Ocean Vuong

Tickets for May 2026 tour include a pre-signed paperback copy of The Emperor of Gladness. 

Ocean Vuong celebrates the paperback release of The Emperor of Gladness.

The acclaimed author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous weaves an innovative and lyrical novel centred on a wayward young man who finds himself unexpectedly caring for an elderly woman with dementia. The Emperor of Gladness is a big-hearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Ocean is joined by fellow author Josh Silver (Fruit Fly, HappyHead) to discuss this stunning novel.

OCEAN VUONG is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City.

Please note that this event will not include a book signing.