What happens when storytelling becomes a way to keep someone's memory alive? Today on Bookish Flights, I'm joined by literary fantasy author Tiffany Chu to discuss The Constellation of Forgotten Things, a grief memoir told through short stories. Tiffany began writing the book with Ren, a teenage boy she and her family were in the process of adopting when he passed away. Through stories exploring grief, loss and the memories that keep love alive, Tiffany hopes readers will find connection and feel a little less alone in their own experiences.
Episode Highlights:
The deeply personal story behind The Constellation of Forgotten Things and writing the book with Ren, the teenage son Tiffany was in the process of adopting when he passed away.
Exploring grief and healing through storytelling
Caring for memories as a way to keep love alive
Rediscovering the importance of community and allowing ourselves to need others
How books help us experience different perspectives and understand one another
Finding the extraordinary in seemingly ordinary people
How Tiffany makes room for reading and writing in her everyday life
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Piranesi by Susanna Clark
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Flight
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Lee
The Buried Giant / Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Linghun by Ai Jiang
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