Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) Announces New Memoir Thank You For Your Suffering

Michelle Zauner, best known as Japanese Breakfast, has announced that her second memoir is set to arrive next year. In 2021, the singer and writer released Crying in H Mart to critical acclaim as it went on to become a New York Times bestseller. She is now set to release its follow-up in the form of Thank You For Your Suffering, which will populate bookstores on April 27th, 2027. Pre-order here. Buy Thank You For Your Suffering The story picks up years after the passing of Zauner’s mother. After discovering a diary with her mother’s writing in Korean, she set out to learn the language in hopes of reading it and strengthening her connection with relatives in Seoul. The book follows her during a year she spent living in South Korea with her husband and bandmate, Peter Bradley. Along the way, Zauner recounts struggling through an intensive language school, adjusting to life in Seoul, and the unexpected pressures the move placed on her marriage. On the other hand, she also fondly reflects on making new friends, exploring the city’s alternative underground, and spending time with her maternal aunt. The book also details her experiences with writing songs in a new language as she works t...