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A sit-down with best-selling author Celeste Ng

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT

The cover of "Our Missing Hearts" and author Celeste Ng. (Courtesy of Penguin Press and Kieran Kesner)

Celeste Ng‘s most recent novel, “Our Missing Hearts,” takes place in a dystopian future where China and people of Asian descent are considered enemies of the United States.

Ng appeared at this year’s WBUR festival and spoke with host Robin Young. We present an excerpt of that conversation.

Book excerpt: ‘Our Missing Hearts’

By Celeste Ng

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.