Christina
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Angie Kim:
Hello Angie, thank you so much for a thumbs up! I really loved Miracle Creek. I thought it was so tough, courageous and sensitive and caught me in so many way. Can't wait to read more. Is there something coming up? Thank you!
Angie Kim
Hi Christina! Thank you so much for this message. I'm so glad that you loved Miracle Creek. I'm working on my second novel, HAPPINESS QUOTIENT, forthcoming from Hogarth / Random House in a few years. I hope you won't mind my copying and pasting from the news release a few months ago below for the elevator pitch summary of the book. You can also find more on my website at www.angiekimbooks.com. Thank you again for your interest!
NEWS FROM RANDOM HOUSE
Award-winning and bestselling author of MIRACLE CREEK, Angie Kim's new novel, HAPPINESS QUOTIENT, the story of a biracial family’s quest to solve the mystery of a father’s sudden disappearance with the help of the only witness: his teenage nonverbal son. As she did in her debut, Kim uses an intricate crime story to unpack society's broader themes, including race, class, immigration, gender, and justice. Kim won the 2020 Edgar Award for First Novel and the 2020 ITW Thriller Award for First Novel and was widely praised by a broad range of writers, from Téa Obreht and Alexander Chee to Scott Turow and Laura Lippman. Vice President & Executive Editor David Ebershoff, in his first acquisition for Hogarth, made the North American rights deal with Susan Golomb of Writers House.
NEWS FROM RANDOM HOUSE
Award-winning and bestselling author of MIRACLE CREEK, Angie Kim's new novel, HAPPINESS QUOTIENT, the story of a biracial family’s quest to solve the mystery of a father’s sudden disappearance with the help of the only witness: his teenage nonverbal son. As she did in her debut, Kim uses an intricate crime story to unpack society's broader themes, including race, class, immigration, gender, and justice. Kim won the 2020 Edgar Award for First Novel and the 2020 ITW Thriller Award for First Novel and was widely praised by a broad range of writers, from Téa Obreht and Alexander Chee to Scott Turow and Laura Lippman. Vice President & Executive Editor David Ebershoff, in his first acquisition for Hogarth, made the North American rights deal with Susan Golomb of Writers House.
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Jillian Scott
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Angie Kim:
I just read The Life We Bury and The Shadows We Hide by Eskins. He describes a profound exemplar of autism and a gentle interaction. I have to believe that he has personal knowledge of the challenges. I congratulate you on your year. You write well. so does Eskins. Perhaps you have something to share with each other?
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