Podcast appearances and mentions of frances cha

Frances Cha is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut picture book "The Goblin Twins." Frances tells us her inspiration for the book, which revolves around ancient goblins from Korean folklore called Tokki and Gibbi. These goblins have different aspects to their history, with some stories portraying them as terrifying creatures for adults and others as mischievous tricksters in children's folk tales. Frances moved to Sleepy Hollow, a real place in New York, which coincidentally became the setting for her book. She discussed her childhood experiences of moving frequently and how books became her best friends during those times, sparking her passion for writing children's books. "The Goblin Twins" aims to introduce readers, both children and adults, to Korean culture and folklore while providing humor and magic for young readers. Frances emphasized the joy of creating books that contain hidden jokes that parents can appreciate, making the reading experience enjoyable for everyone. Frances also mentioned her previous novel for adults, "If I Had Your Face," and her future projects, including a sequel to "The Goblin Twins" and a sci-fi novel set in the near-future of Korea. She found inspiration for her spooky stories from living in Sleepy Hollow, where the atmosphere and history of the town are conducive to crafting eerie tales. Click here to visit Frances' website - http://francescha.com/bio  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

September 13, 2023 - Join two Korean-American picture book writers as they discuss the many different layers of consideration, introspection, and deliberation that go into conceiving and writing picture books, and the importance of humor and diversity in children's literature. For many young readers, being able to see themselves reflected in the books they read is a profound experience. Seeing and reading accurate representations of one's own identity and culture provide a sense of visibility and relatability. Not only are diverse representations in children's books important for children of color, but they're important for all children, as they offer a chance to learn realities and experiences different from their own and to appreciate that difference. Frances Cha, the bestselling author of If I Had Your Face who has just written a humorous picture book about centuries-old dokkaebi journeying from Korea to modern New York, will be in conversation with Aram Kim, author, illustrator and designer of children's books, about writing and illustrating Korean-themed picture books for children. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1710-behind-the-scenes-writing-a-picture-book

Happy Saturday, book club fam! This month, we read If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. The novel is set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, and follows four young women making their way in a world defined by impossibly high standards of beauty, secret room salons catering to wealthy men, strict social hierarchies, and K-pop fan mania. Today on the show, we chat about the world of plastic surgery in South Korea, standout characters, and the book's strengths and weaknesses. Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our TikTok, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you're after some variety, here's a link to record a voice message via our website, too. You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.) Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify.  Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT  Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/  Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

May 25, 2023 - K-pop, K-fashion, K-drama, K-beauty: over the past decade, K-style has exploded onto the global scene. What is behind this phenomenon? Where does K-style go from here? In Make, Break, Remix: The Rise of K-style, author and communications consultant Fiona Bae makes no attempt to define or categorize the movement, instead celebrating the eclectic and multifaceted nature of K-style and its home city of Seoul. Through interviews with sixteen tastemakers who are shaping K-style across creative sectors—from 1MILLION Dance Studio's Lia Kim, rock band leader Hwang Soyoon, and world-famous tattoo artist Doy to drag performer Nana Youngrong Kim, Asia's leading interior designer Teo Yang, and leading K-pop stylist Youngjin Kim (who has styled BTS, Kang Daniel, and NCT)—Bae tells untold stories from true insiders, exploring a sense of identity in their work, how living in Seoul affects them and their creative output, and the decade of changes that has brought about the current K-style. In her conversation with Frances Cha, Bae discusses the rise of K-style. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1678-make-break-remix-the-rise-of-k-style-with-fiona-bae

April 11, 2023 - A novel about a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus. Sea Change is an "absolutely stunning debut" novel —Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face—by Gina Chung. Ro is stuck. She's just entered her thirties, she's estranged from her mother, and her boyfriend has just left her to join a mission to Mars. Her days are spent dragging herself to her menial job at a mall aquarium, and her nights are spent drinking sharktinis (Mountain Dew and copious amounts of gin, plus a hint of jalapeno). With her best friend pulling away to focus on her upcoming wedding, Ro's only companion is Dolores, a giant Pacific octopus who also happens to be Ro's last remaining link to her father, a marine biologist who disappeared while on an expedition when Ro was a teenager. When Dolores is sold to a wealthy investor intent on moving her to a private aquarium, Ro finds herself on the precipice of self-destruction. Wading through memories of her youth, Ro has one last chance to come to terms with her childhood trauma, recommit to those around her, and find her place in an ever-changing world. In a conversation with Frances Cha, Gina Chung talks about her debut novel. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1665-gina-chung-sea-change

