Emily M
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Celeste Ng:
Hi Celeste -- An early congrats on the release of your paperback edition! As a reader, I am often torn by my love of thrillers and my high admiration of literary fiction. I was very taken by your book, which has obvious mystery-like components but the nuance of a work that is truly literary. Which books and writers do you think have most influenced your writing style?
Celeste Ng
So sorry for the belated response--I didn't see this until now! I read a lot as a kid, but as an adult, some of my influences include Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Strout, Ann Patchett, and Arundhati Roy. Not that I claim to write as well as they do! But those are some of the authors I read and try to emulate.
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Alex
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Celeste Ng:
Hi Celeste! Everything I Never Told You helped me through a very similar time in which I played a role similar to James in my family. It filled me with pride as a biracial Asian to see the representation your novel brought about, and wanted to ask what do you think it will take for more diverse works like yours to receive such widespread acclaim and attention?
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