Youn is the author of "Blackacre,” which was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and longlisted for the
National Book Award, and named one of 2016's best poetry books by the New York Times, the Washington Post and
BuzzFeed. Her previous book "Ignatz" (2010) was a finalist for the National Book Award. A former lawyer and the daughter
of Korean immigrants, she teaches at Princeton University.