S4 E3: Graci Kim & Kiwis Just Want to Make Friends

Claribel and Kat give updates on their upcoming books (Witchlings
and Once Upon a K-Prom) and discuss comparison in publishing and
how it disproportionately affects BIPOC. Then they interview
bestselling author Graci Kim about her journey into publication
and how she learned to embrace her Korean name and identity!


CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of death of a child at 27:12 point.
Skip to 28:54 to avoid that discussion.


GRACI BIO: Graci Kim is a bestselling author of
magic-infused middle grade books, who was vine-picked in Korea
and sun-ripened in New Zealand.


Her Korean mythology-inspired debut, The Last Fallen Star,
published by Disney Hyperion (Rick Riordan Presents) and the
first in the Gifted Clans trilogy, became an instant US
bestseller. It was named by Indigo as a Best Book of 2021, was an
Amazon Best Book Ages 9-12, and was selected by Publishers Lunch
as a 2021 Buzz Book. Called a “sparkling yarn” by Entertainment
Weekly, the book has been featured in TIME Magazine for Kids,
Hypable, and Publishers Weekly; and has been optioned by the
Disney Channel for a live-action television series.


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BUY The Last Fallen Star


PRE-ORDER The Cursed Carnival and Other
Calamities 


MENTIONS:


• Graci’s TedTalk “The Hidden Power Behind Our Names”


• Beach Read by Emily Henry


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• PRE-ORDER Witchlings (Feb 2022, Scholastic)


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• PRE-ORDER Once Upon a K-Prom (May 2022, Disney)


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