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Join us, as we remember the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war, to hear the novelist and poet Quế Mai in conversation with Craig McNamara, whose father was Robert McNamara, the secretary of defense under both JFK and LBJ during the Vietnam war. Quế Mai will discuss her poetry, the long-lasting impact of war on the Vietnamese, and how Vietnam has continued to change politically after the war. She will also focus on Vietnamese literary culture, its poetry and proverbs, and the various Vietnamese “ways of life” that have survived the violent chaos of several decades of war. Having experienced the hardships of rural life first-hand in the 1970s and 1980s, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has used her literary skills to travel the world with her stories. The Color of Peace, her new book of poetry, can be read as a travelogue of the route one can take to forgiveness, appreciation and extending one's love for one's own people and homelands to all of humanity. Vietnam, with its more than 4,000 years of history and culture and its poetry-loving people, remains the passionate center of The Color of Peace. When read in the light of her international bestselling novels, The Mountains Sing and Dust Child, which have been translated into 27 languages, it provides her readers with a unique understanding of Vietnam's past and present and a glimpse into its future. Organizer: George Hammond   A Humanities Member-led Forum program. Forums at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In unserer neue Folge reisen wir - trotz Erkältung, im Falle Martinas - nach Vietnam. "Der Gesang der Berge" der vietnamesischen Autorin Nguyen Phan Que Mai ist nichts weniger als ein epischer Rundumschlag: Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte der Familie Tram aus der Perspektive von Großmutter Dieu Lan und ihrer Enkelin Huong, von den 1920 Jahren bis in das Jahr 2017. Auch die wechsel- und oft gewaltvolle Geschichte Vietnams spielt in diesem Roman eine Hauptrolle. Von französischer Kolonialzeit über Landreform bis zum Vietnamkrieg prägt die "große", nationale Geschichte die "kleine" intime Geschichte der Familie. Ein ganz schön großer Rundumschlag, den sich Nguyen Phan Que Mai mit ihrem auf Englisch geschriebenen Buch da vorgenommen hat. Ob dieser Rundumschlag auf allen Ebenen gelungen ist, erfahrt ihr in dieser Folge!

Sabaidee and hello! Welcome to Season 3 of Thip Khao Talk Podcast. Sophia Tran-Vu, Legacies of War Board Member, sits down with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai! Born and raised in Việt Nam, Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning writer in Vietnamese and English, author of twelve books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Her poetry in Vietnamese have been written into popular songs and has received Poetry of the Year 2010 Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital Award for Arts and Literature, as well as First Prize, the Poetry Competition about 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her two novels in English, The Mountains Sing and Dust Child, are both international bestsellers and have been honored with Runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, the International Book Awards, the BookBrowse Best Debut Award, and the Lannan Literary Fellowship in Fiction. Her writing has been translated into twenty-seven languages and has appeared in major publications including The New York Times. Quế Mai is the Peace Ambassador for PeaceTree Vietnam, an organization that works to remove unexploded bombs in Việt Nam, as well as an Ambassador for Room to Read, an organisation that aims to erase global illiteracy and promotes girls' education, She was named by Forbes Vietnam as one of 20 inspiring women of 2021. She has a Ph.D in Creative Writing with the U.K.'s Lancaster University. Theme song by ⁠Lao Jazzanova⁠ Learn more about Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Learn more about Legacies of War

Host J.R. Jamison sits down with Vietnamese poet and novelist Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai—author of the international bestsellers The Mountains Sing and Dust Child–to talk about writing the American and Viet Nam war from Vietnamese perspectives and how volunteering for international peace organizations has influenced how she tells stories.Photo Credit – Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, photo provided.This Dreamscape® Recording from the book, The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is text copyright ©2020 by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Published by arrangement with Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing Company, Inc., New York. Sound copyright ℗2020 by Dreamscape Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Dreamscape® Media, LLC. www.dreamscapepublishing.com.

