8 d. ago After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way out of grief

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

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8 d. ago After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way through grief

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

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1 week ago Former AG: Chilling Texts Between 6 Illegals After Alleged Murder of SC Mom Show 'No Remorse'

Six illegal aliens from Honduras accused in the brutal death of a South Carolina mother on May 2 allegedly exchanged texts about the crime. The post Former AG: Chilling Texts Between 6 Illegals After Alleged Murder of SC Mom Show ‘No Remorse’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Twin sisters uncover a huge mystery about their mother's death in 'The Catch'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Yrsa Daley-Ward about her novel, "The Catch." It follows twin sisters who discover their long dead mother might be ... alive.

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2 w. ago Daughter sues oil companies over mother's death during 2021 heat wave

Daughter sues oil companies over mother's death during 2021 heat wave  KGW

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2 w. ago 10 years later, Sufjan Stevens offers a startling reevaluation of 'Carrie & Lowell'

In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton, Stevens shares a complex and conflicted view of the album he wrote about his mother in the wake of her death from cancer.Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

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3 w. ago ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Wanted in Connection to Deadly Minnesota DUI Crash

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal immigrant wanted in connection to a deadly DUI crash, which resulted in the death of a Minneapolis mother, despite local authorities refusing to honor the suspect's ICE detainers not once, but twice. The post ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Wanted in Connection to Deadly Minnesota DUI Crash appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago 'The Emperor of Gladness' is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family

Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia.

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