Celeste Ng

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About Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She attended Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, won the Hopwood Award, the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the American Library Association's Alex Award. She is a 2016 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, and she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Blog postI'm thrilled to report that in its first week in print, Little Fires Everywhere debuts at #7 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller List! (It's also at #8 on the NYT Combined Print & Ebook List, #10 on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List, #4 on the Indie National List, and Amazon's #8 most sold book.)
Thank you so much, all of you, for your support!
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Blog postHere's where I'll be touring for Little Fires Everywhere in September, October, and November. If I'm near you, please stop by and say hi! More details about each event will be on the Events page shortly.
UPDATE: I've moved the date of my Cleveland-area reading (at Shaker Heights Public Library)--dates below are correct!
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Blog postImage credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tunnuz/315645676/
My second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, is now available for preorder!
Click here to pre-order at the retailer of your choice, or call your local indie bookstore.
The cover of LIttle Fires Everywhere will be revealed soon--stay tuned!
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Blog postHere's something cool. My mom informs me that there's a hidden pun on the traditional Chinese cover (available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)
Look carefully at characters at top right and bottom left--see how the bottom half of each is shaded out, almost ghostly? At top right, the radical for "ear" (耳) is shaded out; at bottom left, the radical for "mouth" (口) is shaded out. A nod to how no o
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Blog postSome new international covers to share--here are the covers for the Hebrew and Greek translations!
The Hebrew translation (from Sendik Books) will be on pre-sale at th
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Blog postHave questions about Everything I Never Told You? This Wednesday (March 9) I'll be doing a LIVE Q&A on my Facebook author page!
How to join in:
1. Anytime between now and March 9, post a question for me in the comments of this post on my Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/celestengwriter/photos/a.479133202164676.1073741825.432429253501738/960383587372966/?type=1&theater
2. I'll be answering those questions via live video on my Fa5 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm honored and thrilled to share that I'm one of the NEA's 2016 Creative Writing Fellows! Through its creative writing fellowships program, the NEA gives writers the time and space to create, revise, conduct research, and connect with readers.
You can view the whole list (with many, MANY writers I admire) here.
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Blog postI'm delighted to share that I'm a judge (along with Héctor Tobar and Rachel Eliza Griffiths) for the 2016 PEN Open Book Award.
The Pen Open Book Award is given annually to an exceptional book-length work of literature by a writer of color. It's truly an honor to help judge it--and I have been reading like a madwoman (40+ books over the past 2 months) as part of the process! It's opened my eyes to many new writers and many new forms, and I hop
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Blog postI'm very proud to be on the longlist for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, alongside so many authors (and books) I admire myself.
From the award website: "The International DUBLIN Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award is an initiative of Dublin City Council the municipal government of Dublin which now retains full ownership of the award. The Award aims to promote excellence in
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Blog postI'm beyond honored (stunned, really) to share that Everything I Never Told You has been awarded the 2015 Massachusetts Book Award in fiction!
Here's a full list of the winners:
https://www.facebook.com/masscenterforthebook/posts/10156014243640251
It's in amazing company alongside novels by finalists Randy Susan Meyers, Annie Weatherwax, Ward Just, Anita Diamant, and Bret Anthony Johnston. Previous years' winners can be found here (wow, that list
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Blog postI'm thrilled to share that Everything I Never Told You has received the 2015 Medici Book Club Prize!
The mission of the Medici Book Club Prize is to recognize a distinguished work of fiction that has inspired thoughtful conversation and contributed to a deeper understanding of the human experience. Previous winners include Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being, Lauren Groff's Arcadia, and Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin. The prize wi
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Blog postHi Turkish readers! Here's the Turkish cover for Everything I Never Told You (in Turkish, Sana söyleyemediğim her şey).
The Turkish translation will be out soon from Marti. And stay tuned for more foreign edition covers, including Germany, France, and more!
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Blog postThe Italian edition of Everything I Never Told You will be out at the end of August from Bollati Boringhieri.
In Italian, the title is Quello Che Mon Ti Ho Mai Detto. (Everything sounds better in Italian, doesn't it?)
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Blog postThe Bulgarian translation of Everything I Never Told You was just published a few weeks ago--here's the cover!
The Bulgarian title is Всичко, което не ви казах, and the publisher is Avliga. Bulgarian readers can find more info on the publisher's website:
http://www.avliga.bg/
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Blog postONE more piece of award-related news this morning: Everything I Never Told You has been shortlisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award!
The John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award is given by the Crime Writers' Association in the UK and recognizes "the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality first published in the UK in English during the Judging Period." The full shortlist is here and the winner will be announced in September
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Blog postHere is some love from my (other) home state: Everything I Never Told You was recently selected as a finalist for the Ohioana Book Award!
The Ohioana Book Award is given annually and recognizes "outstanding books published each year in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, juvenile literature, and books about Ohio or an Ohioan." Everything I Never Told You is in amazing (and rather intimidating) company on the shortlist, alongside Anthony Do6 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm thrilled that the Massachusetts Center for the Book has chosen Everything I Never Told You as a "Must Read" book for 2015! It's in fine company--you can see the full list for the fiction category here.
Along with the other books on the list, Everything I Never Told You is now shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, which recognizes "compelling works of Massachusetts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children's/young adult literature&quo6 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe Dutch translation (Wat Ik Nooit Eerder Heb Gezegd; "What I Never Before Have Said") was published on June 30 by AW Bruna, and the simplified Chinese edition (无声告白; "Silent Confessions") was published yesterday, July 1, by Shanghai Dook Publishing.
Many more translations coming down the pipeline... French, German, Italian, Greek, H
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Blog postPenguin is giving away 25 copies of the new paperback Everything I Never Told You on Goodreads--but there's only one more day! To enter, visit Goodreads here and click "Enter Giveaway." The giveaway ends June 22 at midnight Pacific time.
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Blog postAs a longtime fan of the Diane Rehm Show, I'm delighted to share that Everything I Never Told You will be featured on the DR Show's next "Readers' Review"!
Readers' Review is a once-monthly segment in which Diane Rehm, several critics, and call-in listeners discuss works of fiction. Past episodes have included Lily King's Euphoria, Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, and Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See.
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