Bio

Angie Kim author of the novel Miracle Creek — Photo: Tim Coburn

Angie Kim is the debut author of the international bestseller and Edgar winner Miracle Creek, named a “Best Book of the Year” by Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus, and The Today Show, among others. Her novel also won the ITW Thriller Award, the Strand Critics’ Award, and the Pinckley Prize. A Korean immigrant, former editor of the Harvard Law Review, and one of Variety Magazine’s inaugural “10 Storytellers to Watch,” Kim has written for Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Glamour, and numerous literary journals. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three sons.

PROFILES & INTERVIEWS

NPR: Author Interview with NPR All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro
Angie Kim’s debut novel, Miracle Creek, is a courtroom thriller that tackles heavy themes like immigration, parenting and autism. LISTEN / READ

VARIETY: 10 Storytellers to Watch
Variety’s inaugural storytellers to watch continues our tradition of spotlighting rising stars in the entertainment industry — storytellers working in old media and new who have found exciting new ways to grab audiences and create a profound connection. READ

PBS: Between the Covers, Season 5, Episode 8, Virtual Author Interview
Edgar award-winner Angie Kim discusses her debut book Miracle Creek. WATCH

THE GUARDIAN: Author Interview with The Guardian Editor Sian Cain
Angie Kim’s debut Miracle Creek is a dissection of US healthcare and immigration, wrapped in a courtroom thriller. She talks about her son’s medical crisis, ‘goose fathers’ and Trump’s slurs. READ

ELLE: Author Interview with Greer Veon
Angie Kim Tears the ‘Good Mother’ Myth Apart in Debut Novel Miracle Creek: We demonize mothers who don’t love the experience of mothering and parenting every single moment of every day. READ

BOOKPAGE: The Deepest Dive: Cover Interview by Alice Cary
She’s a Korean immigrant, a former trial lawyer and the mother of three boys with serious medical issues. With her debut novel, Angie Kim has seamlessly woven these disparate strands of her life into an emotionally sprawling yet psychologically taut legal thriller. READ

LITHUB (via READING WOMEN): Reading Women Podcast (with Kendra Winchester & Autumn Privett)
Angie Kim on the Myth of the Good Mother: “I think we have such unrealistic expectations for mothers, and what that does is it makes it impossible for mothers to talk about the difficulties.” LISTEN

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: PW Talks with Angie Kim
The Who-/How-/Why-dunit: “I certainly hope my novel will lend insight to the plight of immigrant families. Novels exploring immigrants’ lives are imperative right now, when there is so much hostility to people seen as ‘foreign’ and ‘different.'” READ

For more interviews with Angie Kim, click HERE.