Linda Sue Park (born March 25, 1960) is a Korean-American author who published her first novel, Seesaw Girl,[2] in 1999.

[6] Before writing her first book, Park worked at many jobs, including public relations for a major oil firm, food journalism for British magazines and newspapers, and teaching English as a second language to college students.

However, her fourth novel, When My Name Was Keoko, is about the more recent history of the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II.

Park researched her Korean heritage for her books, demonstrated by historical details within the story along with sections for author's notes and bibliographies.

Her topics feature characteristic elements of Korean culture, including: embroidery (Seesaw Girl); kite fighting (The Kite Fighters); celadon pottery (A Single Shard); silkworms (Project Mulberry); Korean food (Bee-Bim Bop); and archery (Archer’s Quest).