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From Publisher's Weekly: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...

Amazon Collects Mindy Kaling’s Essays

In summer 2020, Amazon Original Stories will publish a collection of brief essays by Mindy Kaling, actor, producer, and author of the memoirs Why Not Me? and Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? The essays, which were acquired by Amazon Original Stories editorial director Julia Sommerfeld, will be available for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers. Others can download the collection as a Kindle e-book or Audible audiobook. Richard Abate of 3 Arts Entertainment repped the author.

Also, the biggest news story we're tracking from last week: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-am...

Penguin Random House is facing criticism over a copyright claim on an Asian American literary classic it republished in May that recounts the aftermath of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

I remember reading No-No Boy in my Asian American Lit class back in college. I'll have to dig up my copy but I'm pretty sure I have a UW Press version. I remember us being pretty excited about this series from Penguin Classics, kinda sucks that they tried to pull some sneaky legal maneuvering

Didn’t UW release an anniversary copy or something a few years ago? I ask because the copy I read had a foreword from Ruth Ozeki.

Lauren wrote: "Didn’t UW release an anniversary copy or something a few years ago? I ask because the copy I read had a foreword from Ruth Ozeki."

They did, Penguin just released their own edition without clearing the rights because of a technicality that allows them to claim that the original text is in the public domain.

Update on the No-No Boy Story on the front page of the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai...

Randy Ribay's "Patron Saints of Nothing" came out two days ago: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Author Peter Tierra’s has announced the title of the next book in his “United States of Japan” series; due out for release in 2020: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Hey Reera, another one! Is 2020 the year of the fake relationship? https://ew.com/books/2019/10/23/first...

Heads up! Mike Chen, author of “Here and Now and Then” (which was also briefly mentioned in the latest mid-month check-in episode) is kicking off 2020 with the release of his second novel. Check it out: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Lauren wrote: "Heads up! Mike Chen, author of “Here and Now and Then” (which was also briefly mentioned in the latest mid-month check-in episode) is kicking off 2020 with the release of his second novel. Check it..."

Yup. Mike Chen actually reached out to us, so we'll be checking out his book soon.

Nice! You’re checking out his upcoming book or his debut novel?

Lauren wrote: "Nice! You’re checking out his upcoming book or his debut novel?"

Upcoming. Though, I will definitely read Here and Now and Then at some point. The premise reminds of Doctor Who, and I am all for it.

Funny you say that... I’m looking forward to this new one though.

Susan Choi won the National Book Award for best fiction. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/bo...

nice, I was able to catch the adaptation of her book American Woman starring Hong Chau at TIFF

Apologies if this is not the right thread, but Joan He, author of Descendants of the Crane just discussed Albert Whitman's refusal to pay royalties on time and now publishing a PB version without her permission. Maura Milan, the author of the book this month, also said the same thing happened to her with (I assume) the book the book club is reading for this month. https://twitter.com/mauramilan/status...

Cue Report #3 of PW's Rights Report for the week of April 11, 2022 for children's literature:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...