For our mid-month book news check in for April 2026, we catch up on the latest Asian American publishing announcements as well as check in on some distressing news for our legacy Kindles.Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:The Library of Lost Time by Vaishnavi PatelBoxBoxBoxBox by Wan SakamotoMama's Magical Hands by Yu An XieThe Kids Came Back Wrong edited by Wen-yi LeeCrush by Souvankham ThammavongsaIt Was an Ordinary Name by Souvankham ThammavongsaThe Golden Shoes by Jocelyn ChoThe Summer I Turned Pretty Graphic Novel by Cynthia Yuan Cheng and Arielle Jovellanos; illust by Sara FaberBefore & Now by Balsam El-bayyaGoat for Dinner by Tao NyeuCuriosities by Robert Kondo and Megan BartelSarah in Charge by Ellen OhThis Is Our Diwali by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; illust by Michelle PereiraThe Book Witch by Nora ElghazzawiMagic Shoyu Shop by Debbi Michiko Florence; illust. by Minako TomigaharaBook news mentioned on this episode:Amazon pulls support from Kindles pre-2013Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba April 2026 pick is The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto YambaoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective