Jennifer Lee
Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering with You” is a love story in the middle of a...
Director Makoto Shinkai got his big break worldwide with his mega-blockbuster hit Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa), which became the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan, even surpassing that of...
In “The Night Tiger”, the five Confucian virtues are the basis of this mystery...
The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo’s second book, is a surreal and captivating mystery novel set in the 1930s during Malaysia’s colonial period. It examines the social mannerisms amongst the locals and the conquering Brits...
A Korean publishing company with humble beginnings grows a following of ardent fans...
Seoul Selection is an independent publishing company that made its start as a small book cafe in 2002 across from Seoul’s iconic Gyeongbokgung Palace near Gwanghwamun Square, one of the major locations used to...
“Chicken of the Sea”: the children’s book collaboration project between two sons of authors
The words “Chicken of the Sea” might at first conjure images of a brand most often known for its canned tuna, but fans of Viet Thanh Nguyen and Thi Bui will come to know...
Have some reading time over your holiday break? Check out these Young Adult...
Korean American authors have been making headway into the literary world in the past few years, especially with books for children and young adults. Here are a few for your consideration.
Dragon Pearl
By Yoon Ha...
Dessert restaurant Milkie Milkie brings the joy of Korean bingsu to Edmonds, and soon...
Milkie Milkie, a dessert cafe that opened early this year in Edmonds, was the sort of dream owner Ivy Lu carried with her when she first came to America nine years ago with her...
“Wallflower” brings to the big screen a fictional account of the 2006 Capitol Hill...
The Capitol Hill Massacre is a mass shooting that happened on 2112 East Republican Street (east Capitol Hill) on the morning of March 25, 2006. Twenty-eight-year-old Seattle transplant Kyle Aaron Huff killed six people...
“For Sama” documentary shows with aching clarity that Syrians do not want to leave...
Over the past eight years, the world has watched as the Syrian Civil War unraveled and caused massive chaos and destruction, effectively displacing over half of its 22 million population. According to the UN...
Celebrating Satoshi Kon at Seattle theaters this month: An auteur ahead of his...
When Japanese animator and director Satoshi Kon died in 2010 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 46, he left behind only a handful of completed feature films, yet each of these pieces could...
“Miracle Creek” brings courtroom drama, the immigrant story and parental insecurities together into...
Angie Kim’s debut novel Miracle Creek is riveting, suspenseful and deeply personal. Although the story is a courtroom drama revolving around the case of Elizabeth Ward, a woman accused of arson and the murder...
