Podcast appearances and mentions of Crystal Hana Kim

The Stone Home by Crystal Hana Kim is a story of mothers and daughters, secrets and lies, complicity and betrayal set in 1980s South Korea. Kim joined us to talk about the history that appears in her novel, oppression and storytelling, the importance of historical fiction and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.      Featured Books (Episode): The Stone Home by Crystal Hana Kim If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich Paradise by Toni Morrison

Acclaimed author Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Stone Home (out now from William Morrow).  To learn more about Crystal Hana Kim, visit her official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 319.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line and Libro.fm.

On this edition of The Literary Life, join Ruth Dickey, the Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, and a live audience at Books and Books for an evening honoring Alexandra Chang, Joseph Hahn, Crystal Hana Kim and Alyssa Songsiridej, all recipients of the five under 35 prize selected by past National Book Award winners and finalists, or previous five under 35 honorees. Unfortunately, Claire Sestanovich was not able to make the trip to Coral Gables. This award recognizes young debut fiction writers whose work will undoubtedly be with us for many, many years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crystal Hana Kim says the Korean War is so deeply ingrained in her family's history--but so remote for Americans today--that it became the driving force for her to become a writer.

Crystal Hana Kim says the Korean War is so deeply ingrained in her family's history--but so remote for Americans today--that it became the driving force for her to become a writer.

It's the end of a 'Family' capsule of episodes and the last before our summer break, so we really pulled out all the stops this time. FEATURED: an outtake of Crystal Hana Kim talking about her next novel a voicemail from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore about how she does August Threshold alum highlights (like a bunch of them) summer reading recommendations from Jordan & Drew See you in September, with fresh pencils and notebooks and interviews! For more Thresholds, visit us at www.thisisthresholds.com Be sure to rate/review/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan talks with Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me) about the ultimate unknowability of another person's story, about motherhood as a writer, and about how a friend's validation and encouragement helped her get serious about her craft. MENTIONED: The Korean War Post-partum depression Reproductive justice Ceramics class Crystal Hana Kim is the author of If You Leave Me, which was a Booklist Editor's Choice title and named a best book of 2018 by over a dozen publications. Kim is the recipient of the 2022 National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Award and is a 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize winner. Currently, she is the Visiting Assistant Professor at Queens College and a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. Her second novel, The Stone Home, is forthcoming from William Morrow / HarperCollins. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family. For more Thresholds, visit us at www.thisisthresholds.com Be sure to rate/review/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World Book Café, the programme where writers reveal the secrets of their home cities, goes to Brooklyn. In a lively and engaging conversation from the heart of the neighbourhood, Asian American authors will share insights into their creative lives, the obstacles they face and the joy they find in words and writing. Presenter Michelle Fleury will be joined on stage by Brooklyn-based writers Elaine Hsieh Chou, Crystal Hana Kim, Matthew Ortile, Pitchaya Sudbanthad and Jen Lue.

Who doesn't love a good love triangle? In this episode, Kristen explores Crystal Hana Kim's debut novel, If You Leave Me, and a choice between true love and financial stability. Kristen will also discuss literary devices that make the novel as powerful and heartrending as it is. References:Ford, —Richard, —Gary Shteyngart, and —Jessica Shattuck. Crystal Hana Kim. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://crystalhanakim.com/.History.com Editors. “Korean War.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war.Kim, Crystal Hana. If You Leave Me: A Novel. New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.Lankov, Andrei. “January 1951: Life of Korean War Refugees in Busan.” koreatimes. Oh Young-jin, January 31, 2010. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/02/113_60003.html#:~:text=In%20early%201951%20Busan%2C%20the,between%20four%20and%20six%20million. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, if you leave me, crystal hana kim, novelMusicIntro Music“Bus Stop” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Background Music for Background and Plot“Grace” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jennifer_Check_soprano_Laura_Ward_piano/Jennifer_Check__Laura_Ward_Music_from_the_Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_Boston/Michael_Tilson_Thomas_Grace/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/Background Music for Analysis“Busted AC Unit” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/busted-ac-unit/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/For more from Crystal Hana Kim and to read her other works, such as essays, reviews, and her short story, visit crystalhanakim.com.For more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

Sorry but not sorry, we're going to name drop a few authors we've gotten to meet over the years while working in libraries. From book festivals, library conferences, panel discussions and author events, Jade fangirls over Crystal Hana Kim, Aminder Dhaliwal and Jill Alexander Essbaum while Sarah freaks out (and screams on the inside) while talking to Meg Wolitzer and Aminah Mae Safi. And David gets to meet one of his top favorite authors, Don Winslow.

