• The best books about the combat soldier’s experience in the Vietnam War—military fiction at its best
• The best novels about strangers in a strange land
• The best Vietnam war books that explore waste and loss
• The best books about exile, refugees and people on the move
• The best war books that go beyond the battles
• The best memoir-based graphic novels
• The best books on immigration and identity
• The best books on bicycles and cycling
• The best books to understand the experience of men in combat
• The best books for someone who grew up in wartime Vietnam in a family of anti-colonial activists
• The best literature on the Vietnam War from a male perspective
• The best spy novels from someone who has been addicted to them since childhood
• The best books to really understand global migration
• The best Vietnam War literature books by 4 authors I have interviewed and one that I wish I had
• The best books with super shady characters
• The best books on healing and intergenerational trauma by Vietnamese authors