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When John F. Kennedy became the president of the United States in 1961, his wife, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, made sure someone in the West Wing was on her side. The new book JFK: Public, Private, Secret ...

Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year ...

Ocean Vuong’s dark, poetic novel takes us on a journey through time, loss, trauma, and the little acts of kindness that help ...

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Today, author and Connecticut native, Ocean Vuong, joins us to talk about his upbringing and his new book, "The Emperor of ...

"Why is my Hartford so different than Mark Twain's and Harry Beecher Stowe’s and Wallace Stevens’?" Vuong asks. "How come no ...

Following the release of his second novel, let's take a look at the growing legacy of Ocean Vuong The post Ocean Vuong is more than just a sad gay, Asian poet appeared first on JoySauce.

How has war shaped your world view and writing?I think war is the most common and steadfast reality of our species. If you think of the first works, I mean, The Mahabharata is about war. Gilgamesh, ...

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

The subject is an unlikely contender for literary grace. Vuong sets his second novel in East Gladness, Connecticut, a post-industrial town of pot-holed back roads and chain store carparks, week ...