NPR

Laotian-Canadian poet Souvankham Thammavongsa discusses her debut novel, 'Pick a Color'

In her debut novel, "Pick a Color," Souvankham Thammavongsa details the day in the life of both a nail salon and its owner. NPR's Scott Simon talks with her about it. Ning is the manager of what she ...
The Washington Post

In ‘Pick a Color,’ the customer isn’t always right

Years ago, when I was enrolled in an MFA program, I worked part-time at a local department store, hawking men’s suits to pay rent. During a Monday morning shift, the doors opened, and a few coal ...
Time

Pick a Color

The author of the short-story collection How to Pronounce Knife returns with a knockout first novel, set in a nail salon during a single day in an unnamed North American city. A team of Southeast ...
NPR

'Pick a Color' is a novel that takes place over a single day at a nail salon

Ning is the manager of a nail salon where all of the workers wear a nametag with the same name – Susan. Pick A Color takes place over a single day at the salon and it’s the first novel by Souvankham ...