In this episode of Books, Baby! , Ian, Bev, and Alo dive into the ultimate holiday reading list, sharing their top recommendations for books that make the perfect travel companions. We explore perfect pairings for your next trip, like visiting St. Petersburg after reading Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, wandering through Tuscany with Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, or discovering Vietnam while immersed in Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's The Mountain Sing. Whether you're seeking lighthearted rom-coms or gripping thrillers, we've got you covered with recommendations to make your journey unforgettable! Connect with us via email (booksbabypod@gmail.com) and on Instagram! Books, Baby! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@booksbabypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Ian - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bookish_ian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bev - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@booksgonewilde⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alo - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@books.swallows.universe⁠⁠

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In questa puntata, Alessandro Barbaglia apre con il gesto dello sfogliare, che appartiene a molti lettori e avventori della libreria. Cosa succede quando un lettore sfoglia un libro che non conosce? Quali verità ne trae?La novità della settimana è Nella stanza dell'imperatore di Sonia Aggio, edito Fazi, mentre il consiglio di lettura di Chiara Sgarbi è Quando le montagne cantano di Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, edito Nord.L'ospite della puntata è Alice Bigli, allenatrice di lettura.SHELF. IL POSTO DEI LIBRIdi Alessandro Barbaglia e Chiara Sgarbi Realizzato da MONDADORI STUDIOSA cura di Miriam Spinnato e Danilo Di TerminiCoordinamento editoriale di Elena MarinelliProgetto grafico di Francesco PoroliMusiche di Gianluigi CarloneMontaggio e post produzione Indiehub studio

A VietNam Marine Veteran and a VietNam survivor, both writers, read and discuss the impact of that war.

In today's episode, I am chatting with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Born and raised in Việt Nam, she is the author of the global best-selling novels The Mountains Sing and Dust Child. In this episode, Quế Mai shares about the importance of tonal marks in the Vietnamese language, how writing saved her with a traveling lifestyle, what she has learned about herself through writing. She brought a wonderful book flight with her to highlight Vietnamese authors. Happy listening!

Skjønner du hvorfor jeg har bestemt meg for å fortelle deg om familien vår? Hvis historiene våre overlever, dør vi ikke, selv ikke når kroppen ikke lenger er her på jorden.Vietnam-krigen utgjorde et vannskille i den kalde krigen og i Vestens selvforståelse. Men hvordan ser historien ut fra et vietnamesisk perspektiv?I Vietnam er krigen stadig et traume. Det er dette forfatter Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai gå inn på med romanen Fjellene synger (til norsk ved Lene Stokseth). Her følger vi vekselvis jenta Huong og bestemoren Diệu Lan.Mens resten av familien er spredd for alle vinder, forsøker Huong og Diệu Lan å komme seg gjennom dagene ved hjelp av historier. Huong forsvinner inn i bøker som Pinocchio og Skatten på sjørøverøya, eller lytter til bestemoren som forteller sin livshistorie. Her tar Nguyễn oss med gjennom Vietnams historie gjennom det siste hundreåret, fra landet var kolonisert av Japan og kommunistregimets brutale reformer på 50-tallet og til de grufulle årene som er Vietnamkrigen. Er forsoning i det hele tatt mulig etter tiår med overgrep og familier som har blitt revet i stykker?Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai har en rekke poesiutgivelser bak seg på vietnamesisk, og i Fjellene synger, som er hennes første roman på engelsk, kommer bakgrunnen fra poesien tydelig fram. Hun balanserer den mørke historien med et sanselig og lyrisk språk, og med romanens flerstemmighet utfordrer hun det svart-hvite bildet vi kjenner fra historiebøker og Hollywood-filmer. For romanen vant hun blant annet International Book Awards og PEN Oakland/ Josephine Miles Literary Award.Da Nguyễn gjestet Litteraturhuset, møtte hun oversetter og kunstnerisk rådgiver ved Norsk litteraturfestival, Yukiko Duke, til samtale om minner, forsoning og Vietnams blodige historie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you understand why I've decided to tell you about our family? If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth.The Vietnam war was a watershed event in the Cold War as well as in the West's understanding of itself. But what does the story look like from a Vietnamese perspective?In Vietnam, the war is still a traumatic experience. This is what writer Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai explores in her novel The Mountains Sing, in which we alternately follow the girl Huong and her grandmother Diệu Lan.While the rest of the family has been scattered across the country, Huong and Diệu Lan tries to make it through the days with the help of stories. Huong disappears into books like Pinocchio and Treasure Island, or listens to her grandmother sharing her life story, where Nguyễn takes us through the history of Vietnam in the last hundred years, from a colony under Japan and the brutal reforms of the communist regime in the 1950s and through the horrific years of the Vietnam war. Is reconciliation at all possible after decades of abuse and with families torn apart?Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has published a number of poetry collections in Vietnamese, and in The Mountains Sing, her first novel in English, this background from poetry is clearly visible. She balances the dark story with a vivid and lyrical language, and through the novel's chorus of voices, she challenges the black and white picture we know from history books and Hollywood movies. The novel has been met with critical acclaim, and won her the International Book Award and the PEN Oakland/ Josephine Miles Literary Award.When Nguyễn visited the House of Literature, she was joined by translator and artistic advisor for the Norwegian Festival of Literature, Yukiko Duke, for a conversation about memories, reconciliation and Vietnam's bloody history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and debut Australian author André Dao come together to discuss their new books in which the tumult of Vietnamese history converges with the present day. The follow-up to The Mountains Sing, Quế Mai's Dust Child is a suspenseful saga of family secrets, hidden trauma and the overriding power of forgiveness. André's Anam moves through a series of displacements from Hanoi to Paris and Melbourne to explore themes of memory, colonialism, inheritance and belonging. They appear in conversation with Sheila Ngọc Phạm. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.  Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.  After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Những Ngôi Sao Trên Bầu Trời Thành Phố của nhà văn Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai gồm 34 câu chuyện nhỏ lấy cảm hứng từ những chuyện chị kể cho con trước giờ đi ngủ. Là một người con xa xứ, nhà văn trân trọng những ký ức ngọt ngào về làng quê Việt, với những trò chơi dân gian, cánh chuồn chuồn, ngọn cỏ gà, triền đê lộng gió... Tập truyện không chỉ dành cho trẻ em mà còn có thể đánh động dư âm tuổi thơ ở cả bố mẹ, ông bà. Qua đó, tác giả muốn gửi gắm rằng những điều bình dị nhất của quê hương có khả năng làm giàu đời sống tinh thần con trẻ.--Về Fonos:Fonos là Ứng dụng âm thanh số - Với hơn 3.000+ nội dung gồm Sách nói có bản quyền, Ebook, Tóm tắt sách, Thiền định, Truyện ngủ, Nhạc chủ đề, Truyện thiếu nhi. Tất cả chương 1 đều miễn phí, tải app ngay: https://fonos.link/PCFonos--Tìm hiểu thêm về Fonos: https://fonos.vn/Theo dõi Facebook Fonos: https://www.facebook.com/fonosvietnam/

