Lysley Tenorio and Quan Barry in conversation with Anthony Doerr
Lysley Tenorio and Quan Barry joined us to celebrate their latest novels The Son of Good Fortune and We Ride Upon Sticks, respectively, with author Anthony Doerr in August.
Luminous and full of humor, The Son of Good Fortune tells the story of a Filipino family confronting the intersection of their roots, their home, and their ambitions. Lysley Tenorio expertly conveys the joys and struggles of Excel and Maxima’s lives in this energetic and compassionate novel. We Ride Upon Sticks immerses readers in the ‘80s culture as a high school field hockey team willing to do whatever it takes to win leads to an unforgettable season full of twists, turns, and spells. Quan Barry effortlessly interweaves the voices of the eleven girls on the team for a novel that is equally delightful for its beautiful storytelling as it is for Barry’s witty, glimmering sentences. If you missed Lysley Tenorio and Quan Barry discussed their novels with Anthony Doerr, you can watch the conversation here.
