Juhea Kim, author of 'City of Night Birds' on Ballet, the 'Russian Greats' & Perseverance

On today's episode Hannah was joined by Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land to discuss her latest novel City of Night Birds. They discuss how Juhea has navigated the success of her books, what it was like to win the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award, her passion for ballet, the importance of combining her work as an author with humanitarian work and so much more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps more of you to find us! For extra content you can find us over on Patreon and Substack. You can buy Juhea's new book from here (UK) and here (US)You can find Juhea via https://juheakim.com/ & InstagramYou can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokBooks, authors & other mentions in this episode:  Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh NguyenSinners (2025)Out of Africa (1985)The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyNikolay GogolAlexander PushkinGuy de MaupassantFranz KafkaTOJI: Park Kyung-Ri Epic Novel 21Volume SetPark Wan-SuhLet us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!