On episode 56 of the Reed, Write, & Create podcast, our guest is Stephanie Lim, co-founder and CEO of Third State Books, a new publishing company dedicated to amplifying the stories of Asian Americans. From the origin story of the company, to the challenge of finding a literary unicorn, the conversation is inspiring and enlightening.

In this week’s BIPOC Book News column, we have updates on new releases, the National Book Awards, the Book Sanctuary Movement, book-to-movie adaptations, and more. It’s all your book news and publishing tea from a BIPOC perspective.