Episode 179

#179 - Author Chat w/ Grace K. Shim

On this episode, we chat with another member of the infamous "kimchingoos," this time with author Grace K. Shim about her debut novel, The Noh Family, a story about a Korean American girl who discovers through a DNA test that her father was a member of one of the richest families in Korea. We chat with Grace about her real life and k-drama inspirations for the story, as well as her personal journey as an author.

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Books and Boba
A book club podcast for books by Asian Diaspora authors