R.O. KWON is the author of the national bestseller Exhibit: A Novel (Riverhead), a The New York Times Editors’ Choice. Kwon’s bestselling first novel, The Incendiaries – a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award – has been translated into seven languages and was named a best book of the year by more than 40 publications. Kwon and Garth Greenwell co-edited Kink, a The New York Times Notable Book and recipient of the inaugural Joy Award. Kwon’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, El neoyorquino, Time, Vanity Fair, El Guardian, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and awards from MacDowell, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Yaddo. Kwon was the 2024 Stein Visiting Writer at Stanford University. Born in Seoul, she has lived most of her life in the United States.