In her debut novel, "Pick a Color," Souvankham Thammavongsa details the day in the life of both a nail salon and its owner. NPR's Scott Simon talks with her about it. Ning is the manager of what she ...
Years ago, when I was enrolled in an MFA program, I worked part-time at a local department store, hawking men’s suits to pay rent. During a Monday morning shift, the doors opened, and a few coal ...
The author of the short-story collection How to Pronounce Knife returns with a knockout first novel, set in a nail salon during a single day in an unnamed North American city. A team of Southeast ...