and seeking belonging

Drowning in Fire is a vividly realized novel by an impressive literary talent

a celebration of the Dakota people through their undisputed connection to this place

Through the cycle of the seasons

The book is an eye-opening call for community healing and a profound coming-of-age story

The Emperor of Gladness mediamail and seeking belongingOcean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. The hardest thing in the world is to live only once One late summer evening in the post industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen year old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow