Crystal Hana Kim (she/her)

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Crystal Hana Kim is the author of the critically acclaimed novels "The Stone Home," a current finalist for the Maya Angelou Book Award, and "If You Leave Me," which was 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 the winner of a 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.

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Awards: PEN Literary Award, My short story "Solee" won the PEN America/Dau Short Story Prize in 2017. I also received the 2022 5 Under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation. My current novel THE STONE HOME is currently a finalist for The Maya Angelou Book Award.

Communities: Asian American

Contentious Politics and Social Change

Join Marjan Kamali, Crystal Kim, and David Wright Falade as they offer a glimpse into different historical periods marked by significant social and political change. Each novel examines the personal stories of individuals caught amid these larger events and their struggles for justice and equality.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Marjan Kamali, Crystal Hana Kim, David Wright Faladé
Moderator: Jessica Braithwaite

Love, Loss, and Second Chances

Join authors Crystal Hana Kim, Nanda Reddy, and Marcela Fuentes as they discuss the complexities of familial relationships, the impact of loss and resilience, and the ways in which people find second chances in life.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Marcela Fuentes, Crystal Hana Kim, Nanda Reddy
Moderator: Natalia Gabrielsen

Books:

The Stone Home

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
HarperCollins Publishers
April 2024
ISBN 9780063310971
352 pages

If You Leave Me

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
HarperCollins
August 2019
ISBN 9780062645180
432 pages