Kim Fay

Kim Fay is the author of the historical novel The Map of Lost Memories, an Edgar Award finalist for Best First Novel, and the food memoir Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam. She is also the series editor of the “To Asia With Love” guidebooks. From Seattle, she lived in Vietnam for four years in the mid-1990s, and she has been traveling regularly to Southeast Asia for more than 20 years. She now resides in LA.

Articles

Small Victories
Kim Fay interviews Alan Parks about his debut novel, “Bloody January.”
Kim FayMay 30, 2018
- Noir
Crime and History in “The Widows of Malabar Hill”
Kim Fay reviews “The Widows of Malabar Hill” by Sujata Massey.
Kim FayMar 12, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
The Bigger Picture
Kim Fay reviews the Inspector Sebag novels by Philippe Georget.
Kim FayJul 10, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir
The Glamour Machine: Eve Babitz’s Los Angeles
“Slow Days, Fast Company” consistently reveals Babitz’s fascination with America, which she considered a place apart from Los Angeles.
Kim FayJun 19, 2017
- Fiction
Beyond the Confines of Race and Culture: “Hola and Goodbye: Una Familia in Stories”
Kim Fay on Donna Miscolta's latest book.
Kim FayApr 13, 2017
- Fiction
Relying on Others for a Sense of Self
Kim Fay reviews “In Plain View” by Julie Shigekuni.
Kim FayMar 13, 2017
- Noir
Southern Crazy
Lisa Turner discusses her new novel, “Devil Sent the Rain.”
Kim FayFeb 1, 2017
- Noir
Looking and Looking Away
Kim Fay reviews “Gesell Dome” by Guillermo Saccomanno.
Kim FayJan 8, 2017
- Noir
Tender Noir
Kim Fay reviews “Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone” by Maurizio de Giovanni.
Kim FayOct 10, 2016
- Noir
Modern Mexico in Stark Relief: On the Importance of Laura Esquivel
With “Pierced by the Sun,” Laura Esquivel shows why she’s one of Mexico’s best contemporary novelists.
Kim FayJul 9, 2016
- Noir
Things That Make Me Angry
Kim Fay talks to Lisa Brackmann about broaching tough subjects in her crime fiction while also staying funny.
Kim FayJul 4, 2016
- Noir
We Should All Listen
James Ziskin on his signature character, Ellie Stone.
Kim FayJun 8, 2016
- Noir
Low Art
An interview with Denise Mina about crime writing and low art.
Kim FayMar 19, 2016
- Noir