South Korean - Author | September 3, 1980 -
There's some of me in all my characters.
Jenny Han
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I came of age during the Golden Age of rom coms - like the '90s and 2000s - there were so many.
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I was writing my first book when I was in college. I was a teenager.
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My whole life, as an adult as well, I've been attracted to stories about young people. This period of time is so fertile - there's a million things that are happening, a million firsts, and to be able to witness that and record that is a privilege.
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'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is about how, as a young woman, everyone gets that moment of being in bloom, but nobody really appreciates it.
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My name is Jennifer, and when I first went to school, my kindergarten teacher called me Jenny, and from then on, I was Jenny.
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As a child, I spent a lot of summers going to the beach with family friends.
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All my writer friends outline their books, and I find that hard. It doesn't feel inspired to me. I get bored with that, and really, I just want it to be fun.
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I think most girls have that moment when boys they've known their whole life see them in a different way.
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I don't think kids of color should have to search far and wide to find books that reflect their experience.
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Beyonce, Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, and Adele are a few of my favorites.
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I don't think you ever love anything as passionately as you do when you're a teen. You remember the books you read as a young person your whole life. I feel so lucky to write for young adults.
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