Michelle Quach

Michelle Quach is an American author known for her contemporary young adult novels exploring themes of identity, ambition, and social justice. Her debut novel, "Not Here to Be Liked," follows a high school journalist fighting sexism in the newsroom and has garnered critical acclaim for its sharp, feminist voice. Quach's sophomore novel, "The Boy You Always Wanted," examines family expectations and sibling dynamics through a Vietnamese American lens. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Journalism School, Quach brings her background in journalism to her fiction, crafting stories that are both timely and deeply personal, centering Asian American experiences in contemporary settings.