Mrs. Shim has always worked hard. She cooks and cleans for her family. She labored […]
We Do Not Part, by Han Kang
Trigger warning for historical mass killings. It takes a special kind of courage and resilience […]
Please Look After Mom, by Shin Kyung-Sook
Shin Kyung-Sook’s novel, Please Look After Mom, is one of the most tragic books I […]
The Apology, by Jimin Han
There’s something about people—and characters—who insist that their way is the best way that absolutely […]
Nuclear Family, by Joseph Han
It’s easy to mistake stability for coasting and it’s pretty clear from the beginning of […]
The Evening Hero, by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
After the rural Minnesotan hospital where Youngman Kwak works closes, he no longer has work […]
The Kinship of Secrets, by Eugenia Kim
An impossible choice separates a Korean family just before the Korean War breaks out in […]