?: Charcuterie Board Edition

  Apr 16, 202514 minS2

  <p>Did you eat yet? This is how our immigrant families show they care for and love us.</p><p><br></p><p>In this segment, we share the foods and specific food items we'd pair with the past five books we've read - Tif Marcelo's The Holiday Switch, Vivan Tu's Rich AF, Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon's Where I Belong, Chi Ta-Wei's The Membranes, and Hala Alyan's The Moon That Turns You Back. </p><p><br></p><p>This fifth episode in the Did You Eat Yet? series features charcuterie board foods!</p><p><br></p><p>Find...

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  Episode #15

  And She Said the Title (Book Club Pick 24.2)

  Apr 9, 202522 minS2

  <p>In this second episode of book club pick no. 24, we talk about how the depth of the themes and shared the poems that stood out to us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hala Alyan is the author of four award-winning collections of poetry as well as the novel Salt Houses, which was the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize. She is currently based in Brooklyn where she works as a clinical psychologist. You can learn more about her work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HalaAlyan.com⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hala.N.Alyan⁠.</p><p><br...

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  Episode #14

  The Story Is What Shines Through (Book Club Pick 24.1)

  Apr 2, 202522 minS2

  <p>In this first episode of book club pick no. 24, we talk about how we read poetry, the themes we noticed, and the poems that stood out to us</p><p><br></p><p>Hala Alyan is the author of four award-winning collections of poetry as well as the novel Salt Houses, which was the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize. She is currently based in Brooklyn where she works as a clinical psychologist. You can learn more about her work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HalaAlyan.com and on Instagram...

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  Episode #13

  Being Happy (Book Club Pick 23.3)

  Mar 26, 202528 minS2

  <p>In the third and final episode of book club pick no. 23, we're thrown for a loop as the point of view changes, depicting the reality of Momo's situation.</p><p><br></p><p>Chi Ta-wei is a renowned writer and scholar from Taiwan. His scholarly work focuses on LGBT studies, disability studies, and Sinophone literary history. You can learn more about his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi⁠⁠.</p><p><br></p><p>Ari Larissa Heinrich, the translator of The Membranes, is a professor of Chinese literature and media at the Australian National University.</p><p><br></p><p>Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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  Episode #12

  Barbie Doll Smooth (Book Club Pick 23.2)

  Mar 19, 202523 minS2

  <p>[Trigger Warning: rape and child abuse]</p><p><br></p><p>In the second episode of book club pick no. 23, we find out more on how Momo became who she is in the present and discover huge chunks of her past.</p><p><br></p><p>Chi Ta-wei is a renowned writer and scholar from Taiwan. His scholarly work focuses on LGBT studies, disability studies, and Sinophone literary history. You can learn more about his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi⁠.</p><p><br></p><p>Ari Larissa Heinrich, the translator of The Membranes, is a professor of Chinese literature and media...

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