Những Ngôi Sao Trên Bầu Trời Thành Phố của nhà văn Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai gồm 34 câu chuyện nhỏ lấy cảm hứng từ những chuyện chị kể cho con trước giờ đi ngủ. Là một người con xa xứ, nhà văn trân trọng những ký ức ngọt ngào về làng quê Việt, với những trò chơi dân gian, cánh chuồn chuồn, ngọn cỏ gà, triền đê lộng gió... Tập truyện không chỉ dành cho trẻ em mà còn có thể đánh động dư âm tuổi thơ ở cả bố mẹ, ông bà. Qua đó, tác giả muốn gửi gắm rằng những điều bình dị nhất của quê hương có khả năng làm giàu đời sống tinh thần con trẻ.--Về Fonos:Fonos là Ứng dụng âm thanh số - Với hơn 3.000+ nội dung gồm Sách nói có bản quyền, Ebook, Tóm tắt sách, Thiền định, Truyện ngủ, Nhạc chủ đề, Truyện thiếu nhi. Tất cả chương 1 đều miễn phí, tải app ngay: https://fonos.link/PCFonos--Tìm hiểu thêm về Fonos: https://fonos.vn/Theo dõi Facebook Fonos: https://www.facebook.com/fonosvietnam/

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An interview with Nguyen Phan Que Mai, author of the new novel, Dust Child. The book is a saga about two Vietnamese sisters and two American men, whose lives intersect in surprising ways, set during and after the war in Vietnam.

Những câu chuyện được chắp bút trong các tác phẩm nhà văn Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, vừa mang đến hình dung của sự khốc liệt trong chiến tranh từ góc nhìn đa chiều, đồng thời thấm đượm nét đẹp của con người, văn hóa Việt Nam, và những nỗ lực hàn gắn cho các thế hệ.

