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Visionary Ways of Caring: Five Books That Capture the Expansiveness of Queer Love

Visionary Ways of Caring: Five Books That Capture the Expansiveness of Queer Love

Dylin Hardcastle Recommends Alana Portero, James Baldwin, Lars Horn, and More

By Dylin Hardcastle | June 16, 2025

On Our Problematic Obsession with First-Love Stories

On Our Problematic Obsession with First-Love Stories

Emily Usher Wants Stories That Show Crushes in All Their Messy, Authentic Glory

By Emily Usher | March 24, 2025

Sweet (But Not Too Sweet): 6 Essential Literary Love Stories

Sweet (But Not Too Sweet): 6 Essential Literary Love Stories

Jessica Soffer Recommends Ocean Vuong, Emma Straub, Andre Aciman, and More

By Jessica Soffer | February 5, 2025

A new Ocean Vuong novel is coming next summer.

A new Ocean Vuong novel is coming next summer.

By James Folta | April 16, 2024

Ocean Vuong on the Moral Questions of Fiction

Ocean Vuong on the Moral Questions of Fiction

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 23, 2023

“I Didn’t Ask to Be Here.” Or: How Do We Find Value in This Life?

“I Didn’t Ask to Be Here.” Or: How Do We Find Value in This Life?

Nick Riggle on Ocean Vuong and the Mysterious Beauty of Being Alive

By Nick Riggle | December 16, 2022

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It looks like filming is going to start on Ocean Vuong’s beloved debut novel.

By Katie Yee | May 4, 2022

“Secrets Really Power a Book.” A Conversation with Steven Schwartz

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 7, 2022

Australian teens bombarded Ocean Vuong on Instagram after his writing showed up on their exams.

By Corinne Segal | November 10, 2021

A24 is adapting Ocean Vuong’s <em>On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.</em>

A24 is adapting Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2020

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 23, 2020

Ocean Vuong on How Language Builds an Architecture For Our Souls

Ocean Vuong on How Language Builds an Architecture For Our Souls

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | August 12, 2020

Rural Queer Fiction: A Reading List

Rural Queer Fiction: A Reading List

Carter Sickels' Favorites, from Ocean Vuong to Dorothy Allison

By Carter Sickels | May 21, 2020

Ocean Vuong on Salvaging the Texts of Our Ancestors

Ocean Vuong on Salvaging the Texts of Our Ancestors

The Author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous on
A Phone Call From Paul Podcast

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2020

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books<br> I Needed to Write My Novel

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books
I Needed to Write My Novel

On Herman Melville, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, James Baldwin, lê thị diễm thúy, and More

By Ocean Vuong | October 1, 2019

5 Great Audiobooks For That Summer Road Trip

5 Great Audiobooks For That Summer Road Trip

From Disneyland to the Genteel South, Stories to Pass the Miles

By James Tate Hill | August 2, 2019