Featured Interview With Sarah Jinhee
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Seoul and raised across Malaysia, Singapore, and Canada, which gave me a sense of cross-cultural and cinematic depth in my storytelling.
With a background in visual communication and film production, my works span from award-winning screenplays to literature.
I was selected for Berlinale Talents Tokyo, KAFA Co-Production Prebiz, and the Korea Creative Content Agency’s New Novelist Program.
My debut crime-thriller novel was published in Korea in 2023, and my new science fiction anthology is slated for 2026. Arabica in Us marks my first English-language romance novel.
I currently reside in South Korea and work as a freelance creator and teacher.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was a quiet one, always digging up shelves for things to absorb. I started writing diaries ever since I could write, throughout my life, I still do. I wrote my first screenplay without any schooling or mentoring. So I actually wrote it like a diary at first. LOL. It was my executive producer at my first job that told me I should read any acclaimed screenplay and learn from it.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I try to read the classics, or works by acclaimed authors to learn and draw inspiration from. Works by Oscar Wilde, Keigo Higashino, Albert Camus, comes to mind. I actually prefer to read factual books in various fields to get updates on what’s happening in the world. They include books categorized in humanities, economics, technology, politics, philosophy, and so on.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
TITLE: “ARABICA IN US”
A Cross-continental Story of Growth, Healing and Love by Sarah Jinhee
BOOK INTRODUCTION
After the passing of her mother, Aram leaves behind her job as a social worker, and the weight of her past in Seoul – to seek meaning in the unfamiliar streets of Beijing. There, she meets Siyu: a quiet, kind-hearted rickshaw driver with a past he rarely speaks of.
Their encounters are brief, their words few – but in each silent moment, something gentle begins to grow. As Aram finds solace in the new rhythm of her life and the challenges it brings, Siyu begins to reclaim a long-abandoned part of himself through a cross-continental journey.
Set in a city steeped in history, culture, and quiet beauty, this novel is a soft, luminous tale of grief, healing, and a love that arrives not with thunder, but in stillness.
For readers who believe that even the most delicate connection can change a life – and that sometimes, the most meaningful journeys begin with loss.
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