Jennifer Jackson - Literary Agent » Yoon Ha Lee https://jenniferjackson.org conquering the world, one book sale at a time Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:36:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Lee and Muir both win 2020 Locus Awards! https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/07/01/lee-and-muir-both-win-2020-locus-awards/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/07/01/lee-and-muir-both-win-2020-locus-awards/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:02:18 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2743

Congratulations to both Yoon Ha Lee and Tamsyn Muir on their 2020 Locus Awards wins!

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney Hyperion)

FIRST NOVEL
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)

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SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
Ancestral Night, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz)

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney Hyperion)

FIRST NOVEL
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELLA
“A Time to Reap”, Elizabeth Bear (Uncanny 12/19)

NOVELETTE
“Erase, Erase, Erase”, Elizabeth Bear (F&SF 9-10/19)

SHORT STORY
“Lest We Forget”, Elizabeth Bear (Uncanny 5-6/19)

COLLECTION
Hexarchate Stories, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US & UK)

]]> https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/06/03/2020-locus-awards-finalists/feed/ 0 Publishers Weekly starred review for Phoenix Extravagant https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/04/24/publishers-weekly-starred-review-for-phoenix-extravagant/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/04/24/publishers-weekly-starred-review-for-phoenix-extravagant/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:02:32 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2687 Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

“Lee (Hexarchate Stories) sets an arresting tale of loyalty, identity, and the power of art in a skillfully rendered fantasy world inspired by the Japanese occupation of Korea. The Empire of Razan conquered Hwaguk six years earlier, transforming it into Administrative Territory Fourteen. When Gyen Jebi, a nonbinary struggling artist, registers for a Razanei name to enhance their job prospects, their sister, Bongsunga, calls Jebi a traitor to their Hwagugin heritage and cuts off the financial support she had been providing. Jebi is left in no position to turn down a job offer from the Razan government’s defense sector, especially not when the recruiter threatens to arrest Bongsunga for her revolutionary ties should Jebi refuse. Jebi’s task is to destroy classic Hwagugin artworks, reducing them to a powder with magical properties that can be used as a pigment to paint codes onto automatons of war and program their behaviors. When Jebi secretly teaches the mechanical dragon they’re working on to speak, Jebi learns the devastating truth behind a recent massacre. But will Jebi be able to save their people and regain their sister’s trust? Readers need not be history buffs to appreciate Lee’s rich worldbuilding, but those with knowledge of Korean history will find the nuance and detail especially rewarding. Lee’s masterful storytelling is sure to wow.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

]]> https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/04/24/publishers-weekly-starred-review-for-phoenix-extravagant/feed/ 0 2019 Hugo Finalists include Muir and Lee! https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/04/10/2019-hugo-finalists-include-muir-and-lee/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/04/10/2019-hugo-finalists-include-muir-and-lee/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:24:27 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2679 The 2020 Hugo Award Finalists include Tamsyn Muir and Yoon Ha Lee! Congratulations to all!

Best Novel
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (Not a Hugo)
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney/Hyperion)

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Congratulations to Nebula Award finalists Tamsyn Muir for Gideon the Ninth (Best Novel) and Yoon Ha Lee for Dragon Pearl (Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy)!

]]> https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/02/25/gideon-the-ninth-and-dragon-pearl-are-nebula-award-finalists/feed/ 0 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/02/04/2019-locus-recommended-reading-list/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/02/04/2019-locus-recommended-reading-list/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:42:57 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2659 The 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List includes Elizabeth Bear, Nicky Drayden, Yoon Ha Lee, and Tamsyn Muir!

NOVELS – SCIENCE FICTION

Ancestral Night, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz)
Escaping Exodus, Nicky Drayden (Harper Voyager US)

NOVELS – FANTASY

The Red-Stained Wings, Elizabeth Bear (Tor)

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney Hyperion)

FIRST NOVELS

Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)

COLLECTIONS

Hexarchate Stories, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US & UK)

NOVELLAS

“A Time to Reap“, Elizabeth Bear (Uncanny 12/19)
“Glass Cannon”, Yoon Ha Lee (Hexarchate Stories)

NOVELETTES

“Erase, Erase, Erase”, Elizabeth Bear (F&SF 9-10/19)

SHORT STORIES

“Lest We Forget“, Elizabeth Bear (Uncanny 5-6/19)

]]> https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2020/02/04/2019-locus-recommended-reading-list/feed/ 0 Dragon Pearl is one of Kirkus’s best of 2019! https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2019/12/06/dragon-pearl-is-one-of-kirkuss-best-of-2019/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2019/12/06/dragon-pearl-is-one-of-kirkuss-best-of-2019/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:03:47 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2642 Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee makes Kirkus’s list of the Best Middle-Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction of 2019!

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Congratulations to Tamsyn Muir and Yoon Ha Lee on their Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 nominations!

Best Science Fiction:

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Best Middle Grade & Children’s:

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

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]]> https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2019/06/27/dragon-pearl-is-one-of-amazons-best-childrens-books-of-2019-so-far/feed/ 0 Dragon Pearl is a Horn Book Summer Reading selection! https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2019/06/20/dragon-pearl-is-a-horn-book-summer-reading-selection/ https://jenniferjackson.org/index.php/2019/06/20/dragon-pearl-is-a-horn-book-summer-reading-selection/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:19:37 +0000 http://jenniferjackson.org/?p=2563 Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee is a 2019 Horn Book Summer Reading middle-school selection!

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