Barack Obama selected Vincent Yu’s Seek IMMEDIATE SHELTER as one of eleven titles on his 2026 Summer Reading List. The only debut novel on the list, SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER tells a story of survival, hope, and second chances in an Asian American community in Massachusetts, when a false missile throws the residents' lives into chaos. The novel was published by Flatiron Books on May 5th, 2026, and the UK edition publishes with September Publishing on August 6th.