“Witnessing these two families as they commingle and clash is an utterly engrossing, often heartbreaking, deeply empathetic experience...Who set the little fires everywhere? We keep reading to find out, even as we suspect that it could be us with ash on our hands." - New York Times
"If Little Fires Everywhere doesn’t give you pause and help you think differently about humanity and this country’s current state of affairs, start over from the beginning and read the book again." - San Francisco Chronicle
"This is a book that believes in the transformative powers of art and genuine kindness — and in the promise of new growth, even after devastation, even after everything has turned to ash." - Boston Globe
Celeste grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan (now the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan), where she won the Hopwood Award. Her fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times, One Story, The Guardian, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere, and she is a recipient of the Pushcart Prize and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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In an episode of "A Word on Words," Celeste Ng talks about Little Fires Everywhere and the inspirations behind the novel.
In an interview with Seth Meyers, Celeste Ng talks about growing up, race, and the unique community of Shaker Heights.
Celeste Ng gives audience background on Little Fires Everywhere and reads from the novel.