The legacy of the Vietnam War is on their faces. The children of the American GI's stationed in Vietnam during the war and the local women who bore them – left behind and overwhelmingly rejected. Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai braids together the stories of a young mother hoping for a life in America, an adult son searching for the father he never knew, and an American Vietnam war veteran looking for redemption. “Dust Child” is at once empathetic, devastating, and upbeat burnished with Quế Mai's stunning signature prose. "I think we are blessed with a life on this Earth so that we can uplift each other, and I really think every one of us has so much power inside of us that we can use for a good purpose," said Quế Mai when asked what she wants her readers to take away from her novel. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of twelve books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction written in Vietnamese and English. Her work has been translated into twenty languages. Her first novel “The Mountains Sing”, the first written in English, was a runner up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and other awards including the 2021 Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2021 International Book Award. “Dust Child” is her second historical novel, and it's our April selection for “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club".

In today's episode, Catherine (Gilmore Guide to Books) and I circle back to the 16 books we featured in the Winter 2023 Book Preview. We'll be sharing our reading stats and thoughts on the books we've read (or attempted), to help you decide which ones to add to your reading list and which ones to skip. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights How Sarah's favorite books from 2022 are impacting her expectations. Catherine and Sarah share their Winter 2023 reading stats and success rates. Sarah had stellar results with four 5-star books! Plus, their #1 picks from winter! They name their best and worst books from the Preview. Books We Read Before the Preview [5:03] Sarah's Picks: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [5:25] Maame by Jessica George (January 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:31] Winter 2023 Circle Back [10:31] January Sarah's Pick: The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:46] Catherine's Picks: Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas (January 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:38] Margot by Wendell Steavenson (January 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [14:40]  February Sarah's Picks: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (February 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:50] Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (February 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:09]  Catherine's Picks: Victory City by Salman Rushdie (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:00]  Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:39] On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:53] All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:05]  March Sarah's Picks: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:27] All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:00]  Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:04]  Catherine's Picks: Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:02] The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (March 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:08] Other Books Mentioned Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [2:58] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett [2:59] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [3:01] The Measure by Nikki Erlick [3:06] The One by John Marrs [3:11] The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [26:34] The Secret History by Donna Tartt [29:36] Circe by Madeline Miller [33:16] Betty by Tiffany McDaniel [37:54] Watergate by Garrett M. Graff [44:26] The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne [51:05] Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane [51:08] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [51:28] Dear Edward by Ann Nepolitano [53:01] The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi [53:58]

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's new novel, Dust Child, takes a closer look at the often-fraught relationships between Vietnamese women and American soldiers during the war. In today's episode, the author tells NPR's Scott Simon how she was always fascinated by the stories of the forgotten children from those relationships – often left behind, abandoned, and raised with a deep resentment for their mixed roots. The novel follows both the perspective of that generation – trying to find a better future – and that of the servicemembers being forced, decades later, to confront their past decisions.

(S8, EP 8) For this week's episode, I am honored to bring in critically-acclaimed and best-selling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai as a guest. We discussed her latest book, "Dust Child", and the issues surrounding AmerAsians who were left behind during the Vietnam War, the discrimination that ethnic minorities face in Vietnam, and the stigmas that is covered in her book. Don't miss out on this episode, and order your copy of "Dust Child". Bio: Born and raised in Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of the international bestseller The Mountains Sing, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the 2021 International Book Awards, the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for Fiction. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in Vietnamese and English and has received some of the top literary prizes in Việt Nam. Her writing has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in major publications, including the New York Times. She has a PhD in creative writing from Lancaster University. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam and has founded several scholarship programs, and she was named by Forbes Vietnam as one of twenty inspiring women of 2021. Dust Child is her second novel. For more information, visit: www.nguyenphanquemai.com. VietFive Coffee: Start your day right with VietFive Coffee. Freshly grown coffee harvested straight from Vietnam and roasted in Chicago, VietFive offers rich quality tasting Vietnamese coffee straight to your soul. Visit VietFive Coffee in Chicago to grab a fresh cup and a Banh Mi to go along with it, or go to www.vietfive.com and use the code in all Caps: VMNCHIV5 to get 15% off your purchase. CIRCA-Pintig: Circa-Pintig stands for The Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts and Pintig meaning “Pulse” in the Filipinx language.- CIRCA Pintig is a 501c3 organization that engages communities through the power of the arts to challenge injustice and transcend social change. Circa Pintig produces timely works to provide education, activation, and advocacy. For information about upcoming events and to learn about how to get involved, visit www.circapintig.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/banhmichronicles/support

EPISODE 1376: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DUST CHILD ,Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, about Vietnamese Amerasians, the role of literature in healing trauma, and why female novelists like herself should appropriate the voices of men  Born and raised in Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of The Mountains Sing, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the 2021 International Book Awards, the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for Fiction. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and has received some of the top literary prizes in Việt Nam. Her writing has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in major publications, including the New York Times. She has a PhD in creative writing from Lancaster University. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam and has founded several scholarship programs, and she was named by Forbes Vietnam as one of twenty inspiring women of 2021. For more information, visit: http://www.nguyenphanquemai.com. Her latest book is DUST CHILD (2023) Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese have won the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association and first prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, The Mountains Sing, is an international bestseller and won the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She regularly writes for Vietnamese newspapers and her writing has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, BBC Vietnamese, LitHub, and Poets & Writers Magazine. Her second novel in English, Dust Child, is forthcoming from Algonquin Books. 

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer whose debut novel The Mountains Sing, published in English in 2020, won the International Book Awards in 2021 and was runner-up in the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. It portrays the lives of four generations of a Vietnamese family enduring many hardships, something she understands well from her own upbringing. In conversation with presenter Felicity Finch, Quế Mai shares her writing process as she works on her second novel Dust Child, which is about Amerasians, children of American military men who were abandoned during The Vietnam War. Meetings with her New York publisher and editor Betsy Gleick help guide her through the many months of development as well as her desire to retain the Vietnamese-ness of her prose. This programme was first broadcast in May 2022, but for this version, as dust Child is about to be published, Felicity takes the opportunity to catch up with Quế Mai, to find out how that feels.

Welcome to the Winter 2023 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!   In this episode, Catherine and I share 16 of our most anticipated books releasing January through March.   This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcement Join our Patreon Community to get our bonus podcast episode series called Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and I share at least 4 bonus books we are excited about that we did not share in the big show preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available to all patrons (Stars and Superstars) and sign up here! Highlights Catherine has 6 repeat authors from her 8 books, and Sarah has 4! Catherine's picks are leaning more literary, while Sarah is focusing on more commercial fiction. One 5-star book already from Sarah's selections. Plus, their #1 picks for winter release. Winter 2023 Book Preview [4:34] JANUARY Sarah's Picks: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:56] Maame by Jessica George (January 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:48] The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:39] Catherine's Picks: Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas (January 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:05] Margot by Wendell Steavenson (January 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[16:02]  FEBRUARY Sarah's Picks: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (February 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:08] Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (February 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:10]  Catherine's Picks: Victory City by Salman Rushdie (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[21:38]  Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:25] On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:43] All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:56]  MARCH Sarah's Picks: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:31] All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:31]  Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:04]  Catherine's Picks: Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:26] The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (March 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:46] Other Books Mentioned The One by John Marrs [7:24]  Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli [14:29]  People Person by Candice Carty-Williams [14:31]  Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong [14:52] Ghosts by Dolly Alderton [15:13] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [18:13] Winterland by Rae Meadows [18:49] The Power by Naomi Alderman [23:16] The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [24:14] The Secret History by Donna Tartt [25:22] When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain [25:40] We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper [26:29] Betty by Tiffany McDaniel [33:06] Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson [37:12] Defending Jacob by William Landay [39:00] The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai [42:40] Dear Edward by Ann Nepolitano [45:23] The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi [48:05] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [49:34] Other Links Golden Age of Detective Fiction | Knox's 10 Commandments

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai,  author of The Mountains Sing. We talk about her beautiful debut novel as well as a whole host of things including family, story-telling, history, decolonising literature and her upcoming novel.Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, Finalist of the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation".She has been named by Forbes Vietnam as one of 20 inspiring women of 2021. Her second novel in English, Dust Child will be published in early 2023. Support the show

This week we speak with Shari Bowers who is the Branch Manager for the new Liberty Branch that is being built. We speak with her about her background and her plans for the new library in the future.  Recommendations include If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy, The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.  Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on June 3, 2022

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer whose debut novel The Mountains Sing, published in English in 2020, won the International Book Awards in 2021 and was runner-up in the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. It portrays the lives of four generations of a Vietnamese family enduring many hardships, something she understands well from her own upbringing. In conversation with presenter Felicity Finch, Quế Mai shares her writing process as she works on her second novel Dust Child, which is about Amerasians, children of American military men who were abandoned during The Vietnam War. Meetings with her New York publisher and editor Betsy Gleick help guide her through the many months of development as well as her desire to retain the Vietnamese-ness of her prose.

