V&O: Sea Change by Gina Chung — Loneliness & Adaptation

Julia and Victoria discuss Sea Change by Gina Chung and how authors use the octopus to contemplate loneliness and change. They discover that life really is about the friends we made along the way in this first book of The Vampire & the Octopus series.

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Mentioned in this episode:

“The Love Song of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat” by Gina Chung in F(r)iction

Green Frog: Stories by Gina Chung

"Losing My Octopus Best Friend is the Final Straw" interview with Gina Chung in Electric Literature 

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Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman

Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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