RE-RUN: Author Special with Ocean Vuong

An episode of the Literary Friction podcast, hosted by Literary Friction, titled "RE-RUN: Author Special with Ocean Vuong" was published on August 10, 2023 and runs 56 minutes.

August 10, 2023 ·56m · Literary Friction

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We first aired this episode back in July 2019, and it was recorded in the studio when Ocean was on the international tour for his novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. It’s a really rich and beautiful conversation, full of the kind of thoughtful insights Ocean is known for, but also a lightness and optimism that feels right for summer. And we also thought it would coincide nicely with the publication of Ocean’s latest book, a poetry collection called Time is a Mother, which is out now. But we didn't want you to miss out on our summer readin...

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