When she was six years old, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and her family left their small village in northern Việt Nam for Bạc Liêu, a city located in one of the southernmost points of the country. As a northerner growing up in the south after 1975, Quế Mai witnessed the post-war devastation felt by those on both sides of the conflict. She gained a deep appreciation for the stories of all those around her, including the many boat people who were fleeing the country at the time. She had always wanted to be a writer, but initially pursued a career in business instead. But the dream to be a writer was always there. When Quế Mai published her first book of poetry in Vietnamese, there was no looking back. In 2020, she published THE MOUNTAINS SING, her debut novel and first book written in English. Set in 20th century Việt Nam, it tells the multigenerational tale of the Trần family as they experience several crucial moments in the nation's history. The novel became an international bestseller, as well as a testament to the power of Vietnamese stories. Credits: Executive Producer: Tracey Nguyen Mang Associate Producer: Saoli Nguyen (saolinguyen.com / IG: @saolinguyen) VBP theme music: Clarity, Paulina Vo Other Music: Before the War, Lama House; Dew Over Meguro, Lama House; Miika's Journey, Lama House; Where Legends Dwell, Lama House; Chapters, Aerian

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Bewegende Zeiten, ungekannte Perspektiven: Unsere Highlights aus dem Insel Herbstprogramm entführen in fremde Welten – von Frankfurt bis Lappland, von London bis Hanoi. Für alle, die in diesem Jahr nicht zur Frankfurter Buchmesse fahren, präsentieren wir ausgewählte Bücher unseres aktuellen Herbstprogramms in einem zwölfteiligen »Suhrkamp espresso«-Spezial. Die Bücher der Folge: »Der Gesang der Berge« von Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: http://insel.vg/GesangDerBerge-P »Die Frau, die den Himmel eroberte« von Vanessa Giese: http://insel.vg/Himmeleroberte-P »Überwintern« von Katherine May: http://insel.vg/Ueberwintern-P »Das verbotene Notizbuch« von Alba de Céspedes: http://insel.vg/VerboteneNotizbuch-P »Land aus Schnee und Asche« von Petra Rautiainen: http://insel.vg/SchneeUndAsche-P »Ein Rätsel auf blauschwarzem Grund« von Lars Mytting: http://insel.vg/EinRaetsel-P

Mark Leslie Lefebvre's first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry.He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming), paranormal non-fiction (Haunted Hospitals, Spooky Sudbury, Tomes of Terror) and anthologies (Campus Chills, Tesseracts Sixteen, Obsessions). Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. And they include The 7 P's of Publishing Success and An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores.His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program.Mark lives in Waterloo, Ontario and can be found online at http://markleslie.ca/Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, Finalist of the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation".https://nguyenphanquemai.com/The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Mark Leslie Lefebvre's first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry.He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming), paranormal non-fiction (Haunted Hospitals, Spooky Sudbury, Tomes of Terror) and anthologies (Campus Chills, Tesseracts Sixteen, Obsessions). Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. And they include The 7 P's of Publishing Success and An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores.His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program.Mark lives in Waterloo, Ontario and can be found online at http://markleslie.ca/Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, Finalist of the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation".https://nguyenphanquemai.com/The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual event called Automated and Connected Vehicles: A Glimpse at the Vehicle of the Future. We also talk about what we've been reading. In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading: The Mountains Sing by Ngyuễn Phan Qué Mai , who has a new book … Continue reading S.4 Ep.17- Automated and Connected Vehicles: A Glimpse at the Vehicle of the Future →

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, chats about The Mountains Sing. This novel is already a New York Times Editors' choice, and winner of several awards including the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship. Plus it's been named a best book in 2020 by the Washington Post , *O, The Oprah Magazine, USA Today, NPR's Book Concierge and tens more publications. Plus, it also happens to be her first novel, written in the English language. Quế Mai shares her inspiration for the novel, and you can tell from her passion for storytelling and the Vietnamese language & culture why she was selected by Forbes Magazine as one of Twenty Inspiring Vietnamese women of 2021! Find The Mountains Sing on bookshop.org as well as the books Quế Mai references by Wayne Karlin. Connect with Quế Mai and learn more about her books at www.nguyenphanquemai.com or on Instagram @nguyenphanquemai_ All episodes in video form at www.bestofwomensfiction.com

