Beth Nguyen on OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
\u201cThat to me is part of the joy \u2026 of memoir, which is \u2014 it is all about looking back.\u201d
Beth Nguyen\u2019s 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.\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f
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Featured Books (Episode):
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Beth Nguyen
Stealing Buddha\u2019s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri
Harriet the Spy\xa0by Louise Fitzhugh\xa0
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka\xa0
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka\xa0
Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Committed\xa0by Viet Thang Nguyen\xa0
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong