Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.
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All articles filed in Nayoung Bishoff
Nayoung Bishoff is a Ph.D. candidate in English at The George Washington University, where she is a Columbian Distinguished Fellow. Her research focuses on comparative literature between East and West, particularly Shakespearean adaptations and Romanticism. Bishoff’s work engages with gender studies, cultural globalization, and film and theater studies. Her publications have appeared in Literature/Film Quarterly, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare, and Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation, among others. In addition to her scholarly work, her short story “The Land of Canaan,” which portrays the plight of North Korean refugees, received the Korean Literary Society of Washington’s award in 2023. Her writing on this topic was also featured by Radio Free Asia. Bishoff currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Korean Literature of Washington and is the 2025 recipient of the Korean Honor Scholarship, a prestigious award conferred by the Korean Embassy in the United States.
Verdant Leaves and Apples Red as Blood: Austyn Wohlers’ “Hothouse Bloom”
In her debut novel Hothouse Bloom, Austyn Wohlers explores a millennial pastoral through the story of Anna, a former painter in her late twenties who flees home in search of paradise, only to witness its collapse. When Anna learns that her grandfather, Joe, has left her his orchard, she abandons her painting career and moves…
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Food, Ghosts, Trauma, Magic: Three Generations Entwined in “My Mother Cursed My Name”
Set in a small Texas town near the U.S.-Mexico border, this debut magical realism novel follows Olvido, Angustias, and Felicitas as they reunite for Olvido’s funeral.
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