You-Jeong Jeong with Clay McLeod Chapman: Perfect Happiness

Event Details.

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.

Location: 1st Floor Corner Space

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Tickets available for In Person

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Join us for a conversation with author You-Jeong Jeong as she discusses her new novel, Perfect Happiness, with fellow writer Clay McLeod Chapman.

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 1st Floor.

With unparalleled psychological precision, master of crime and suspense fiction You-Jeong Jeong weaves a domestic nightmare centered on Yuna Shin: wife, mother, sister—and covert narcissist.

Everyone in Yuna’s life is desperate to keep her happy: her partners, parents, and terrified six-year-old daughter. Even when she’s not blaming or hitting, the threat of her mood keeps her family from bonding, touching, or even speaking long enough to realize she’s playing them against each other. But when little Jiyoo’s feverish memories of loons hint at a troubling crime, Yuna’s estranged sister and guilt-ridden husband begin to reconstruct her movements, the unexplained tragedies in Yuna’s history, and the lies she’s told for years. For the first time, Yuna’s traumatized family members will have to confront the truth of her depravity and learn that no one—no matter how young—is safe from her wrath.

After all, Yuna believes that happiness requires subtraction. And she wants nothing less than perfect happiness.

To join the event in person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

You-Jeong Jeong, known as South Korea’s Stephen King, is an award-winning and bestselling author of psychological thrillers and crime fiction. Her novels Seven Years of Darkness, 28, and The Good Son were selected as “Book of the Year” by major media outlets and bookstores, gaining widespread acclaim. These works have been translated and published in twenty-three countries, including the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Finland, China, Japan, and Brazil.

Clay McLeod Chapman writes books, comic books, YA and middlegrade books, as well as for film and television. Acquired Taste is his most recent book. You can find him at www.claymcleodchapman.com.

Estelle Lee is a New York based actor and interpreter hailing from Seoul, Korea. She most recently worked on a NFL commercial with Jason Kelce as an actor and on the New York premiere of the last season of Squid Game as an interpreter. When she is not acting you can find her baking or writing poetry. MFA: Brooklyn College. www.estelle-lee.com