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The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
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Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Notes and Links to Kevin Nguyen’s Work
Kevin Nguyen is the features editor at The Verge, previous senior editor at GQ; has written for New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review and elsewhere the author of New Waves and the novel Mỹ Documents, which has today, April 8, as Pub Day.
Book Review for My Documents in Los Angeles Times
At about 1:20, Kevin talks about his mindset and feedback around My Documents as the book nears Pub Day
At about 3:00, Kevin provides info on his publishing company, places to buy his book, and book launch events, as well as social media/contact info
At about 6:15, Kevin gives background on his language and reading history
At about 9:50, Kevin charts the reading and writers who put him on the path to becoming a writer himself
At about 13:15-Tracy O’Neill and Alexander Chee shout outs!
At about 14:55, Kevin shouts out some beloved contemporary writers like Vauhini Vara, Jon Hickey, Darrell Campbell,
At about 17:25, Kevin gives a summary of the book and describes seeds for his book, with “echoes” of Japanese incarceration during WWII, among other catalysts
At about 19:05, Kevin responds to Pete's questions about John McCain’s connections to the book and its epigraph
At about 21:35, The two trace the book’s exposition and the narrator’s grandmother’s choices in emigrating from Vietnam
At about 24:20, Kevin talks about Ursula’s experiences in the book and connections to second-generations from immigrant families and passing down family stories
At about 26:05, Kevin waxes poetic on Babe: Pig in the City, and its connections to the book
At about 30:00, Kevin talks about building characters who are well-rounded
At about 31:10, the two trace Jen and Alvin and formative experiences in the book, including Alvin’s being pushed into learning more Asian-American history
At about 34:20, Kevin responds to Pete’s questions about expectations subverted
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Please tune in for Episode 279 with Jon Hickey, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa Indians, whose short stories have appeared in numerous journals such as Virginia Quarterly Review and the Massachusetts Review, among others. His highly-anticipated novel, Big Chief, is out today, April 8.
The episode airs today, April 8.
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