Host Samantha Rahmani speaks with author Crystal Hana Kim about her novel If You Leave Me. Kim discusses polyphonic stories, writing character, research in historical fiction, audience and representation,and intergenerational narratives of trauma and hope.  This episode was mastered by Samantha Rahmani.   

Crystal Hana Kim is an American author.

What, you thought we were done with Pride and Prejudice?! Well, buckle up, gentle listeners, because we've got a lot of episode for you! Jessie and Annie tackle as many adaptations of as they possible can, and they don't do it alone! Special guest and BFF4EVA Liz joins the two as they talk casting, favorite Darcys (all of them) and other things they love. **Adaptations covered in this episode:****TV/Film*** [BBC's "Pride and Prejudice](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/) (1995)* [Joe Wright's *Pride and Prejudice* (2005)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/)* [*Pride and Prejudice*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032943/) (1940)* "[The Lizzie Bennett Diaries](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1)" webseries (2012)* [*Bride and Prejudice*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/) (2004)*[Bridget Jones's Diary](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/)* (2001)**Books**[Ibi Zoboi's *Pride*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068632-pride)[Sonali Dev's*Pride and Prejudice and other Flavors* ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41154302-pride-prejudice-and-other-flavors)[PD James's*Death Comes to Pemberley* ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12875355-death-comes-to-pemberley) ([& miniseries](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2951788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1))[Seth Grahame Smith's*Pride and Prejudice and Zombies*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5899779-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies) ([& movie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/))### MENTIONS* [Olivia Dade's *Spoiler Alert*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496918-spoiler-alert)* [Daphne du Maurier's *Rebecca*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca)* [Alexi Daria's *You Had Me at Hola*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola)* [Crystal Hana Kim's *If You Leave Me*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34858106-if-you-leave-me)* [Whitney D. Grandison's *A Love Hate Thing*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44674899-a-love-hate-thing)**Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.**[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Maggie and Harmony are joined by the magnificent Elena for a discussion on If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim. They discuss women's roles in East Asain society, displacement and isolation, the importance of being selfish, and intergenerational abuse. More on intergenerational abuse: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/impact/long-term-consequences-of-child-abuse-and-neglect/abuse/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4212819/ Resources on Domestic Violence: https://www.thehotline.org/ https://www.loveisrespect.org/ Resources on child abuse: https://www.childhelp.org/story-resource-center/child-abuse-education-prevention-resources/ https://preventchildabuse.org/resources/ Resources on suicide prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ https://www.sprc.org/ What we're reading: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9712.Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace Faerie Knitting: 14 Tales of Love and Magic by Alice Hoffman, Lisa Hoffman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532428-faerie-knitting The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694522-the-witch-s-daughter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5.Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/support

