“Food is a way to explore culture and ground the story in a specific time and place. I still remember the meals and snacks from my first novel, 'Shug': pork chops and applesauce and Coca-Cola and peanuts, which are very Southern. When a character has roots elsewhere, food is a way to connect with home and another culture.”

American author, screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner

Jenny Han is an American author, screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner. She is best known for writing the young adult novel trilogy The Summer I Turned Pretty, which she later adapted into a television series for Prime Video. She also wrote the To All the Boys trilogy, which was adapted into a Netflix film series. Her work is closely associated with contemporary young adult fiction and with stories that have reached a wide audience across books, film, and television.