Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oprah Winfrey announced “The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong as her latest book club selection during Tuesday’s “CBS Mornings” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ocean Vuong’s magnificent and melancholy second novel, "The Emperor of Gladness," is both ode and reproach. It pays tribute to the ...

Ocean Vuong’s new novel, “The Emperor of Gladness” (Penguin Press) is moving on a number of levels. It has characters you think about when you’re away from them. The writing is exemplary. New England ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vietnamese American writer Ocean Vuong has shared a first look at his next poetry collection, “Time is a Mother.” What it's about: ...

NEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country's most admired young writers. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Vuong's “The Emperor of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author and poet Ocean Vuong discusses being Oprah’s book club pick of the month and the inspiration behind his new book "The ...

Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous offers a profound insight into love, loss and memory. The line, "I miss ...

Poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is called On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. The challenges of the mother-son relationship, dealing with trauma, and the experience of the Vietnamese immigrant in America ...

"To be queer is to fail into your pleasure." The book, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, is a letter from a son to his mother, who can't read. The poet says it's a monument to failure, to violence, to ...

When Ocean Vuong moved to New York City after high school, he was startled to hear the general perception of his hometown. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...