Now, with his new book, he’s drawing from his personal experience as an adolescent student who struggled with social anxiety. “Speechless” tells the story of Mira, a sixth grader who has ...

Eventually, she hired a ghostwriter and dedicated her summer to finishing the book. "Speechless" is set to be used in an academic program this summer at Florida Atlantic University. She hopes to bring ...

Author Ocean Vuong answered the phone and the last person he expected to be on the other end of the line was Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey chose Vuong's latest book, "The Emperor of Gladness," to be the ...

Katherine Paterson is sitting in her Montpelier living room, doing what she does best — telling stories. Unlike the fiction ...

Winfrey chose Vuong's latest book, "The Emperor of Gladness," to be the 114th pick for her book club, and she filmed the moment she called him to tell him the news. "Is this Ocean?" Winfrey asked ...