The panel discussion from our event on January 8, 2019, featuring Jen Doll (UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE and SAVE THE DATE), Jaclyn Gilbert (LATE AIR), and Crystal Hana Kim (IF YOU LEAVE ME). Find more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/lic-reading-series/lic-reading-jen-doll-jaclyn-gilbert-crystal-hana-kim/989092187953921/ About our readers: JEN DOLL is a freelance journalist and the author of the young adult novel Unclaimed Baggage as well as the memoir Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest. She's written for The Atlantic, Glamour, New York magazine, The New York Times, Topic, The Village Voice, The Week, and other publications. JACLYN GILBERT grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, running along its back roads in the Amish countryside. She ran Division I Cross Country and Track & Field at Yale, where she majored in English and French. After working in book publishing for several years, she earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She currently holds a research fellowship from the New York Public Library, and her stories and essays have appeared or are forthcoming from Post Road Magazine, Tin House, Literary Hub, Longreads, and elsewhere. Late Air, her first novel, released from Little A in November. CRYSTAL HANA KIM’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by The Washington Post, ALA Booklist, Literary Hub, Cosmopolitan, and more. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction Novel Prize. Crystal was a 2017 PEN America Dau Short Story Prize winner and has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Hedgebrook, Jentel, among others. Her work has been published in Elle magazine, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. This event is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. - - - This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Thank you to our local sponsors: LIC Bar, Astoria Bookshop, Sweetleaf Coffee, Gantry Bar LIC, and LIC Corner Cafe. Learn more at licreadingseries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Readings from our event on January 8, 2019, featuring Jen Doll (UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE and SAVE THE DATE), Jaclyn Gilbert (LATE AIR), and Crystal Hana Kim (IF YOU LEAVE ME). Find more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/lic-reading-series/lic-reading-jen-doll-jaclyn-gilbert-crystal-hana-kim/989092187953921/ About our readers: JEN DOLL is a freelance journalist and the author of the young adult novel Unclaimed Baggage as well as the memoir Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest. She's written for The Atlantic, Glamour, New York magazine, The New York Times, Topic, The Village Voice, The Week, and other publications. JACLYN GILBERT grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, running along its back roads in the Amish countryside. She ran Division I Cross Country and Track & Field at Yale, where she majored in English and French. After working in book publishing for several years, she earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She currently holds a research fellowship from the New York Public Library, and her stories and essays have appeared or are forthcoming from Post Road Magazine, Tin House, Literary Hub, Longreads, and elsewhere. Late Air, her first novel, released from Little A in November. CRYSTAL HANA KIM’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by The Washington Post, ALA Booklist, Literary Hub, Cosmopolitan, and more. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction Novel Prize. Crystal was a 2017 PEN America Dau Short Story Prize winner and has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Hedgebrook, Jentel, among others. Her work has been published in Elle magazine, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. - - - This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Thank you to our local sponsors: LIC Bar, Astoria Bookshop, Sweetleaf Coffee, Gantry Bar LIC, and LIC Corner Cafe. Learn more at licreadingseries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"There’s nothing that gets me more revved up to write fiction than to read amazing fiction." - Cecily Wong Cecily Wong is the author of the novel Diamond Head, a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, a recipient of an Elle Magazine Readers’ Prize, and voted a best debut of The Brooklyn Book Festival. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The LA Review of Books, SELF Magazine, Bustle, and elsewhere. She is a graduate of Barnard College and lives in Brooklyn, where she is a writer at Atlas Obscura.    ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF DIAMOND HEAD + FBC GOODIES HERE.    Connect with Cecily on Twitter @cecilyannwong.  Cecily's book recommendation: The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker   Also mentioned in this episode: Women Mean Business Luncheon Twin Cities Book Festival FBC Episode 39: Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me     This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Soak It Up Cloths. Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop. -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @iam.onyxrose Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript46   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

This week, we travel to the far reaches of space and the human psyche in James Gray's sci-fi drama "Ad Astra." Brad Pitt is Roy McBride, an astronaut investigating a streak of galactic power surges with mysterious ties to his long-lost father. Last Bites include Hot Ones with Sean Evans, the Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, the Mark Twain Prize speeches, and Surfer Magazine. Also on the table: Crystal Hana Kim, Colson Whitehead, Jia Tolentino, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Elisabeth Moss, Alex Ross Perry, Sea Wall / A Life, American Psycho, Final Destination, Japanese RPGs, Choose Your Own Adventure Books

"When men feel like they're disempowered, it's easy for them to create power by bonding together and belittling women." - Crystal Hana Kim   Crystal Hana Kim’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by The Washington Post, Booklist, Literary Hub, The New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, Nylon, and others. It was also longlisted for the Center for Fiction Novel Prize. It is now available in paperback! Kim was a 2017 PEN America Dau Short Story Prize winner and has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Hedgebrook, and Jentel, among others. Her work has been published in Elle Magazine, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal.  Connect with Crystal on her website, Instagram or Twitter.  Crystal's book recommendations: Halsey Street by Naima Coster and Chemistry by Weike Wang   Also mentioned in this episode: Feminist Book Club ep. 24: Top 5 Feminist Books with Traci Thomas #HappyPeriod - hashtaghappyperiod.org and @wearehappyperiod   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop. -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @iam.onyxrose Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript39   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

Author Aja Gabel is back for The Stacks Book Club conversation this week. We're discussing If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim. The book follows one woman, Haemi Lee, her life and relationships during and in the years following the Korean War. Our conversation covers what it means to survive, feminism, war stories, and more. There are spoilers this week, but if you want to get to know If You Leave Me better without spoilers, listen to our first episode of The Short Stacks feature Crystal Hana Kim. You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Korean Hanbok Dress Ken Burns Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston Hamilton (Nederlander Group) Old Boy (Show East) The Haidmaiden (CJ Entertainment) Park Chan-wook A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara "Why I Wear My Hanbok" (Crystal Hana Kim, Elle)   Connect with Aja: Aja's Website|Aja's Instagram|Aja's Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

