Book · 2024 · Fiction
Wandering Stars
A Novel
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I'll start with Tommy orange his new book is called wandering stars.
The best things said about it
Okay so wandering stars is there's different names that I've heard in the copy for the book and based on the initial reactions to it people are calling it a sequel and a prequel and a followup and a standalone.
Why people recommend it
Tommy Orange's novel Wandering Stars serves as a powerful continuation of his literary universe, tracing the generational impacts of historical trauma and displacement on Indigenous families. On The Book Review podcast, host Gilbert Cruz introduced the highly anticipated second novel during early-season previews and later brought the book up when discussing boarding school literature. During a dedicated episode, Gilbert Cruz hosted Tommy Orange to discuss the release of Wandering Stars, noting its thematic connections to his acclaimed debut, There There. In response, author Tommy Orange talked about how the book had been categorized and marketed in various ways by publishers and early reviewers, noting that people had called it a sequel, a prequel, a follow-up, and even a standalone story. Cruz concluded the interview by thanking Orange for joining the program to discuss the complex narrative threads and characters inhabiting the book. Throughout these podcast segments, the speakers highlighted the emotional weight of Orange's prose, his distinctive storytelling style, and the vital cultural conversations generated by his exploration of Native American history and contemporary urban life.
Every mention
Gilbert Cruz I'll start with Tommy orange his new book is called wandering stars 4
“so last year Tommy orange the novelist Tommy orange he joined this podcast to talk about wandering Stars wandering Stars was his sequel to there there”
“on this week's episode I am joined by Tommy orange author of the new novel wandering Stars”
“and of course thank you for joining us to talk about wandering Stars yeah thank you so much for having me on that was my conversation with wandering Stars”
“I'll start with Tommy orange his new book is called wandering stars”
Tommy Orange okay so wandering stars is there's different names that I've heard in the copy for the book and based on th… 1
“okay so wandering stars is there's different names that I've heard in the copy for the book and based on the initial reactions to it people are calling it a sequel and a prequel and a followup and a standalone”