Jihyun Yun

About The Author

Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of Some Are Always Hungry, a Prairie Schooner Prize winning poetry collection. And The River Drags Her Down is her debut novel.

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Books by Jihyun Yun

Good Creature

By Jihyun Yun

‘“I’m haunted,” she said. “You should know that I’m haunted and I did it to myself.”’

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And the River Drags Her Down

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026

By Jihyun Yun

And the River Drags Her Down is a haunting, lyrical tale of grief, sisterhood and revenge that blends Gothic horror, mystery and Korean folklore, perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, House of Hollow and CG Drews.

'This unsettling, poetic YA horror is full ...

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