Greetings, all you free-spirited artists and uptight pharmacists! In this week's episode, honoring the Lunar New Year, we'll talk books, authors, roasted chickens, pickled shallots, and rumors of snow. Happy Year of the Ox! For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, February 14 at You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.)This week's links:11 Traditional Lunar New Year Foods To Eat in 2021Maxine Hong Kingston's Genre-Defying Life and WorkBooks mentioned in this episode:A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie LauNew Year Boyfriend by Zoey GongThe Year of the Crocodile by Courtney MilanTrade Me by Courtney MilanHold Me by Courtney MilanThe Suffragette Scandal by Courtney MilanHer Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie LauRinging in the Lunar New Year by Isla ChiuJeannie Lin: My Fair Concubine, Butterfly Swords; The Lotus PalaceWeina Dai Randel: The Moon in the Palace, Empress of Bright MoonJanie Chang: The Library of Legends, Three SoulsMalinda Lo: Last Night at the Telegraph Club, AshCindy Pon: Silver PhoenixZen Cho: Sorcerer to the Crown, Spirits Abroad, The Perilous Life of Jade YeoNeon Yang: Tensorate seriesNghi Vo: The Chosen and the BeautifulJayci Lee: Temporary Wife Temptation, Off Limits AttractionMary H.K. Choi:  Emergency ContactAlexander Chee: The Queen of the Night, How To Write An Autobiographical NovelHelen Hoang: The Kiss Quotient, The Bride Test, The Heart PrincipleKevin Kwan: Crazy Rich AsiansMarjorie M. Liu: The Hunter Kiss series, The Dirk and Steele series, MonstressSherry Thomas: Lady Sherlock series, Heart of Blade duology, the Elemental trilogy, The Magnolia SwordAmy Tan: The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Opposite of FateYangsze Choo: The Night Tiger, The Ghost BrideR.F. Kuang: The Poppy Wars, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes BackJean Kwok: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in TranslationMin Jin Lee: PachinkoJenny Han: To All the Boys I’ve Loved BeforeMaurene Goo: Somewhere Only We KnowMaxine Hong Kingston: The Woman WarriorOcean Vuong: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous