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Crystal Hana Kim

Crystal Hana Kim is the author of The Stone Home (April 2024) and If You Leave Me (2018), which was named a best book of 2018 by over a dozen publications. She is the recipient of the 2022 National Book Foundationâ€™s 5 Under 35 Award, nominated by Min Jin Lee. She is also a 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize winner. Her work has been published in The Paris Review, Guernica, ELLE, and elsewhere. She is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal and lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.

Interviews

Crystal Hana Kim

Jun 28, 2024

Life is Tragicomic: A Conversation with Essie Chambers

There are two Post-its on my computer at all times: “Tell the truth” and “Make yourself laugh.”
Interviews

Rachel Khong, Crystal Hana Kim

Apr 17, 2024

Sophomore efforts: A Conversation Between Rachel Khong and Crystal Hana Kim

“Debut” holds the ring of promise, where disappointment feels intrinsic to the word “sophomore.” For better or worse, people love to call second books “sophomore” novels, with all its accompanying connotations.
Features & Reviews, Rumpus Original

Crystal Hana Kim

Jun 24, 2019

What We Inherit: Talking with Chanelle Benz

Chanelle Benz discusses her debut novel, THE GONE DEAD.
Features & Reviews, Rumpus Original

Crystal Hana Kim

Jan 7, 2019

Heartbreak and Hair Dye: Talking with Amy Feltman

Amy Feltman discusses her debut novel, WILLA & HESPER.
Features & Reviews, Rumpus Original

Crystal Hana Kim

Nov 7, 2018

Re-Thinking Adoption: A Conversation with Nicole Chung

Nicole Chung discusses her debut memoir, ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW.