ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong

ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean VuongOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a

But what kind of father isn t around for sixteen years All Lina wants to do is get back home

as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world

we so often cringe at our humanness

Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince

New York Times Book Review

adrenaline rush of a book

Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders

they're finally being themselves and having fun with the last person they expect: each other

And yet all along

Town & Country

an unflinching

the offer is too good to resist