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This October, Nerdette Book Club is reading Celeste Ng\u2019s new novel, \u2018Our Missing Hearts.\u2019 It follows Bird, a 12-year-old boy living with his father in an alternate version of the United States, which has undergone a \u201ccrisis.\u201d Anti-Asian hate is rampant, children are quietly being taken from their families, and books that are seen as unpatriotic are disappearing from library shelves. Celeste Ng joined us for a spoiler-free conversation on the historical influences behind the novel, the power of myth, and the paradoxes of motherhood. Listen, read, then tell us what you think! Send a voice memo to nerdettepodcast@gmail.com to participate in our panel discussion on the book at the end of the month. Happy reading!