Hi. I’m Lauren.
Lauren Kung Jessen is a mixed Chinese-American writer of rom-coms with lots of food and big feelings. She has a fondness for witty, flirtatious dialogue and making meals with too many steps but lots of flavor.
Lauren’s books have been featured in People, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, and New York Post. Her debut novel, Lunar Love, was chosen as a Book of the Month main selection and was included in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love.
She also has a blog, A Dash of Cinema, where she makes food inspired by movies and TV shows, and lives in Nashville. She’s the author of Lunar Love, Red String Theory, and Yin Yang Love Song (out 1/28/25). She writes the Substack past, present, future.