Hej! W tym odcinku pochylamy się nad książkami, zarówno z gatunku literatury faktu, jak i literatury pięknej, które pokazują nam problemy związane z kapitalizmem i inne bolączki naszego świata. Będzie więc o eksploatacji środowiska, o kapitalistycznej ideologii, o podziałach w społeczeństwie, o presji – piękna, czasu i produktywności. Pochylimy się też nad narracją pierwszoosobową i zastanowimy się, czy jest w ogóle dla nas jakaś nadzieja. Książki, o których rozmawiamy w podkaście, to: Jason Hickel, „Mniej znaczy lepiej. O tym, jak odejście od wzrostu gospodarczego ocali świat”, tłum. Jerzy Paweł Listwan; Hwang Sok-Yong, „O zmierzchu”, Dominika Chybowska-Jang, bo.wiem; Frances Cha, „Gdybym miała twoją twarz”, tłum. Urszula Gardner, Mova Za książkę Hwanga Sok-Yonga dziękujemy Wydawnictwu Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Mamy Patronite! Jeżeli chcesz dołączyć do naszego grona Matronek i Patronów, będziemy zaszczycone! Dla tych, którzy zdecydują się nas wspierać, mamy spersonalizowane książkowe rekomendacje, newslettery głosowe, podziękowania na stronie i wiele więcej! Szczegóły tutaj: https://patronite.pl/juztlumacze Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na Instagramie: https://www.instagram.com/juz_tlumacze i na Facebooku https://www.facebook.com/juz.tlumacze oraz na naszej stronie internetowej https://juztlumacze.pl/ Intro: http://bit.ly/jennush

May 24, 2022 - Chances are, you've read something you loved by the talented and prolific Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her stories, criticism, and essays on everything from Picnicking in North Korea to navigating her son's disability have been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica, The Paris Review, and The Guardian, among others. She's the author of the acclaimed novel Somebody's Daughter and the YA classic, Finding My Voice. A sharp observer, a masterful storyteller, and an extraordinary and bitingly funny stylist, Lee uses those talents here to reveal the world we live in and imagine the world we could live in, too, in her latest novel The Evening Hero. In The Evening Hero Lee wrestles with big questions and big themes: how war trauma insinuates itself between the generation of immigrants and their American-born children; the dire state of medical care in the US—from rural hospital closures to crazy, high-end shopping mall medicine; and what it means to be a good Korean, a good American, a good human. And she shows us that it's never too late to become a hero. In a conversation with Frances Cha, Lee talks about her illustrious career and her latest novel. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1581-marie-myung-ok-lee-with-frances-cha

By complete coincidence, Jess and Lauren have both read a number of books written by Korean authors recently, so today's episode is dedicated to those recent reads! This episode was brought to you by BLUBlox the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue light management and red light therapy products, from glasses to reading lights, as seen in Vogue, GQ and Elle. Head to blublox.com to find out more and use code BOOKRECCOS15 for 15% off any purchase. Books Mentioned in this Episode: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha, The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo, Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos

Welcome to the Spring 2022 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books! In this episode, Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in April – May 2022. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcements In conjunction with my upcoming 9th annual Summer Reading Guide, I will be releasing a companion for Superstars Patrons ($7/mo)! The companion is called Summer Shelves and will feature backlist reading recommendations from former podcast guests.  Plus, both Catherine and Susie will be contributing book recommendations! Both the 2022 Summer Reading Guide and Summer Shelves will launch on Tuesday, May 17.  Sign up here, and select the Superstars tier to get this guide and more bonus content. Join our Patreon Community ($5/mo) to get our bonus podcast episode series called Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and I share at least 4 bonus books we are excited about that we did not share in the big show preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available to all patrons (Stars and Superstars) and sign up here! Highlights Catherine and Sarah share the key to their recent high success rate and try to go in cold to new books. Sarah's second 5 star book of 2022! Catherine and Sarah share their #1 spring release picks. Spring 2022 Book Preview [3:34] April Sarah's Picks: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (April 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [7:06] Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott (April 12) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [15:03] Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (April 12) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:54]  Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (April 12) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:48] When We Fell Apart by Soon Wiley (April 26) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:24] Catherine's Picks: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (April 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [9:54] Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (April 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [19:24]  An Unlasting Home by Mai Al-Nakib (April 12) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [26:09]  Dark Circles by Caite Dolan-Leach (May 10*) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:15] May Sarah's Pick: The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz (May 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:37]  Catherine's Picks: Elektra by Jennifer Saint (May 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:34]  Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (May 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:47] Other Books Mentioned A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan [10:23]  I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott [15:34]  The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik [19:35]  A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum [28:09] Honor by Thrity Umrigar [28:18] Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett [29:37] Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach [33:02]  The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin [33:35]  We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter [34:05]  If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha [38:14]  Ariadne by Jennifer Saint [38:55]  The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz [40:57]  You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz [41:03]  Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner [43:19] The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo [44:00]  *Book's release date changed since the time of recording. About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Hello and welcome back to Reading Too Much Into! This month we are Reading Too Much Into Something Wonderful by Jo Lloyd, a short story collection that discusses how we treat people. Lloyd is a beautiful writer who uses the pen as a knife to carve these stories carefully. Next month we will be reading If I had Your Face by Frances Cha. In this episode, our guest and friend Emily Gibsonis joining us! She is another librarian-to-be and bookworm! You can find her on @emlimey on Instagram and @emlimeypaige on TikTok.

