This chapter reflects on the importance of personal connections and family traditions, emphasizing the joy found in shared moments like homemade egg rolls. It also discusses the interplay of community health through a significant book, 'On Immunity,' while highlighting the spontaneity of playful interactions that enrich everyday life.
My conversation with Celeste Ng is the first of two episodes on Little Fires Everywhere, where I’ll cover the book and the series. We talk about the writing process, the stories that we tell, and the stories that define us. We also cover how our hometowns shape us, how parenting is a shame minefield, and how we all have the power to mourn moments even while we’re in them. Celeste also fills us in on what she thinks about the series and what it felt like watching Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington create a show from her novel. I love this episode as a reader, as a writer, and as an observer of what it means to be human.
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