Barbara tells it all in an unflinchingly raw and yet mesmerizingly endearing way, and beyond this epic fall from grace is an admirable story of transformation and survival.' A music-themed selection 'Songs in Ursa Major,' by Emma Brodie 'She and her husband Conrad Black were one of the leading international jet set couples of the 1990s, but when Conrad’s business was hit by a financial scandal, they were punished by their 'enemies' in an unfathomable, almost biblical way, and long before the years’ long trial finally acquitted Conrad, many of their 'friends' - the grandest, most bold-faced names of New York, London, Palm Beach and Toronto society - abandoned them. Kwan's current read is Barbara Amiel's memoir, in which she peels back the curtain on the real story of her life - despite the decades she's spent in the public eye as someone in the top of the journalism industry, someone married four times to both famous and not-famous men, and, of course, the marriage she's been in since 1992. Best romance “A Room with a View,” by E.M. Kwan joined the 3rd Hour of TODAY to talk some of his recommended reads, from a classic romance novel that inspired his most recent publication, 'Sex & Vanity,' to an astonishing read by an author Kwan says is one of the most original Asian American writers out there today. You might know Kwan as the author of the 'Crazy Rich Asians' trilogy, whose first book was turned into a star-studded film in 2018.

If you're not quite sure how to get back into the groove of reading (or you've already devoured Read with Jenna's latest book club pick), New York Times bestselling author Kevin Kwan can help with that. But with summer and sun-filled beach trips in the horizon, potential reading days look brighter and breezier. We will be publishing personal essays, stories, videos and specials throughout the entire month of May.ĭuring the last year, if you've been juggling a changing work environment, remote learning with kids or anything else that life has thrown at you, reading a book might be the last thing you want to do or there just isn't enough time. During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, TODAY is sharing the community’s history, pain, joy and what’s next for the AAPI movement.

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