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Emiko Jean is a Japanese-American author-- but, before she was an author, she was an entomologist (bug catcher), candle maker, florist, and teacher. She strongly believes in “faking it till you make it” and asking for forgiveness rather than permission. Emiko has written many YA novels, like, Tokyo Ever After, which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick. But her most recent novel, Mika in Real Life, is a bit more grown-up. With themes about sexual assault, motherhood, adoption, and coming of age when you’re already an adult. We speak with Emiko Jean about her new novel, motherhood, and how her book explores and deconstructs the 'model minority myth.' 

<a href="http://www.emikojean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emiko Jean</a> is a Japanese-American author-- but, before she was an author, she was an entomologist (bug catcher), candle maker, florist, and teacher. She strongly believes in “faking it till you make it” and asking for forgiveness rather than permission. Emiko has written many YA novels, like, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Ever-After-Emiko-Jean/dp/1250766605/ref=asc_df_1250766605/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=475873427162&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=767820458534765262&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9031567&amp;hvtargid=pla-1001820581422&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tokyo Ever After</a>, which was a <a href="https://reesesbookclub.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick.</a> But her most recent novel,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mika-Real-Life-Emiko-Jean-ebook/dp/B09L89VCQH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mika+in+real+life+by+emiko+jean&amp;qid=1667511128&amp;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjY2IiwicXNhIjoiMS41MSIsInFzcCI6IjEuNzIifQ%3D%3D&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mika+i%2Cstripbooks%2C144&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mika in Real Life</a>, is a bit more grown-up. With themes about sexual assault, motherhood, adoption, and coming of age when you’re already an adult. We speak with Emiko Jean about her new novel, motherhood, and how her book explores and deconstructs the 'model minority myth.'

In Her Novel "Mika in Real Life," Emiko Jean Explores and Deconstructs the 'Model Minority Myth'


Author Emiko Jean returns to the podcast to talk about her latest novel, MIKA IN REAL LIFE, a story about directionless 30-something Mika, and what happens when she gets contacted by the daughter she gave up for adoption 16 years ago. We chat with Emiko about her inspirations for the novel, as well as catch up with what she's been up to over the past year.Follow Emiko on IG at @emikojeanbooks and check out her latest book Mika In Real Life available at booksellers now!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books &amp; Boba August 2022 pick is Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba JaigirdarThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors!  The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions.  Check out our patreon at patreon.com/booksandbobaPatreon

Author Emiko Jean returns to the podcast to talk about her latest novel, <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/mika-in-real-life-9780063242067/9780063215689?aid=11692&amp;listref=author-interviews" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIKA IN REAL LIFE</a>, a story about directionless 30-something Mika, and what happens when she gets contacted by the daughter she gave up for adoption 16 years ago. We chat with Emiko about her inspirations for the novel, as well as catch up with what she's been up to over the past year.Follow Emiko on IG at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emikojeanbooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emikojeanbooks</a> and check out her latest book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/mika-in-real-life-9780063242067/9780063215689?aid=11692&amp;listref=author-interviews" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mika In Real Life</a> available at booksellers now!*Support the podcast by <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">purchasing books at our bookshop </a>*Follow our hosts:<ul><li>Reera Yoo (<a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reeraboo</a>)</li><li>Marvin Yueh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marvinyueh</a>)</li></ul>Follow us:<ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads Group</a></li></ul>The Books &amp; Boba August 2022 pick is <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/hani-and-ishu-s-guide-to-fake-dating/9781645672579?aid=11692&amp;listref=book-club-picks-91552a56-f7a9-40f3-b303-66310685ac2e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating </a>by Adiba JaigirdarThis podcast is part of <a href="http://podcastpotluck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a> Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors! The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions. Check out our patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/booksandboba</a><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/patreon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

#187 - Author Chat w/ Emiko Jean

On this episode, Lucia Macro, Vice President and Executive Editor at William Morrow, interviews Emiko Jean, author of MIKA IN REAL LIFE, available on August 2, 2022.Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/3L2WLCjVisit our website: librarylovefest.com.You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary). We also have a voicemail! Give us a call at 212-207-7773.

On this episode, Lucia Macro, Vice President and Executive Editor at William Morrow, interviews Emiko Jean, author of MIKA IN REAL LIFE, available on August 2, 2022. Find show notes here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3L2WLCj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3L2WLCj</a> Visit our website: <a href="http://librarylovefest.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">librarylovefest.com</a>. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary). We also have a voicemail! Give us a call at 212-207-7773.

