Welcome!
My debut novel, White Mulberry, follows a teenage girl who leaves an impoverished village in northern Korea in the 1930s to seek a better future in Japan. But once there, she faces racial prejudice among many obstacles, as she tries to forge a new identity in an unwelcome new country. This story, and the sequel, Red Seal, are inspired by the true story of my grandmother’s and father’s lives. My mission is to amplify voices that have been overlooked and spur others to explore and share their own family stories.
“White Mulberry is a beautiful and poignant novel of a young Korean woman’s coming of age amidst the turbulence of colonization and World War II. The resilience and self-determination of her heroine vividly mirrors the astonishing trajectory of her nation.”—Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds
I invite you to join my newsletter and follow me on The Journey blog as I navigate writing and publishing books, such as landing a two-book deal with Lake Union, the inspiration for my novels, and being a debut author at 60! I would love to connect with you! Please scroll through my past posts to read about my path to publication, and enter your name and email address in the box below to receive my new entries. You’ll receive a bonus Korean recipe as a gift. I’m thrilled that White Mulberry is finding its way out into the world and can’t wait for Red Seal to be published in 2026!
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Rosa Kwon Easton
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RED SEAL has been here for a month! 🎉
In my latest newsletter, I’m reflecting on how my second launch has felt different from my debut. The biggest shift is finally believing I’m a working author, not just a published one.
I’m also sharing highlights from my East Coast book tour, the night my dad stole the show in LA ❤️, notes from the Kauai Writers Conference, and where you can find me next.
📬 Find me on Substack at Rosa Kwon Easton
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It is my great privilege to be a featured speaker at the @kacfny Women’s Luncheon, along with the amazing @lizziesarge and So-Chung Shinn, on Friday, November 13th at Tribeca Rooftop!
“KACF’s Women’s Luncheon is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together Korean American women across generations to celebrate our impact and mobilize our collective philanthropy.”
Please join us! Find out more at https://events.kacfny.org/womensluncheon.
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#womensupportingwomen #kacf #communitybuilding #koreanamerican
I’m so honored to be featured in an interview with Oldster Magazine on Substack, where we talked about what it means to grow older, and why I’m nowhere near ready to slow down.
Inside the interview:
🌸 Why 22 is still my favorite age (and why I wouldn’t go back)
🇰🇷 Immigrating to the US at 7, and how books saved me
📚 Becoming a proud late bloomer and first-time author at 60
📣 The motto I’m living by now... and more!
Writing these books has been a 40-year journey, and this conversation captures so much of what White Mulberry and Red Seal mean to me.
👉 Read the full interview on Oldster Magazine. Link in bio!
Aloha from Kauai!🌴
Please join me and other authors as we share stories of our successful journeys to publication, and sign and sell copies of our books.
Some fun photos of the Kauai Writers Conference so far!
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