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TODAY’S CLUE: D = H
ANSWER: “I DON’T THINK I KNOW EVERY SINGLE DETAIL ABOUT MY CHARACTERS, BUT I DO KNOW MORE THAN WHAT IS ON THE PAGE.” — CELESTE NG
Celeste Ng
July 30, 1980 • 46 years old • American Novelist & Writer
📚 Bestselling Novelist
Celeste Ng is an American novelist and short story writer known for stories about families, identity, belonging, and the secrets people keep from one another. Her novels have become international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous languages.
🏡 Growing Up in Ohio
Ng was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to parents who had moved to the United States from Hong Kong. Her family later settled in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a community that would eventually become an important setting in two of her novels.
🎓 From Harvard to Writing
Ng studied English at Harvard University and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in writing from the University of Michigan. Before publishing her first novel, her short fiction and essays appeared in literary journals and other publications.
📖 Everything I Never Told You
Ng’s debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, was published in 2014. The story centers on a Chinese American family in 1970s Ohio following the death of their teenage daughter and explores family expectations, identity, grief, and the consequences of things left unsaid.
🔥 Little Fires Everywhere
Her second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was published in 2017 and returned to the setting of Shaker Heights. The book became a bestseller and was later adapted into a television miniseries starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
🐦 Our Missing Hearts
Ng’s third novel, Our Missing Hearts, was published in 2022. Set in a fictional version of America, the novel follows a young boy searching for his missing mother while exploring censorship, family separation, prejudice, art, and the power of stories.
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