Beth Nguyen on OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
Podcast: Poured OverPublished On: Thu Jul 13 2023
Description: "That to me is part of the joy … of memoir, which is — it is all about looking back." Beth Nguyen's Owner of a Lonely Heart is a memoir about motherhood, loss and coming-of-age while navigating the refugee experience, told with a vivid and powerful voice. Nguyen joins us to talk about the feeling of writing nonfiction, the importance of names, generational impacts on the way we view life and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Jamie and Marc. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): Owner of a Lonely Heart by Beth Nguyen Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen Heavy by Kiese Laymon The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen The Committed by Viet Thang Nguyen Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
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