Steph Cha

Steph Cha is the author of Follow Her Home, Beware Beware, and Dead Soon Enough, all published by St. Martin’s Minotaur. She’s the noir editor for LARB and a regular contributor to the LA Times. She lives in her native city of Los Angeles with her husband and basset hound.

Articles

“So Many Stories to Tell”: A Conversation with Maurene Goo
Steph Cha speaks to Korean-American novelist Maurene Goo about her latest, “The Way You Make Me Feel.”...
Steph ChaAug 22, 2018
- Fiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
At Parties, Hoping Someone Would Bring Up the War of 1812: A Conversation with Damien Ober
Steph Cha talks to Damien Ober about his life, his process, and “Doctor Benjamin Franklin’s Dream America.”...
Steph ChaJan 31, 2018
- Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
“Like ‘Winesburg, Ohio,’ but in the Twilight Zone”: A Conversation with Ben Loory
Steph Cha talks to Ben Loory about his creative process and his latest collection, “Tales of Falling and Flying.”...
Steph ChaNov 6, 2017
- Fiction
Southern California Gothic: A Conversation with Teka-Lark Lo
Steph Cha talks to Teka-Lark Lo about her new poetry collection, "The Queen of Inglewood."...
Steph ChaNov 1, 2017
- Poetry
Life Hacks: An Interview with Yumi Sakugawa
Steph Cha interviews comic book artist and author Yumi Sakugawa about her latest, “The Little Book of Life Hacks.”...
Steph ChaMay 17, 2017
- Comics & Games
Riot/Rebellion: The Legacy of 1992
Steph Cha interviews Gary Phillips, Jervey Tervalon, and Nina Revoyr about the legacy of the 1992 Los Angeles “Riots.”...
Steph ChaApr 28, 2017
- History
- Politics and Economics
My Ukulele Gently Weeps: Steph Cha Talks to Sean Carswell
Sean Carswell and the writings of a literary superfan....
Steph ChaJul 14, 2016
- Fiction
Mas Arai-Mania: An Interview with Naomi Hirahara
Steph Cha speaks with author Naomi Hirahara about her Mas Arai series, the tension between Korea and Japan, and how crime fiction can help explore identity....
Steph ChaMay 30, 2016
- Noir
The Gothic Dramarama: On the 200th Anniversary of Charlotte Brontë
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY, Maria Brontë gave birth to the first of three famous sisters, the immortal Victorian badass Charlotte Brontë. Charlotte published her best-known novel, Jane Eyre, in 1847, under the pseudonym Currer Bell; it remains one of the ...
Steph ChaApr 21, 2016
- Fiction
The City of No Illusions
Steph Cha interviews Ed Park about "Buffalo Noir."...
Steph ChaFeb 12, 2016
- Noir
Dragging a Frothy Concept Someplace Dark
LARB noir editor Steph Cha interviews Daniel Friedman....
Steph ChaJan 19, 2016
- Noir
Sever the Connection
YOU KNOW THIS HORRID QUESTION, dreaded by most writers: “Have you written anything I might have heard of?” I’ll bet Derek Haas doesn’t dread that question. If I were in his boat, I’d probably go to parties on ...
Steph ChaNov 27, 2015
- Noir