This episode is inspired by Emma Dabiri's 'Don't Touch My Hair,' a book on why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. We talk about the rise of the Natural Hair movement, impact of representation in the media and the ever topical issue of Cultural Appropriation. As always, we're excited to hear your thoughts! Email us at bookversationspod@gmail.com or drop us a message here: https://anchor.fm/bookversations/message Follow us on Instagram for more book reviews. Next Bookversations Read: If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookversations/message

Happy Saturday, book club fam!This month, we read If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. The novel is set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, and follows four young women making their way in a world defined by impossibly high standards of beauty, secret room salons catering to wealthy men, strict social hierarchies, and K-pop fan mania.Today on the show, we chat about the world of plastic surgery in South Korea, standout characters, and the book's strengths and weaknesses.Got some thoughts on our March pick, ‘Violeta' by Isabel Allende? We're allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you're after some variety, here's a link to record a voice message via our website, too.Big thanks to Bed Threads for making this episode possible. Don't forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS10' at the checkout for 10% off their entire range right here.You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.)Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify.Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLTFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamelesspodcast/?hl=enCheck out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

Hellooooo, book clubbers!!!!This month, we read the non-fiction book from bestselling Aussie author Trent Dalton called Love Stories. For about two months, Trent sat on a busy Brisbane street corner, asking more than 150 strangers for their best love stories. What sparked this idea? After the passing of his best mate's mother and, well, a global pandemic, Trent felt like we all needed to hear some love stories.Today on the show, we chat about our favourite stories and main takeaways from the book, and then! Annabelle interviews Trent Dalton himself at the very end of this episode.Send Trent your love stories via the email address lovestoriesbox@gmail.com.Got some thoughts on our February pick, ‘If I Had Your Face' by Frances Cha? We're allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you're after some variety, here's a link to record a voice message via our website, too.Big thanks to The Base Collective and their Beauty Sleep range for making this episode possible. The Base Collective has been kind enough to offer a 20% discount off the entire range when you use the code ‘SHAMELESS20' at the checkout.You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.)Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify.Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLTFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamelesspodcast/?hl=enCheck out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

We're baaaaack!And boy, do we have a bumper one for you - we're chatting about everything we missed over the summer holidays. Everything from Brooke and Darvid's break up, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's engagement, the many January headlines of Kim and Kanye, and yes, of course, Molly-Mae's now infamous quote about everyone having the same 24 hours in the day.This week, Mich recommended Love Me on Binge, Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz, and Cruella on Disney Plus. Zara had a few books to recommend! If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha, Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters, and our January book club pick, Love Stories by Trent Dalton.Got some thoughts on today's episode you wanna share? We're allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast.Big thanks to Quay Australia for making this episode possible. Check out their latest range right here, and don't forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS' at the checkout for 20% off.Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify.Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLTJoin our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/Write to the Shameless Mailbag: Email hello@shamelessmediaco.comThanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

Seúl es la capital de la cirugía estética. Aproximadamente un 20% de las surcoreanas se han sometido al bisturí para hacerse más bellas, según la Asociación Internacional de Cirujanos Plásticos. El libro "If I had your face" de Frances Cha cuenta la historia de cómo influye la belleza en la vida de cuatro mujeres y cómo ésta es necesaria para progresar en Corea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

'Effortlessly cool, razor sharp, and crazy fun - I couldn't put it down' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six 'The complex, Hollywood love story we've all been waiting for' EMILY HENRY, bestselling author of Beach Read 'Escapist, suspenseful, razor sharp' FRANCES CHA, author of If I Had Your Face --- The epic love story of the summer. Whitman 'Win' Tagore and Leo Milanowski are the greatest love story of our time. International movie star meets the beautiful son of a millionaire. Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet. Nobody needs to know it's not real. Win knows that Hollywood demands perfection - especially from a woman of colour. Leo just wants to enjoy life, and shift press attention away from his dysfunctional family. Together they control the narrative. Except this time, on the shores of Saint-Tropez, Leo is hiding a secret that is about to send Win's world spinning. Now everyone's dream couple must confront the messy reality of their relationship. Just as they're starting to realise that they might actually be falling in love... THE VIEW WAS EXHAUSTING is a bold, swoon-worthy and utterly modern debut novel about truth, fame and privilege - and how we love now. 'A book to read in the sun with a glass of wine and nothing else to do all day. Fun, sexy and totally gripping' LAURA KAY, author of The Split 'Deft, funny and tender, The View Was Exhausting is as smart as it is swoon-worthy' JULIA ARMFIELD author of Salt Slow 'Funny, warm and gorgeously written...I was totally swept away' JANE HEALEY, author of The Animals at Lockwood Manor 'A sexy, scorching treat - fresh and ultra modern, I devoured it' VICTORIA GOSLING, author of Before the Ruins