Editors Unedited: Lucia Macro interviews Emiko Jean, author of MIKA IN REAL LIFE

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://forthenovellovers.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/empress-of-all-season-by-emiko-jean/

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This episode is also available as a blog post: <a href="https://forthenovellovers.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/empress-of-all-season-by-emiko-jean/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forthenovellovers.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/empress-of-all-season-by-emiko-jean/</a>

Empress of all Season by Emiko Jean

Claribel &amp; Kat talk about how to prepare for panels &amp; some quick tips on how to answer interview questions. Then they interview NYT Bestselling author Emiko Jean about her publishing journey, how publishing has changed since she first queried in 2011, and what it’s been like building an author career. Emiko’s BIO: When Emiko is not writing, she is reading. Most of her friends are imaginary. Before she became a writer she was an entomologist (fancy name for bug catcher), a candle maker, a florist, and most recently a teacher. She lives in Washington with her husband and children (unruly twins). She loves the rain. • FOLLOW : website | Instagram MENTIONS: • BUY Tokyo Ever After • BUY Empress of All Seasons • BUY We’ll Never Be Apart • FOLLOW CLARIBEL: Twitter | Instagram | Youtube | TikTok • www.claribelortega.com • Check out all of Claribel’s books • PRE-ORDER Witchlings (Feb 2022, Scholastic) • FOLLOW KAT: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok • www.katchowrites.com • PRE-ORDER Once Upon a K-Prom (May 2022, Disney) • Check out Kat’s Books • FOLLOW WRITE OR DIE: Twitter | Instagram  • Write or Die Episodes • Join our WorDie community! • Learn more about Write or Die --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support

Claribel &amp; Kat talk about how to prepare for panels &amp; some quick tips on how to answer interview questions. Then they interview NYT Bestselling author Emiko Jean about her publishing journey, how publishing has changed since she first queried in 2011, and what it’s been like building an author career. Emiko’s BIO: When Emiko is not writing, she is reading. Most of her friends are imaginary. Before she became a writer she was an entomologist (fancy name for bug catcher), a candle maker, a florist, and most recently a teacher. She lives in Washington with her husband and children (unruly twins). She loves the rain. • FOLLOW : <a href="https://www.emikojean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emikojeanbooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> MENTIONS: • BUY <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/tokyo-ever-after-9781432891787/9781250766601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tokyo Ever After</a> • BUY <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/empress-of-all-seasons-9780358108269/9780358108269" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empress of All Seasons</a> • BUY <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/we-ll-never-be-apart/9780544813205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We’ll Never Be Apart</a> • FOLLOW CLARIBEL: <a href="https://twitter.com/Claribel_Ortega" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/claribel_ortega/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLWFJ3CpGI0bLNV-w7kayQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@claribel_ortega?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> • <a href="http://www.claribelortega.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.claribelortega.com</a> • Check out all of <a href="https://www.claribelortega.com/books-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claribel’s books</a> • PRE-ORDER <a href="https://www.claribelortega.com/witchlings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Witchlings</a> (Feb 2022, Scholastic) • FOLLOW KAT: <a href="https://twitter.com/KatCho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katjcho/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/katcho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@katchowrites?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> • <a href="http://katchowrites.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.katchowrites.com</a> • PRE-ORDER <a href="http://katchowrites.com/books/once-upon-a-k-prom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Once Upon a K-Prom</a> (May 2022, Disney) • Check out<a href="http://katchowrites.com/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kat’s Books</a> • FOLLOW WRITE OR DIE: <a href="https://twitter.com/WriteOrDiePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/writeordiepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a> • <a href="https://anchor.fm/writeordiepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write or Die Episodes</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/WriteorDiePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our WorDie community!</a> • <a href="https://linktr.ee/WriteorDiePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about Write or Die</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/WriteorDiePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support</a>

S4 E7: Emiko Jean & We Don’t Need Permission to Write

Author Emiko Jean visits the podcast to talk about her NYT bestseller TOKYO EVER AFTER.* Bookshop.org Episode Page* We Need Diverse Books* Angeline Boulley's Episode #221

Author Emiko Jean visits the podcast to talk about her NYT bestseller TOKYO EVER AFTER. * <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/253-emiko-jean-tokyo-ever-after" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org Episode Page</a>* <a href="https://diversebooks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Need Diverse Books</a>* <a href="https://www.brockshelley.com/221-author-angeline-boulley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angeline Boulley's Episode #221</a>

253 Emiko Jean

Teffer and Eunice are back in the book review business with Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean! We talk about beautiful writing, complex characters, and the shift in YA from external to internal narrative tension. Since this is a new release, we’re trying to keep it spoiler free!Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-di…sion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcastHosted by:Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbearBailey: @thebailzasaurusKadi Diop: @kadi__dEunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabookGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com www.upfordnetwork.comSend us books!Upford Network ℅ Tom ZalatnaiPO Box 22585 Monkland POMontreal, QuebecH4A 3T4Canada

Teffer and Eunice are back in the book review business with Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean! We talk about beautiful writing, complex characters, and the shift in YA from external to internal narrative tension. Since this is a new release, we’re trying to keep it spoiler free! Support us on Patreon! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/yapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/yapodcast</a> Merch! <a href="http://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-di…sion?ref_id=2539" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-di…sion?ref_id=2539</a> To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook Great Bear Music! <a href="http://greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/</a> <a href="http://www.andrewvannorstrand.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.andrewvannorstrand.com</a> <a href="http://www.upfordnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.upfordnetwork.com</a> Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada

151. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

On this episode, we chat with author Emiko Jean about her latest novel Tokyo Ever After, a YA story about a Japanese American girl from Northern California who finds out she's actually an imperial princess of Japan. We chat with Emiko about her journey as a writer, and how it led her to write her latest novel.Follow Emiko on IG at @emikojeanbooks and check out her book Tokyo Ever After at your local bookseller!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books &amp; Boba July 2021 pick is An Ocean of Minutes by Thea LimThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors!  The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions.  Check out our patreon at patreon.com/booksandbobaPatreon

On this episode, we chat with author Emiko Jean about her latest novel Tokyo Ever After, a YA story about a Japanese American girl from Northern California who finds out she's actually an imperial princess of Japan. We chat with Emiko about her journey as a writer, and how it led her to write her latest novel.Follow Emiko on IG at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emikojeanbooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emikojeanbooks</a> and check out her book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54860605-tokyo-ever-after" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tokyo Ever After </a>at your local bookseller!*Support the podcast by <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">purchasing books at our bookshop </a>*Follow our hosts:<ul><li>Reera Yoo (<a href="https://twitter.com/reeraboo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reeraboo</a>)</li><li>Marvin Yueh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinYueh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marvinyueh</a>)</li></ul>Follow us:<ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksandBoba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/197124-books-boba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads Group</a></li></ul>The Books &amp; Boba July 2021 pick is <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42202089-an-ocean-of-minutes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Ocean of Minutes</a> by Thea LimThis podcast is part of <a href="http://podcastpotluck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective</a> Mentioned in this episode:Books &amp; Boba started a Patreon!After 6 and a half years, Books &amp; Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books &amp; Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors! The Books &amp; Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books &amp; Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions. Check out our patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/booksandboba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/booksandboba</a><a href="https://booksandboba.captivate.fm/patreon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

#145 - Author Chat w/ Emiko Jean

Marissa chats with Emiko Jean about her contemporary romance - TOKYO EVER AFTER - as well as channeling your inner teen to write an authentic (and potentially hilarious) protagonist; developing a romance around two characters who are polar opposites, and watching the sparks fly; casting off the idea that we only get "one shot" at a publishing career, and how to pivot after a post-debut rejection; and some tips for researching cultures and places in order to bring authenticity to your contemporary settings.Books discussed in this episode can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or buy them online from the Happy Writer bookshop.org store (that benefits indie bookstores) at https://bookshop.org/shop/marissameyerFind out more and follow The Happy Writer on social media: https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/

Marissa chats with Emiko Jean about her contemporary romance - TOKYO EVER AFTER - as well as channeling your inner teen to write an authentic (and potentially hilarious) protagonist; developing a romance around two characters who are polar opposites, and watching the sparks fly; casting off the idea that we only get "one shot" at a publishing career, and how to pivot after a post-debut rejection; and some tips for researching cultures and places in order to bring authenticity to your contemporary settings. Books discussed in this episode can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or buy them online from the Happy Writer <a href="http://bookshop.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bookshop.org</a> store (that benefits indie bookstores) at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/marissameyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/marissameyer</a>Find out more and follow The Happy Writer on social media: <a href="https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/</a>

Guest: Emiko Jean - Tokyo Ever After

YA author Emiko Jean discusses her new novel, Tokyo Ever After, the story of a Japanese American teenager who discovers her dad is the Crown Prince of Japan, how her life influenced the book, and the disturbing subliminal messages traditional fairytales send to young girls of color.