Tessa Yang talks about her debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem'

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Tessa Yang's debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem,' imagines a giant, sentient sea creature that forces beachgoers to confront an existential threat. In an interview with NPR's Elissa Nadworny, Yang explores how her speculative premise, a creature that demands humanity reckon with its presence, works as both a beach read and a parable about coexistence. The novel blends accessible storytelling with deeper questions about what we owe to other forms of life, particularly those we don't understand.