official bio and headshot

Sarah Suk (pronounced like soup with a K) lives in Vancouver, Canada, where she writes stories and admires mountains. She is the author of young adult novels Made in Korea and The Space between Here & Now, as well as the co-writer of John Cho’s middle grade novel Troublemaker. When she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the water, taking film photos, or eating a bowl of bingsu. You can visit Sarah online at sarahsuk.com and on Twitter and Instagram @_sarahsuk.

Photo Credit: Farisia Thang

social media channels and links

Instagram: www.instagram.com/_sarahsuk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/_sarahsuk
Website: www.sarahsuk.com

The Space between Here & Now Ordering Links Page: https://www.sarahsuk.com/the-space-between-here-and-now
Troublemaker Ordering Links Page: https://www.sarahsuk.com/troublemaker
Made in Korea Ordering Links Page: https://www.sarahsuk.com/made-in-korea

Goodreads - Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19557168.Sarah_Suk
Goodreads - The Space between Here & Now: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102188221-the-space-between-here-and-now
Goodreads - Troublemaker: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58340783-troublemaker
Goodreads - Made in Korea: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55710835-made-in-korea

book covers

book details

THE SPACE BETWEEN HERE & NOW

ISBN: 9780063255135 (hardcover)
9780063255159 (ebook)
9780063255166 (audiobook)
Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins
Publish Date: Oct 31, 2023
Order Here: https://www.sarahsuk.com/the-space-between-here-and-now

Cover Art and Design: David Curtis

Summary

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You’ve Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories.

Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she’ll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee’s fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.

When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom—a moment Aimee has never remembered before—she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn’t match up with the story of how her mom left—at least, not the version she’s always heard from her dad.

Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life. Along the way, she realizes she’ll need to reconcile her past in order to save her present.

From acclaimed author Sarah Suk comes an aching, powerful exploration of memory, grief, and the painful silences we must overcome to discover our truest selves. 

TROUBLEMAKER

ISBN: 9780759554474 (hardcover)
9780759554450 (ebook)
9780759554467 (paperback)
9781549165986 (audiobook)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: March 22, 2022
Order Here: https://www.sarahsuk.com/troublemaker

Cover Art: Chris Danger
Cover Design: Karina Granda

Summary

An instant New York Times bestselller!
An Indiebound bestseller!
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book!

Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he navigates school and family. This book will highlight the unique Korean American perspective.

12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parents’ expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young Black teen, Latasha Harlins, by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.

As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friend to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aid, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community.

MADE IN KOREA

ISBN: 9781534474376 (hardcover)
9781534474390 (ebook)
9781534474383 (paperback)
9781797132365 (audiobook)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: May 18, 2021
Order Here: https://www.sarahsuk.com/made-in-korea

Cover Art: Anne Pomel
Cover Design: Sarah Creech

Summary

Frankly in Love meets Shark Tank in this feel-good romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads—and maybe fall in love—while running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school.

There’s nothing Valerie Kwon loves more than making a good sale. Together with her cousin Charlie, they run V&C K-BEAUTY, their school’s most successful student-run enterprise. With each sale, Valerie gets closer to taking her beloved and adventurous halmeoni to her dream city, Paris.

Enter the new kid in class, Wes Jung, who is determined to pursue music after graduation despite his parents’ major disapproval. When his classmates clamor to buy the K-pop branded beauty products his mom gave him to “make new friends,” he sees an opportunity—one that may be the key to help him pay for the music school tuition he knows his parents won’t cover…

What he doesn’t realize, though, is that he is now V&C K-BEAUTY’s biggest competitor.

Stakes are high as Valerie and Wes try to outsell each other, make the most money, and take the throne for the best business in school—all while trying to resist the undeniable spark that’s crackling between them. From hiring spies to all-or-nothing bets, the competition is much more than either of them bargained for.

But one thing is clear: only one Korean business can come out on top.