Kathy Henson
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Suki Kim:
I just noticed that the subtitle of the paperback edition is slightly different and includes the word "undercover." Do you feel that you are getting a bit more credit for doing investigative journalism as the book is being more widely read?
Suki Kim
In the past, I had asked the publisher for that subtitle with "undercover" in it but was denied, as well as asking them to not call the book a memoir, which was also denied. Then in June, I published this essay:
Once the essay went viral and there was an uproar, the publisher agreed to remove "memoir" from cover in new editions, as well as changing the subtitle. (I never liked the misleading suggestion of a female "memoir" along with "my time with the sons. . .") It's all too late, since due to the mislabeling, I was so criticized & dismissed in all sorts of ways, and the book was also not eligible for any nonfiction awards (except for a memoir category where the book would not have fit), but at least the new editions have been corrected.
Once the essay went viral and there was an uproar, the publisher agreed to remove "memoir" from cover in new editions, as well as changing the subtitle. (I never liked the misleading suggestion of a female "memoir" along with "my time with the sons. . .") It's all too late, since due to the mislabeling, I was so criticized & dismissed in all sorts of ways, and the book was also not eligible for any nonfiction awards (except for a memoir category where the book would not have fit), but at least the new editions have been corrected.
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Kathryn
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Suki Kim:
First, thanks for this book. It felt so honest with regards to what you saw and to your own life. Your book makes it clear that you struggled between wanting to enlighten your students and fear that if they knew too much, they could be in danger. If you could say one thing to your students today without ramifications from the DPRK government, what would it be?
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