#WisdomWednesday with NEA Big Read Author Celeste Ng


By Paulette Beete
quote by Celeste Ng

"I want to be an advocate for empathy... anything that fits in that description is part of my job." -- Celeste Ng at the 2018 National Book Festival

Learn more about Celeste Ng and our library of NEA Big Read authors here. 

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