Vanessa Chan on THE STORM WE MADE

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 11 a.m.

\u201cOur ancestors, our grandparents, love us by not speaking\u2026\u201d\xa0\xa0

\xa0The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan follows one family in 1945 Malaya as they face the realities of a life shaped by war and colonization. Chan joined us to talk about her family connection to her novel, her unique journey to becoming an author, the things about writing that surprised her and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan\xa0

Sea Change by Gina Chung\xa0

The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng\xa0

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett\xa0\xa0

The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade\xa0

In Memoriam by Alice Winn\xa0