Emiko Jean is a New York Times best-selling author of adult and young adult fiction.
Her books have been published in over thirty languages. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America as a GMA book club pick, by Reese Witherspoon as a young adult book club pick, and in publications such as: Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Cosmopolitan, Shondaland and Bustle. She lives in Washington with her husband and two kids.
BOOKS
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Fiction for Adults
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Fiction for Adults
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Fiction for Young Adults
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Fiction for Young Adults
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Fiction for Young Adults
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Fiction for Young Adults
“I want to understand myself. I want to put my hands in the earth and pull up roots.”
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“I want to understand myself. I want to put my hands in the earth and pull up roots.” •
“Silence is the cousin of invisibility.”
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“Silence is the cousin of invisibility.” •
SELECTED PRESS
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ABC Good Morning America
Emiko Jean interview with JuJu Chang
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Entertainment Weekly
Jenny Lee recommends Tokyo Ever After, by Emiko Jean
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NPR
'Mika in Real Life' focuses on identity and the diversity of parental bonds
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Business Insider
The 10 best new books to read in August, according to Amazon editors by Mara Leighton
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The Japan Times
‘Mika in Real Life’: Emiko Jean tackles parenthood, love and self-acceptance
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Shondaland
‘Mika in Real Life’ Captures a Complicated Portrayal of a Mother-Daughter Relationship by Katie Tomola