Celeste Ng Recommended Books

Central Places

A Novel

by Delia Cai

"I really enjoyed this book and am so excited for it to be out in the world!" - Celeste Ng (Source)

A Normal Pig

by K-Fai Steele

"Sweet picture book." - Celeste Ng (Source)

How to Read Now

Essays

by Elaine Castillo

"Mindblowingly good." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Hell of a Book

A Novel

by Jason Mott

"This book is super great and you should read it." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Mott Street

A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

by Ava Chin

"I have never felt so seen by a book." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm

A Novel

by Laura Warrell

"This book was just a joy to read—richly drawn, complex characters, and deep human insight." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

"One of the best books I’ve read in years." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

"I loved this book." - Celeste Ng (Source)

The Library Book

by Susan Orlean

"So much fun behind the scenes library stuff in there." - Celeste Ng (Source)

Gold Diggers

by Sanjena Sathian

"It will resonate with you if you were a high achieving teen in the 90s, or just a high-achieving teen. Or just a teen, period." - Celeste Ng (Source)