In this book club episode, we read If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha and Four Days of You & Me by Miranda Kenneally. But, will this book make it on to the shelf? Or will it split the sand for these two hosts?If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha  (Waterstones) (Amazon) Four Days of You & Me by Miranda Kenneally (Waterstones) (Amazon) [The Island uses affiliate marketing to learn more about this, please go here]- - - - - - - - - DID YOU KNOW? You can join us at our virtual book club which you can find more information at theislandlibrary.comIf you would like to support us by donating the price of a coffee a month towards keeping The Island Library running, please consider looking at our Patreon. Let us know if you would have chosen our books or if you have any recommendations for other weeks, you can email us at theislandlibrary@gmail.com. Social Media Links:  Twitter: @theislandlibpod Instagram: @theislandlibrarypodcast Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theislandlibpod)

Join us as we pull out all the Easter references Lucy's limited religious upbringing can muster in this weeks gorge ep. First and foremost, we become a full on Lil Nas X fan podcast, as is only right and proper after the long awaited release of storming banger 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)'. We see you Lil Nas and we agree with it. If you want to know who are Sex and the City boyfriends are you are going to have to listen in as Olivia recommends great SATC podcast 'So I Got To Thinking'. We also chat fun pod 'We're Having Gay Sex' and the new podcast from ultimate hun Shon Faye, 'Call Me Mother', which offers up insightful chats with queer elders, helping us to feel more connected with our queer history. Plus, we've read the arresting 'If I Had Your Face' by Frances Cha which tells the tale of a group of women navigating life in South Korea and also 'In The Dream House' by Carmen Maria Machado, a powerful memoir of abuse in a same-sex relationship. Track of the Week: Lil Nas X, Montero (Call Me By Your Name) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmTBVI83k&ab_channel=LilNasXVEVO Brandon Taylor substack 'not this morality play': https://blgtylr.substack.com/p/not-this-morality-play

Three novels and an illustrator who uses his pencil like a sword

Elizabeth Strout on Olive Kitteridge, the writer's room of fantasy author Juliet Mariller and Frances Cha's book about young women of Seoul.

This conversation was utterly fascinating. As you know, I've been asking all my guests for a few of their isolation stories. Well, today's guest has a particularly interesting tale. After going through New York's long and grueling lockdown, Frances Cha has moved to South Korea, where she always spends the summer, and had a very different experience. It was absolutely riveting to hear about. Of course we discussed lots else - not least her dazzling debut novel If I Had Your Face which explores, among other things, South Korea's huge plastic surgery industry and highly stratified society. And we discussed how teaching helps her writers block, her long journey to publication - and why sometimes the best writing is painful. Instagram: @aliceazania / @franceschawrites Twitter: @aliceazania / @Frances_H_Cha Buy the book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-i-had-your-face/frances-cha/9780241396070 Edited by Chelsey Moore

Frances Cha had been a journalist based in Seoul for several years, reporting on the culture and trends in South Korea's megacity for CNN. Then, she decided to explore all she learned in fiction, writing her novel If I Had Your Face. Her debut explores the lives of four women living in Seoul, and takes a forensic look at the many challenges faced by millennials living in the ever-changing city today. She joins the Prospect Interview to talk about making the leap from reporting to fiction, uncovering a hidden side of South Korea, and why she hopes readers might take from her novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Diana Son is a television writer and producer whose credits include The West Wing, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Southland, Dirty John, Blue Bloods and Thirteen Reasons Why, where she served as showrunner. She first came to fame as a young playwright in 1998 with the acclaimed play Stop Kiss, which premiered at the Public Theatre and starred an unknown Sandra Oh. In a Zoom interview, Catherine and Juliana learn about Diana's recent bout with Covid-19, her experience being the only Asian or Asian woman in countless writing rooms and her most recent project, an adaptation of the novel If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha into a series for Apple. Follow Diana Son on Twitter @dianason Follow K-Pod on Instagram @kpodpod Hosts: Juliana Sohn @juliana_sohn and Catherine Hong @catherinehong100 Editor: AJ Valente Producer: Jessica Park Executive Producer: HJ Lee

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new novels about the perils of trying to fit in: Marion Winik reviews Rufi Thorpe's The Knockout Queen, and Frances Cha's If I had Your Face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.