Paul Yoon was born in New York City. His first book, _Once the Shore_, was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Debut of the Year by National Public Radio. His novel _Snow Hunters_ won the 2014 Young Lions Fiction Award. His new collection, _The Mountain_, will appear in August. A recipient of a 5 under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation and a fellowship from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, he is currently a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer at Harvard University along with his wife, the fiction writer Laura van den Berg. Photo: Harvard Book Store
Paul Yoon was born in New York City. His first book, _Once the Shore_, was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Debut of the Year by National Public Radio. His novel _Snow Hunters_ won the 2014 Young Lions Fiction Award. His new collection, _The Mountain_, will appear in August. A recipient of a 5 under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation and a fellowship from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, he is currently a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer at Harvard University along with his wife, the fiction writer Laura van den Berg. Photo: Harvard Book Store