Press
Interviews
KRON4 San Francisco | Viet Thanh Nguyen, Minnie Phan, Pulitzer Prize winning author joins Oakland artist on new children’s book about 2020 wildfires
September 27, 2024
It wasn’t that long ago that massive wildfires scorched parts of California, forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands of people in the Bay Area. Those lifechanging events of 2020 inspired…
Interviews
Let's Talk Illustrators #290: Minnie Phan
May 14, 2024
I am so pleased to share my interview with Minnie Phan, illustrator of Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This quiet book is touching and beautiful, and I'm grateful Minnie let me share her…
Interviews
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | Simone Book Release and Reading
September 22, 2024
Oakland Asian Cultural Center celebrates the release of "Simone," an exciting new picture book with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan…
Reviews
The New York Times | The Colors and Shapes of Refugee Childhoods
May 24, 2024
In Edel Rodriguez’s “The Mango Tree” and Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan’s “Simone,” environmental displacement is a reality and a metaphor.
Interviews
Picturing Community: Graphic Novels and Picture Books Authors’ Panel | Viet Book Fest 2024
June 4, 2024
Delve into the vibrant and visually compelling world of graphic novels and picture books with LeUyen Pham (Lunar New Year Love Story), Thien Pham (Family Style), Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan (Simone)
Interviews
SLJ Picture Book Palooza 2024 | Visualizing the Text
July 25th, 2024
Children’s picture book artists discuss forthcoming books and the considerations and challenges when approaching a manuscript. Featuring Matthew Cordell, The Ship in the Window, Liniers, Night Stories: Folktales from Latin America, Zahra Marwan, Sakina and the Uninvited Guests, Minnie Phan, Simone, and Lauren Redniss, Heatwave
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In Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan on their New Children’s Picture Book
March 18, 2024
Join Viet Thanh Nguyen (Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Sympathizer) and acclaimed artist Minnie Phan in conversation with School Library Journal blogger Elizabeth Bird about their…
Lecture
San Francisco Public Library Presents: Art Talk with Minnie Phan
June 16, 2022
SFPL celebrates the work of Minnie Phan, our Summer Stride illustrator for 2022. Phan discusses her artistic journey and current exhibition Nights and Weekends, on view from …
Interviews
A Fuse #8 Production | The Yellow Áo Dài : A Talk with Hanh Bui and Minnie Phan
November 15, 2022
Just back in July of this year I had the chance to host author Hanh Bui in a guest post entitled Libraries and Librarians Enrich Lives Far Beyond Books (a sentiment of which I’m rather fond)…