Episode description

“That to me is part of the joy … of memoir, which is — it is all about looking back.”

Beth Nguyen’s 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.    

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.   

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Featured Books (Episode):

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Beth Nguyen

Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka 

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff):

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Committed by Viet Thang Nguyen 

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong