Author guide

Mary H. K. Choi Books in Order

Mary H. K. Choi is a Seoul-born American writer who grew up in Hong Kong and Texas. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Emergency Contact, Permanent Record, Yolk, and Pool House, and has also written essays, comics, and the co-authored nonfiction book The Keys.

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Catalog record updated August 25, 2026.

Mary H. K. Choi's Newest Book

Pool House

novel · First published 2026

Stevie Moon can't wait to escape her mother and the Los Angeles spotlight she grew up in. Moon—former actress, eternal survivor—isn't ready to let go. When circumstances force them to downsize and live side by side in their pool house, old tensions and buried feelings bubble to the surface. Sharp, funny, and deeply human, Pool House is Mary H.K. Choi's adult debut: a story about mothers and daughters, fame and grief, and the family bonds that are hardest to outrun.

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Emergency Contact

Her debut novel and the clearest entry point to her fiction.

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Novels (4)

Emergency Contact
novel · 2018

When Sam and Penny cross paths it s less meet-cute and more a collision of unbearable awkwardness. Still, they swap numbers and stay in touch via text and soon become digitally inseparable, sharing their deepest anxieties and secret…
Permanent Record
novel · 2019

A New York Times bestseller! “Smart and funny…warm and rewarding.” —Booklist (starred review) “A compelling and quirky tale of love and negotiating early adulthood in New York City.” —School Library Journal From the New York Times…
Yolk
novel · 2021

From New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K. Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters and how far they’ll go to save one of their lives—even if it means swapping identities. Jayne and June Baek are nothing…
Pool House
novel · 2026

Stevie Moon can't wait to escape her mother and the Los Angeles spotlight she grew up in. Moon—former actress, eternal survivor—isn't ready to let go. When circumstances force them to downsize and live side by side in their pool house,…

Nonfiction (1)

The Keys
memoir · 2016

Essays and speeches (1)

Oh, Never Mind
essay_collection · 2014

Fresh out of college, Mary H.K. Choi booked a one-way ticket to New York City and never looked back. Twelve years and countless jobs, dates and a bajillion dollars in rent later, she'd finally had enough. In “Oh, Never Mind,” Choi…

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Lady Deadpool #1
graphic_work · 2010