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Reviews

Publishers Weekly

"Readers will not want to put down this epic feminist page-turner."

Kirkus Reviews

"Nguyen reminds us that the power of women is nothing new."

Library Journal

“Nguyen's beautifully written novel will be an eye-opener to people who don't know the turbulent history of the Lac Viet and the Han."

Booklist

"Nguyen brings the near-mythical figures of the Trung sisters to full-blooded life in this sweeping historical narrative."

Historical Novel Society

"The story of these women’s lives is one that will stay with you."

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Bronze Drum is a worthy descendant of earlier accounts of the sisters’ exploits, deftly combining historical legend with a 21st-century sentiment and sensibility."

NPR

"In Phong Nguyen's indelible rendering, Bronze Drum resurrects an early segment of Vietnamese history that both evokes and subverts the founding myth of the United States."

Saigoneer

"An Entertaining, TV-Ready Reimagining of the Legend of Hai Ba Trung."

Manhattan Book Review

"Bronze Drum is a beautiful historical narrative that will inspire and educate readers."

Lists

New York Times

"New Historical Fiction to Read"

NPR

"Books We Love 2022"

Book of the Month Club

"This epic tale of sisterhood and reclaiming homelands will have your heart pounding in your chest like drums of war." 

New York Times

"Newly Published, from the Han Dynasty to Suburban Connecticut"

Washington Post

"Beach Bag Refill: 12 Books to Get You to the End of Summer"

Buzzfeed

"New Historical Fiction Books Perfect for Summer Reading"

Bookbub

"The Best Historical Fiction Coming Out This Summer"

St. Louis Post Dispatch

"My Three Book Clubs"

Library Journal

"86 Historical Fiction Titles to Share with Readers"

Pop Sugar

"Best New Books of 2022"

Mochi Magazine

“5 Books by Asian and Asian American Authors for Summer 2022"

Book Riot

"The Best Books Out This Week"

LitHub

"18 New Books to Look Out For This Week"

Buzzfeed (again)

"Here are the best books releasing in August"

Writer's Digest

"60 examples of hooks for books"

Interviews

KMOX

"Bookchat with Debbie Monterey: Bronze Drum"

Fiction/Non/Fiction Podcast (with Sugi Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell)

"Phong Nguyen on Vietnam Then, Taiwan Today, and China's Interests Abroad"

The Vietnamese Podcast (with Kenneth Nguyen)

"Phong Nguyen - Author of Bronze Drum"

Columbia Daily Tribune (with Aarik Danielsen)

"How Columbia Author Phong Nguyen Brings an Ancient Vietnamese Epic to Life"

Six Bridges Literary Festival (with Steven Duong)

"A Conversation with Author Phong Nguyen"

Left Bank Books (with Ted Ibur)

"A Conversation with Author Phong Nguyen"

Brookline Booksmith (with Bill Pierce)

"Phong Nguyen discusses Bronze Drum with William Pierce."

Vox Magazine

"Phong Nguyen discusses the inspiration behind his latest book"

Writer's Digest

"On Freedom to Invent in Historical Fiction"

Craft Talks at Saint Louis University

"A Conversation with Author Phong Nguyen"

Bloomsday Literary

F***ing Shakespeare Podcast

Saigon Nho News

Trò chuyện cùng tác giả Mỹ gốc Việt với một tiểu thuyết về Hai Bà Trưng

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