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We discuss our Books and Boba May 2019 book club pick, This is Paradise: Stories, by Kristiana Kahakauwila, a collection of six short stories taking place across the islands of Hawaii. We discuss our thoughts on the book's portrayal of life in Hawaii, and its exploration of characters who have been shaped by their relationship to the islands. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books &amp; Boba Goodreads forums. This Month's Book Club Panelists:  Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)  Follow us:  Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group  The Books &amp; Boba June 2019 pick is Kafka on the Shore by Haruku Murakami This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors!  The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions.  Check out our patreon at patreon.com/booksandbobaPatreon

We discuss our Books and Boba May 2019 book club pick, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16085505-this-is-paradise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is Paradise: Stories</a>, by Kristiana Kahakauwila, a collection of six short stories taking place across the islands of Hawaii. We discuss our thoughts on the book's portrayal of life in Hawaii, and its exploration of characters who have been shaped by their relationship to the islands. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books &amp; Boba Goodreads forums</a>. This Month's Book Club Panelists: <ul> <li>Reera Yoo (<a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reeraboo</a>)</li> <li>Marvin Yueh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marvinyueh</a>)</li> </ul> Follow us: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads Group</a></li> </ul> The Books &amp; Boba June 2019 pick is <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4929.Kafka_on_the_Shore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kafka on the Shore</a> by Haruku Murakami This podcast is part of <a href="http://podcastpotluck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a> Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors! The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions. Check out our patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/booksandboba</a><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/patreon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

#73 - This is Paradise: Stories by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Kristiana Kahakauwila is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the English Department at Western Washington University. Kristiana is the author of This is Paradise, a collection of short stories set in contemporary Hawaii. In this episode we talk about the art and craft of creative writing, living and writing about the in-between space, her journey into becoming an author and professor and supporting indigenous writers.

Kristiana Kahakauwila is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the English Department at Western Washington University. Kristiana is the author of This is Paradise, a collection of short stories set in contemporary Hawaii. In this episode we talk about the art and craft of creative writing, living and writing about the in-between space, her journey into becoming an author and professor and supporting indigenous writers.

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