Its time for our first ever Short Stack! These mini episodes will come out every other Monday, and feature a conversation with an author about their book and writing process. We are thrilled to have author Crystal Hana Kim for this inaugural episode. Crystal is the author of this week's The Stacks Book Club pick, If You Leave Me. Crystal shares with us where the idea for this book came from, what it is like to hear from readers, and rituals she has around her writing. Don't worry, there are no spoilers on any of the Short Stacks, listen and enjoy! You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Louise Erdrich Toni Morrison The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Sula by Toni Morrison Paradise by Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America - LEDA Werther's Originals Flower Candy Hi-Chew Stray (Aimless) Bullet (Cinema Epoch) What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan My Brilliant Friend (HBO) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante "Word to the Wise live video interview with Crystal Hana Kim" (Refinery29) Connect with Crystal: Crystal's Website|Crystal's Instagram|Crystal's Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

What is the meaning of home? Is it a physical place, a sense of being — is it connected to our familial past? And what happens when war, migration, and love — alter our perception of home? In What We Were Promised, Tan probes a silk-producing village in rural China, the corporate ladder in suburban America, and the post-Maoist nouveaux riches of modern Shanghai — ultimately exploring the question of what we owe to our country, our families, and ourselves. And in If You Leave Me, Kim delivers a stunning portrait of war and refugee life, a passionate and timeless romance, and a heartrending exploration of one woman’s longing for autonomy in a rapidly changing world. Lucy Tan and Crystal Hana Kim will take the stage to read from their novels — and explore the origins of home and our connection to family, country, and history.

We talk with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of the Fruit of the Drunken Tree, which is out now from Doubleday! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Ingrid Recommends Vida and Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel (Check our discussion episode about Veins of the Ocean here.) The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (Check our Interview with Crystal Hana Kim here.) The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung Author Bio Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Electric Literature, Guernica, and Huffington Post, among others. She has received fellowships and awards from The Missouri Review, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts, the Bay Area's NPR affiliate.ram. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss being drawn to feisty and strong female protagonists, the effort she put into making her characters feel whole, and how her grandmother’s history inspired her debut novel.  To learn more about Crystal Hana Kim, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom.

Is the yes man partially to blame for how crazy celebrities get? Yes, man. That's why Tom personally fires anyone who agrees with him too much. War is also a common reason for going insane, and the Korean war is no exception. You might not have heard as much about it as the other 20th century wars, but it still affected millions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Crystal Hana Kim about her debut novel If You Leave Me, which is out now from William Morrow! We are having a special deal in our Etsy store! Use the code promo code NOBELWOMEN for 15% off a book blind date or a Reading Women tote! We're having a meet up at the AJC Decatur Book Festival! Sign up for updates about times and locations here and check out the official website for the festival here. (Note: our meet up is not an official festival event.) Books Mentioned If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Author Bio Crystal Hana Kim holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University and an MS in Education from Hunter College. She has received numerous awards, including PEN America’s Story Prize for Emerging Writers, along with fellowships and support from the Bread Loaf’s Writers Conference and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She is currently a writing instructor for Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America and a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. Born and raised in New York, she currently lives in Brooklyn. This is her first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her harrowing novel, OUR HEARTS WILL BURN US DOWN, Anne Valente creates a portrait of trauma and the grief that follows. She and James discuss depicting violence, point of view, why drawer novels should never be published, the moments when they wondered if they should pursue something other than writing, and how music tastes may reveal more about characters than anything else. Plus, Emily Nemens talks about her work as co-editor and prose editor at THE SOUTHERN REVIEW.    Anne Valente: http://www.annevalente.com/ Anne and James Discuss: Aimee Bender  Haruki Murakami  The Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction   Dan Wickett  DARK SHADOWS dir by Tim Burton  Jamie Quatro  AND THEN WE CAME TO THE END by Joshua Ferris Steve Bartman  Nine Inch Nails  The Pixies  The Cure  KILL BILL, VOL. 1  The Dave Matthews Band  Blues Traveler  The Clash  Widespread Panic   - The Southern Review: http://thesouthernreview.org/ Emily and James discuss: Bret Lott  Jeanne Leiby  The Center For Architecture  Cara Blue Adams  Jill McCorkle  James Lee Burke "Solee" by Crystal Hana Kim  PEN AMERICA BEST DEBUT SHORT STORIES 2017 - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/