MOST POPULAR (start here):
NPR Interview
Behold: The Magic Of Take Your Child To Work Night
Salon.com
Making Sense of a Senseless World: How Children's Books Can Mitigate the Horror Around Us
Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: For my Korean-Black family, the aftermath of the L.A. riots cut deep
NBC Interview
Scars left by the #LARiots are still healing 30 years later.
Los Angeles Public Library
Your Author Series 2022 (re: Rosa's Song)
New York Times
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Parents' Magic in The Paper Kingdom’
Los Angeles Public Library
Your Author Series 2020 (re: The Paper Kingdom)
Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: How My Korean Immigrant Parents Taught Me to Pursue My Own Version of the American Dream
Salon.com
"Too bad you were born a girl"
Entertainment Weekly
Recommended Book: The Paper Kingdom
Litquake & the San Francisco Public Library
Helena Ku Rhee presents her book The Paper Kingdom
NPR
Books We Love
Parents Magazine
30 Best Children's Books of 2020
ABC TV
A Children's Book That Will Inspire Everyone!
Good Morning America
What to binge during AAPI Heritage Month
@SherwinFrenchie on TikTok
Join @SherwinFrenchie on Tiktok for videos of a cute potato in L.A.
Listen to the 6-minute radio segment of the NPR interview about The Paper Kingdom with artist Pascal Campion:
ARTICLES WRITTEN BY HELENA:
- Article for Salon.com – “Making Sense of a Senseless World: How Children’s Books Can Mitigate the Horror Around Us.” June 14, 2022.
- Article for the School Library Journal (Teen Librarian Toolbox) – “The Transformative Power of Imagination.” June 14, 2022.
- Op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times – “For My Korean-Black Family, the Aftermath of the L.A. Riots Cut Deep.” April 29, 2022.
- Tiny Love Stories for the New York Times. September 8, 2020.
- Op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2020.
- “Too Bad You Were Born a Girl” – Salon.com (Editor’s Pick). February 17, 2020.
- “Writing About Your Past” – Author Spotlight on TwoWritingTeachers.org.
- Article for SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators) – “Seven Things I Learned After Publishing My First Book.” May 8, 2019.
- Blog post featured on BecomingMinimalist.com. “How Decluttering Led to Realizing a Lifelong Dream.” September 2018.
- “Finding Magic and Wonder Around You” – Spring into Writing Event.
- Article for SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators). “Attending the Pro Track for the First Time.” August 9, 2017.
INTERVIEWS & APPEARANCES:
- Interview on Nutmeg Book Drops Podcast.
- Author Chat with the Los Angeles Public Library about Rosa’s Song.
- NPR interview about The Paper Kingdom with artist Pascal Campion.
- Author Chat with the San Francisco Public Library & Litquake/Kidquake.
- ABC TV interview.
- Interview on NBC re L.A. Times op-ed piece about the L.A. Riots.
- AAPI Heritage Month All Star Author Talk with Lisa Yee, Kelly Yang, Dan Santat – hosted by Children’s Book World L.A. & TeachAAPI.org.
- Audio interview on The Children’s Book Podcast.
- Interview with Remodel Your Life Podcast.
- Audio interview about Rosa’s Song on Reading with Your Kids Podcast and The Paper Kingdom on Reading With Your Kids Podcast.
- Author Chat re: The Paper Kingdom with the Los Angeles Public Library.
- Facebook Live event with Adventure Theatre, Maryland.
- Short audio recording on TeachingBooks.
- Audio + video interviews on Picturebooking.com. (The video is great for kids ages 6 and under — it features paper dolls!).
- Interview with other authors for Your Life Yoda.
- Audio interview on Dear Asian Americans.
- Audio interview on Language During Mealtime.
- Interview on YA Books Central.
- Interview on Kid Lit Love.
- Featured on Angry Asian Man.
- Q&A for National Picture Book Writing Week.
NEWS (most recent listed first):
- Review of Rosa’s Song in Shelf Awareness. June 24, 2022.
- Starred review of Rosa’s Song by Booklist. May 15, 2022.
- The Paper Kingdom on Good Morning America for AAPI Heritage Month. May 2021.
- The Paper Kingdom on NPR’s Books We Love + Staff Pick. December 2020.
- The Paper Kingdom on Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020.
- The Paper Kingdom on the list of 30 Best Children’s Books by Parents Magazine. November 9, 2020.
- The Paper Kingdom on Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2020 (scroll).
- The Paper Kingdom on BookPage’s Best Books of 2020.
- The Paper Kingdom on the Best Books for Young Readers for 2020 by UPenn’s Graduate School of Education.
- The Paper Kingdom on Linda Sue Park’s Kibooka.
- Deal Announcement for Rosa’s Song in Publisher’s Weekly (scroll to halfway down the page). July 28, 2020.
- BookPage 27 Asian and Pacific American Authors to Read this May. May 13, 2020.
- The Paper Kingdom noted in Entertainment Weekly.
- Starred review of The Paper Kingdom by Shelf Awareness. February 21, 2020.
- Indie Next list by the American Booksellers Association. February 12, 2020.
- BookPage’s Most Anticipated Children’s Books. January 21, 2020.
- Imagination Soup 45 Favorite #OwnVoices Picture Books. January 2020.
- Starred review of The Paper Kingdom in Booklist. December 1, 2019.
- Starred review of The Paper Kingdom in Kirkus. November 5, 2019.
- Review of The Paper Kingdom in Publisher’s Weekly. October 30, 2019.
- Deal announcement for Sora’s Seashells in Publisher’s Weekly (scroll to a little more than halfway down the page). February 11, 2019.
- Starred review of The Turtle Ship in School Library Journal. June 14, 2018.
- Review of The Turtle Ship in Publisher’s Weekly. May 9, 2018.
- Deal announcement for The Paper Kingdom in Publisher’s Weekly (scroll to a little more than halfway down the page). September 11, 2017.
- Deal announcement for The Turtle Ship in Publisher’s Weekly (scroll to halfway down the page). January 10, 2017.
NEWS & INTERVIEWS (in non-English languages):
- Interview with KBS.
- Coverage of The Paper Kingdom in the Korea Times (in Korean) and here.
- Coverage of The Turtle Ship in the Korea Times (in Korean).
- Coverage of The Turtle Ship in the Korea Daily (in Korean).