

Monique Truong
An avid Eater who writes Novels & Essays & Libretti. My books include THE BOOK OF SALT (Houghton Mifflin, 2003), BITTER IN THE MOUTH (Random House, 2010), THE SWEETEST FRUITS (Viking, 2019), and the forthcoming Children's Picture Book: Mai’s Áo Dài (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, January 14, 2025), co-written with Thai Nguyen and illustrated by Dung Ho.