Author Talk: The Tide Comes Around with Yuliana Kim-Grant
Join authors Yuliana Kim-Grant and Jimin Han for what is sure to be a captivating discussion of The Tide Comes Around.
The breadth of the Korean diaspora is now reflected in contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Many of the narratives explored are no longer just the “immigrant story” but rather penetrating examinations of the complexities of life, made more so as a result of the tenuous connection to Korea. The Tide Comes Around is a new novel by Yuliana Kim-Grant that explores how we are all strangers, uncertain travelers in a world that is never quite what we think or might positively become. Penelope, an American woman of Korean descent, has exiled herself to Los Angeles to escape a complicated love affair and her beloved brother’s suicide. Filling her days of exile by babysitting and “working” on her dissertation, Penelope is not just lost, but barely treading water.
Yuliana Kim-Grant is the author of a previous novel, A Shred of Hope. She was born in Korea, but raised in suburban Philadelphia. She received her MFA in Creative Writing Fiction from Emerson College. She lives in NYC with her husband and adult son.
Jimin Han is the author of three novels, Dreamt I Found You, A Small Revolution, and The Apology, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick, named a best audiobook of the year by Booklist, and featured on multiple best books lists by the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Shondaland, Apple Books, and more. Additional writing of hers can be found on NPR, as well as in Poets & Writers, Literary Hub, and other publications. She teaches at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College and community writing centers. Her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Saturday, February 7, from 2:00-3:00 PM in the Meeting Room North South.
