Alvar was born in the Philippines and lived there until she was six, after which her family moved to Bahrain and eventually to New York. His writing has appeared in FiveChapters, Guernica, Best Gay Stories 2014 and elsewhere. This week marks the release of In The Country, Mia Alvar’s debut book, a rich and varied collection of short stories about the lives of men and women within the Philippine diaspora. Loteria, his first novel, was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick for Fall 2013, and was hailed as a best book of 2013 by Booklist. Mario Alberto Zambrano was a contemporary ballet dancer before writing fiction. A Guggenheim fellowship recipient, her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harpers and The New Republic. She is the author of the novels The Scent of Pine and Memoirs of a Muse, and two collections of short stories. Lara Vapnyar came to the US from Russia in 1994. GIVEAWAY: WIN A FREE COPY OF IN THE COUNTRY. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE FOR DETAILS, THEN EMAIL YOUR ANSWER MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 28. Publishers Weekly calls Alvar’s debut “stunning,” saying, “the yearnings of the characters resonate well beyond the page, and each story feels as rich, as deep, and as crafted as a novel.”Īct 1: Host Amber Keller covers entertaining book news and cool new debutsĪct 2: Co-host authors Lara Vapnyar and Mario Alberto Zambrano discuss Mia Alvar’s debutĪct 3: Lara Vapnyar speaks with Mia Alvar about the process of writing those deep, crafted stories Russian and Filipino immigrant communities the collective point of view and more This week we feature Mia Alvar’s debut short story collection, In the Country, published by Knopf.
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