Patricia Nguyen: 3 books

Laurie is a millennial dog-parent who is depressed, and attempts to find meaning from the people closest to her.  She recently broke up with her co-worker Sean, and looks for reasons to either defend or dismiss him.  She also compares and contrasts herself to her best friend, Meghan, who seems to...

Waveform celebrates the role of women essayists in contemporary literature. Historically, women have been instrumental in moving the essay to center stage, and Waveform continues this rich tradition, further expanding the dynamic genre’s boundaries and testing its edges. With thirty essays by thirty...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region,...