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Novelist Celeste Ng on great first lines and themes of identity and belonging

Celeste Ng, American writer, at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019 on October 5, 2019 in Cheltenham, England.
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Celeste Ng, American writer, at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019 on October 5, 2019 in Cheltenham, England.

Author Celeste Ng is familiar with the push and pull of adolescence.

In May, Ng had a conversation with Simsbury High School students and Where We Live host Catherine Shen. Students at Simsbury High School recently launched a documentary initiative called “Make Us Count,” inspired by the themes of identity and belonging in Celeste Ng’s books. Today, we listen back to that conversation

Listen to our episode on the Simsbury High School AAPI documentary and oral history project here.

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Catherine is the Host of Connecticut Public’s morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put Connecticut in context.
Tess is a senior producer for Connecticut Public news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking Connecticut's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her journal.