Tour from Your Couch | UCSB (2026)

Get to know Michelle Zauner, the author of our UCSB Reads 2026 book selection, "Crying in H Mart." 📕 💙 💛 Zauner is a Korean-American musician, singer, songwriter, director, and writer. She is the lead vocalist of acclaimed indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. The band’s third album, "Jubilee" (2021), charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 56, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards – for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. TIME magazine named Zauner one of the 100 most influ

We put a mic on our University Librarian Todd Grappone during the UCSB Reads book giveaway, and the results did not disappoint. 🎤📚 Here’s what happened last week when Todd, Chancellor Assanis, Eleni Assanis, EVCP David Marshall, and AS President Le Anh Metzger handed out hundreds of free copies of "Crying in H Mart" to @ucsantabarbara students. Couldn’t make it last week? We got you! Comment “H Mart” and we can help you out ☺️ #ucsblibrary #ucsantabarbara #ucsb #ucsbreads | UCSB Library