February's book of the month is Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong — a fierce, funny, and deeply moving collection of essays by the disability activist and founder of the Disability Visibility Project. 🐯

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Welcome to a special Galentine's/Valentine's Day episode! We love love – whether that is platonic, familial, romantic, or beyond. We hope this is a reminder to share some love to your community, book besties, and books! Eternally grateful for you. ❤️

P.S. Please don't mind some typos in the closed captions... We (Alexandra) was frantically trying to get this up in time for the holiday and are still working out the best system. Appreciate your understanding and support!

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In this episode, we're discussing our January Book of the Month, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine, which was also the National Book Award Winner of 2025! (whooooo!) Even if you haven't read the book yet, you can join in our spoiler-free discussion in the first half before you come back for the rest of the spoiler discussion. Excited for all the books we're reading together for 2026! ❤️

00:00 INTRO

02:44 NO SPOILERS

23:50 SPOILERS

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Welcome to the Subtle Asian Book Club podcast! In this new chapter, we're excited to bring back long-from videos (& audio) and chat about all things books, culture, and identity. We missed the author interviews, but also wanted an opportunity to chat casually about books and other things we love. We hope you stick around! ❤️With love,Alexandra & TiffanySUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB 📚https://www.subtleasianbookclub.comDiscord: https://t.co/CSiwvDINRU?amp=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasianbookclub

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