#1620: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous”

The Book Show

Aug 06 2019 | 00:30:00

00:00 / 00:30:00

Show Notes

Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original – poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel, “On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling written as a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read.

Other Episodes

Episode

April 23, 2024 • 00:27:27

The Book Show | Anne Lamott - Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott’s new book “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” is her 20th book and published on her 70th birthday. In each chapter, Lamott refracts all...

Episode 0

August 03, 2021 • 00:27:40

#1724: Jim Shepard "Phase Six" | The Book Show

This week, Jim Shepard discusses his latest book “Phase Six.” The novel is about the next pandemic that reads like a fictional sequel to...

Episode

May 21, 2019 • 00:30:00

#1609 – Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of family, motherhood, and modern life, in her nationally syndicated column. In her...