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Big Korean Energy Reads: Our Essential Book Picks

Free Food For Millionaires

By Min Jin Lee

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Joanne Lee Molinaro and R.O. Kwon’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

The Vegetarian

By Han Kang

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Joanne Lee Molinaro and Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

The Incendiaries

By R.O. Kwon

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Joanne Lee Molinaro, R.O. Kwon and Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

Umma

By Sarah Ahn + Nam Soon Ahn

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Joanne Lee Molinaro’s recommendation

Exhibit

By R.O. Kwon

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R.O. Kwon and Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

Crying In H Mart

By Michelle Zauner

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Joanne Lee Molinaro and Phil Yu’s recommendation

Native Speaker

By Chang Rae-Lee

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Phil Yu and R.O. Kwon’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

Your House Will Pay

By Steph Cha

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Phil Yu’s recommendation

Pachinko

By Min Jin Lee

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Phil Yu and Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

The Mindy Kim Adventures Complete Collection

By Lyla Lee

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Phil Yu’s recommendation

Dictee

By Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

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R.O. Kwon’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

Edinburgh

By Alexander Chee

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R.O. Kwon’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

American Woman

By Susan Choi

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R.O. Kwon’s recommendation

From R.O.: “Listing some of the first books I read by Korean writers I greatly admire!”

Almond

By Won-pyung Sohn

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Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

Please Look After Mom

By Kyung-Sook Shin

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Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

How To Write An Autobiographical Novel

By Alexander Chee

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Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

The World Keeps Ending, and The World Goes On

By Franny Choi

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Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokbokki

By Baek Sehee

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Amy S. Choi’s recommendation

The Korean Vegan: Homemade

By Joanne Lee Molinaro

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Mash-Up’s recommendation

The Korean Vegan Cookbook

By Joanne Lee Molinaro

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Mash-Up’s recommendation

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