Book · 2022 · nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2023-10-01
Stay True
Why people recommend it
Stay True by Hua Hsu is a poignant memoir that chronicles the author's deep friendship with a college classmate whose life was tragically cut short, exploring grief, Asian American identity, and coming of age in the 1990s. The memoir has drawn widespread acclaim, prompting several mentions on The Book Review podcast. In August 2024, Greg Coles recommended the book as part of a discussion centered on powerful friendships. Earlier, in July 2024, Gilbert Cruz introduced the memoir on the podcast, noting that fellow critic Jen Szalai had been a major champion of the work, which ultimately earned a spot on their top ten books of the year list. Cruz later invited the author onto the show during a Pulitzer Winners episode, noting that the book had already received immense praise and love from readers everywhere, and asked Hsu to share a brief overview of its emotional themes for the listening audience.
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Recommended
- Greg Coles Recommended
Gilbert Cruz — 2 mentions
“Jen one book that you were big on I know and that actually ended up on our top 10 books of the year was Stay True by wasu which is a memoir”
“the book has been out for a minute it has gotten so much praise and so much love and i think a lot of our listeners have read it but for those who haven't could you give us sort of a a brief couple beats on what it's about it's a memoir”
Greg Coles — 1 mention
“which leads me to my second recommendation which is wasu's stay true published in 23 A Memoir of his friendship”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Trust by Hernan Diaz, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, and Stay True by Hua Hsu.”
“this time around wasu stay true when the pulit for Memoir autobiography and for the first time two novels were awarded the Pulitzer for fiction trust by hernand Diaz and Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingo”
“you are a winner of a piture prize for your Memoir State true”
“I'm grateful however that you came on such short notice to talk about trust to talk about winning the pullit or just talk it's good to see you Gilbert this has been such a pleasure and such an honor and yes so much fun those are my interviews with two newly minted Pulitzer winners Wu author of The Memoir State”