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's The Mountains Sing is the epic, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Spanning the French colonial period to the present day, we follow the lives of matriarch Diệu Lan and her granddaughter Huong. Diệu Lan tells Huong of Vietnam's taboo on discussing “the wrongdoing of those in power, for they give themselves the right to rewrite history.” With luminous prose and a compelling immersive story, The Mountains Sing breaks that silence. Chaired by Caroline Baum

In Mirandi Riwoe's award-winning Stone Sky Gold Mountain, we experience Australia's Gold Rush through the eyes of Chinese immigrants Ying and Lai Yue as family circumstances force the two siblings to seek their fortune far from home. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's The Mountains Sing recounts Vietnam's dark history of colonialism and war from the perspective of its people rather than its invaders. These illuminating and engaging novels provide new perspectives on familiar stories in ways as refreshing as they are important. Chaired by Yves Rees

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Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai chats with Readings events manager Chris Gordon about her novel, The Mountains Sing. This conversation was recorded online during the Covid-19 crisis.

Mời các bạn cùng tham gia với Kenneth Nguyễn và cô Phùng Thị Lệ Lý (tác giả When Heaven and Earth Changed Places) và chị Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (tác giả The Mountains Sing) thảo luận về những câu chuyện xung quanh ngày 30 tháng Tư.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Quyên Ngô là một diễn viên tại Los Angeles. Cô bắt đầu tham gia diễn xuất ở trường trung học và tiếp tục đào tạo lên đại học tại Đại học Brown. Trong thời gian làm việc tại Brown, cô làm việc trong đài phát thanh - vừa là người phát thanh vừa là phóng viên, đồng thời là dj và giám đốc chương trình của Trải nghiệm âm thanh 360 ° Black. Cô là người dẫn chuyện của The Mountains Sing của Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, được đề cử cho giải Audie award for Audiobook of the Year, cũng như Eric Nguyen's Things We Lost to the Water và Violet Kupersmith's Build Your House Around My Body. Trong 15 năm qua, cô đã làm việc với nhiều nhóm trên khắp thế giới để nâng cao năng lực, lập chiến lược và cải thiện giao tiếp. Công việc đào tạo và tạo điều kiện của cô ấy nhằm mục đích giúp mọi người làm việc với nhau một cách hài hòa. Công việc diễn xuất của cô ấy tập trung vào việc gia tăng sắc thái trong một thế giới bị tước đoạt.     Quyen Ngo is an actor, narrator, facilitator, and organizer based in Los Angeles. She began acting in middle school and continued training through college at Brown University. During her time at Brown, she worked in radio — both as an anchor and reporter, as well as a dj and the program director of the 360° Black Experience in Sound. She is the narrator of The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, which was nominated for the Audie award for Audiobook of the Year, as well as Eric Nguyen's Things We Lost to the Water and Violet Kupersmith's Build Your House Around My Body. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with groups around the world to build capacity, strategize, and improve communication. Her training and facilitation work aims to help people to work together harmoniously. Her acting work focuses on increasing nuance in a world deprived of it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (pronounced ŋwiən fα:n kwe mai) is an award-winning writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction in Vietnamese and English. Her writing in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, a New York Times Editors' Choice Selection, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation". The novel has been named a best book of 2020 by many media establishments including NPR and the Washington Independent Review of Books. Quế Mai is the translator of seven books published in Vietnam and the United States, and has received the Vietnam Writers Association's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Vietnamese Literature Overseas. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the UK's Lancaster University. She currently divides her time between Indonesia and Vietnam. Her writing has appeared on The New York Times, BBC Vietnamese, Lit Hub, Poets & Writers Magazine, among others. She has just been named by Forbes Vietnam as one of 20 inspiring women of 2021. Her second novel in English, Dust Child, is forthcoming with Algonquin Books. Quế Mai is passionate about empowering others. In her voluntary roles, Quế Mai is an editor of DVAN's publishing series, an Author Advocate for Room to Read, a creative writing teacher at the Roshan Learning Center for Refugees, and Founder and Head of Advisory Committee of Chắp Cánh Ước Mơ Volunteer Group.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy