Mary H.K. Choi
Author of the debut novel Emergency Contact, which explores young love and connection in the age of modern technology; discusses themes like race, class, friendship, and sexual assault in her work.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 8min
'Emergency Contact' explores love in the age of modern technology
Mary H.K. Choi, author of Emergency Contact, is a novelist who examines young love and modern connection. She discusses how phones complicate relationships. She also tackles race, class, friendship and the ambiguous terrain of sexual assault and consent. The conversation looks at YA as a way to offer hard-won wisdom to younger readers.
