“My mom is an excellent mom. She knows I am irascible, prickly, and antisocial. She knows that most human interaction makes me tired and that I either scare people away with precise invectives or trot out the fakest, nicest skinjob of myself because it requires zero effort.”

American author, editor, and journalist

Mary H.K. Choi is an American author, editor, and journalist. She is known for her young adult novels, including Emergency Contact, Permanent Record, and Yolk, and for her work in television and print media. She serves as the culture correspondent on Vice News Tonight on HBO. Before that, she wrote columns for Wired and Allure and worked as a freelance writer. Her work moves between fiction and journalism, especially around culture and contemporary life.