Isabel J. Kim is a speculative fiction author / attorney / artistic genius before her time.

Her debut novel Sublimation is forthcoming June 2, 2026, from Tor Publishing Group in the US and July 9, 2026 from Picador in the UK and was picked up by Universal International Studios for potential adaption.

You can preorder Sublimation everywhere books are sold: Bookshop.org. Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Indigo.Books-a-Million. Target. ETC.

Want to know what Sublimation is about? Here you go.

Her short story “Wire Mother” is currently a finalist for the Hugo and Locus awards, her short story “You’ll Understand When You’re a Mom Someday” won a Shirley Jackson Award and her short story “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” won the Nebula, Locus, and BSFA Awards.

When she’s not writing, she’s co-hosting Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture.