New Book Release

In the Time of Covid-19 The Book is Out: In the Shadow of Gre...

New Book Release

With everything that has been happening, this year has been flying by at a frightening pace. Luckily for me, however, there's a bit of a silver lining. I've been keeping my nose to the grindstone for some time now, and I finally have some very exciting news to share with you.

In less than two weeks from today, on Friday October 23rd I will be releasing my new book, titled In the Shadow Of Green Bamboos . It will be available on all the online bookstores.

It is a collection of stories about love and hope, resilience and survival, from the Vietnam War. Some of the main characters from my first book, Once upon a Mulberry Field, will be back along with a cast of new characters. Below is some advance praise for it:

". . . Revolving around the family and the bonding that grows out of dark times into moments of light, these stories journey back and forth between war-torn Vietnam and the U.S., and between the now and the then---a veritable Pandora's Box of gems that invite introspection and healing."

"C. L. Hoang is a superb storyteller who weaves deeply emotional tales enhanced by rich memories of his childhood in Vietnam . . . Be sure to have plenty of tissues on hand."

Along with the regular paperback and eBook (Kindle, Nook, Apple, Kobo) versions, I will also be introducing the audiobook version for this new title. It will be available on Amazon (via Audible) and Apple, and possibly a few other vendors. This is a first experience for me, and like with any new thrill, it comes with a lot of challenges---and headaches. The vetting time to get approved and listed on Amazon is rather long and unpredictable, which makes it hard to line everything up for a firm release date. But it has been a wild fun ride!

So much so I have gone ahead and worked on the audiobook for Once upon a Mulberry Field in parallel, which should---I hope---also be available in time for my launch date of October 23rd. I'll keep you all posted and will be back on the Big Day with behind-the-scene stories about this new audiobook venture.

In the meantime, if you're a member of Goodreads, you can click HERE to enter a give-away contest for a chance to win an autographed first-edition copy of In the Shadow of Green Bamboos.

The countdown is ON! I still can't believe it. See you all back on Friday October 23rd, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!