# Michelle Zauner's new memoir explores her year in Korea

> Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner follows up her bestselling debut with a book about reconnecting with her roots in Seoul.
- Title: Michelle Zauner's new memoir explores her year in Korea
- Summary: Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner follows up her bestselling debut with a book about reconnecting with her roots in Seoul. Michelle Zauner is releasing a…
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-news/japanese-breakfast-michelle-zauner-new-book-1235627925
- Author: Angie Martoccio
- Published: 2026-09-17T13:31:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: michelle zauner, japanese breakfast, thank you for your suffering, memoir, south korea, crying in h mart, penguin random house, korean american identity, seoul
## Zauner announces second memoir
Five years after Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner is releasing Thank You for Your Suffering on April 27, 2027 via Penguin Random House.
## A year in Seoul learning her roots
The memoir traces Zauner's year in South Korea, where she lived with her husband and bandmate Peter Bradley while learning Korean and connecting with family in Seoul.
## Reading her mother's diary
Zauner moved to South Korea hoping to learn Korean well enough to read her late mother's diary, a central motivation for the year abroad.
## Following up a massive bestseller
Crying in H Mart spent over 100 weeks at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, making it one of the most successful memoirs in recent years.

> I definitely feel like I have another book in me, if I'm not horribly panned.
## Film adaptation on pause
A film adaptation of Crying in H Mart was in development but paused after actor-director Will Sharpe stepped away from the project.
## Zauner wants to direct the film
Zauner said she hopes to direct the film adaptation herself someday, believing that time away from the screenplay will only improve it.

> I think someday I would like to direct it.
## Key takeaway

Michelle Zauner is releasing a second memoir in April 2027 that chronicles her year in South Korea learning the language and connecting with family.