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Summer Fiction: Jung Yun’s ‘Shelter’

A Korean-American family’s story of lies, identity and loss. That’s what you’ll find in “Shelter,” the debut novel of Jung Yun — who until this month taught at UMass Amherst. Her book is the latest pick in our summer fiction series, when we put the focus on new novels by writers from around New England.

Click the audio player above to hear Jung Yun explain her writing process to NewEngland Public Radio’s Carrie Healy.

MORE BOOKS: NEPR’s Summer Fiction series

Summer Fiction: Roland Merullo’s ‘The Return’

Our summer fiction series continues with “The Return,” a novel about a gambling addict, his family and the mafia – looking for payback. It’s based in Revere, Massachusetts – the hometown of author Roland Merullo, who now lives in the hills of Hampshire County. Merullo says he’s been writing seriously for thirty-seven years.

Listen to Merullo’s interview with New England Public Radio’s Carrie Healy by clicking on the audio player above.