Rachel Khong Explained

Rachel Khong
Education:Yale University
University of Florida
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Notableworks:Goodbye, Vitamin
Real Americans
Spouse:Eli Horowitz
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Rachel Khong (born 1985) is an American writer and editor based in San Francisco.

Life

Khong was born in Malaysia to a Malaysian Chinese family, but they soon moved to the United States when she was two.[1] She grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, California and attended high school in nearby Diamond Bar, California.[2]

Khong attended Yale University and graduated with a degree in English in 2007.[3] She received her MFA from University of Florida in 2011,[4] where she studied with Padgett Powell.[5]

Khong is married to Eli Horowitz, co-creator of Gimlet's Homecoming podcast, and former editor at McSweeney's.[6]

Career

After completing her graduate degree, Khong moved to San Francisco and worked in the food service industry. She interned at McSweeney's while in college[7] and edited cookbooks for them after graduating. In 2011, Chris Ying of Lucky Peach, who Khong had met while interning at McSweeney's, asked her to be the managing editor of the magazine. She later went on to become executive editor of Lucky Peach.[8]

Khong cofounded The Ruby in 2018, a female oriented co-working space based in Mission District, San Francisco.[9]

Writing

Khong's writing has appeared in publications such as American Short Fiction, Joyland, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is the coauthor of a cookbook called All About Eggs.[10]

Her first novel, Goodbye, Vitamin, received Best Book of the Year honors from NPR,[11] O, The Oprah Magazine,[12] the San Francisco Chronicle,[13] and Vogue.[14] It was the winner of the California Book Award for first fiction.[15] The story was inspired by her grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's disease.[16] The novel won the 2017 California Book Award for First Fiction,[17] as well as a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for First Fiction.[18] Universal Pictures optioned the film rights in June 2019, with Constance Wu attached to lead.[19]

FilmNation Entertainment announced on February 5, 2021 that they and Ali Wong are producing an adaptation of Khong's short story, The Freshening, with director Cathy Yan set to write and direct.[20] She has written book reviews for the New York Times, including of novels by Maria Kuznetsova[21] and Sarah Elaine Smith.[22]

Her second novel, Real Americans, was a New York Times bestseller.[23] The novel was chosen as the May 2024 Read with Jenna Book Club pick.[24]

Works

Novels

Short stories

References

  1. Web site: Chung . Nicole . 2024-04-30 . Rachel Khong on the Power and Potential of Not Knowing . 2024-10-26 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  2. Web site: January 19, 2007 . Rachel Khong . 2019-11-15 . yaledailynews.com . en.
  3. She later went on to receive her MFA from University of Florida in 2011,
  4. Web site: News – Page 2 – MFA@FLA: Creative Writing . 2019-11-15 . mfa.english.ufl.edu.
  5. Web site: Angela . Tafoya . Jessica . Velez . Jeanine Celeste . Pang . Michael O'Neal (photographer) . 30 Under 30 S.F. — Rising Young Stars in San Francisco . 2019-11-15 . www.refinery29.com . en.
  6. Web site: SPINE-Rachel Khong on Writing Goodbye, Vitamin . 2019-11-15 . SPINE . en-US.
  7. Web site: 'Really Small Books Can Be Just as Ambitious as Big Ones': An Interview with Rachel Khong. 2017-07-24. Hazlitt. en. 2019-11-15.
  8. News: Rachel Khong Authors Macmillan. US Macmillan. 2018-05-28. en-US.
  9. Web site: Catapult How Rachel Khong Built The Ruby, a Coworking Community for San Francisco Creatives Anita Felicelli. 2019-05-16. Catapult. en. 2019-11-15.
  10. Book: Lucky Peach All About Eggs by Rachel Khong, the editors of Lucky Peach PenguinRandomHouse.com. en-US.
  11. News: 'Goodbye, Vitamin' Is Sweet — But Not Sugarcoated. NPR.org. 2018-05-27. en.
  12. News: Goodbye, Vitamin. Oprah.com. 2018-05-27. en-us.
  13. News: Best of 2017: 100 recommended books. San Francisco Chronicle. 2018-05-27.
  14. News: These Were the Best Books We Read All Year. Vogue. 2018-05-27. en.
  15. Web site: Rachel Khong . 2024-11-03 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  16. Web site: Khong. Rachel. 'How My Relationship With My Grandmother Inspired My Book'. 2020-01-18. bodyandsoul.com.au. en.
  17. Web site: California Books Awards 2017.
  18. Web site: L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Joyce Carol Oates and Ta-Nehisi Coates; John Rechy receives lifetime achievement award. Schaub. Michael. Los Angeles Times. 2018-05-27.
  19. Web site: Constance Wu to Star in 'Goodbye, Vitamin' Adaptation for Universal (Exclusive). Kroll. Justin. 2019-06-24. Variety. en. 2019-11-15.
  20. Web site: Lang. Brent. 2021-02-05. Cathy Yan to Write, Direct Sci-Fi Comedy 'The Freshening' for FilmNation (Exclusive). 2021-02-06. Variety. en-US.
  21. News: Khong . Rachel . 2021-04-13 . And Now, a Case for the Ordinary . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-29 . 0362-4331.
  22. News: 2019-07-30 . A Girl Goes Missing. A Loner Takes Her Place. (Published 2019) . en . 2022-04-29.
  23. Web site: Real Americans by Rachel Khong: 9780593537251 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2024-09-21 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  24. Web site: Kaplan . Anna . April 4, 2024 . Jenna Bush Hager says her May 2024 pick is a book you’ll ‘fall madly in love with’ . October 14, 2024 . Today . en.
  25. News: A Darkly Comic Novel About Turning 30 Without Growing Up. 2017-07-28. The New York Times. 2018-05-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
  26. Web site: Felsenthal . Julia . 2017-07-10 . Goodbye, Vitamin May Be the Best Novel You’ll Read This Summer . 2024-05-15 . Vogue . en-US.
  27. Web site: Chung . Nicole . 2024-04-30 . Rachel Khong on the Power and Potential of Not Knowing . 2024-04-30 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  28. News: Ito . Robert . 2024-04-29 . How Rachel Khong Conjures Worlds, in Her Books and Beyond . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  29. Web site: Feng . Rhoda . April 30, 2024 . 'Real Americans' asks: What could we change about our lives? . NPR.
  30. News: Khong. Rachel. 2018. The Freshening. en. Fall 2018. The Paris Review. 226. 2021-02-06. 0031-2037.

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