Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy\, shoegaze-inspired indie-pop under the n ame Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music outlets aroun d the world for releases like Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Anoth er Planet (2017). Critically acclaimed Jubilee (2021) is currently nominat ed for two Grammy awards. "Crying in H Mart" is her first book.
\nJe ssica Hopper is a music critic\, producer\, and author based in Chicago. I n a career spanning more than twenty years\, Hopper has earned acclaim as a provocative\, fearless music journalist. She has written for\, among oth ers\, GQ\, Rolling Stone\, The New York Times Magazine\, The Guardian\, El le\, and the Chicago Reader. She is the author of "The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic" and co-founded Golden Teapot\, a production company specializing in music and culture documentary work.\n
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