“A death-defying adventure, filled with despair and tiny pieces of hope, and beautiful—I wish I was as brave as Wendy.” —James Altucher, bestselling author, entrepreneur, podcaster

“Writer and photographer Wendy Simmons shares a personal account of her vacation to one of the most reclusive nations on the planet. During her journey she finds herself caught between an international crisis sparked by the film The Interview and accidentally crashing the ‘wedding’ of a North Korean bride to be.” -- Gabriel Sanchez, Buzzfeed

“My Holiday In North Korea by the very funny Wendy Simmons is a must-read for anyone who wants to lift the veil and spy on the real North Korea. But more than that, it is Ms. Simmons’ ease at being a traveler to distant and strange lands that gives this book its unusual insight into what people behind a real iron curtain think, and yes, feel.”
—Maria T. Lennon, author of Confessions of a So-called Middle Child, and Making It Up as I Go Along

“Wendy Simmons traveled to a place few of us will ever go and found herself in the ultimate Potemkin Village. Her intrepid desire to discover the reality behind the stagecraft escorts the reader through My Holiday in North Korea with words and pictures that render this mysterious country both knowable and unknowable, and always fascinating. Simmons’ insightful and funny storytelling evocatively captures the deception, corruption, humor and, ultimately, anguished humanity of a bizarre nation. It’s a wild trip.”
—Jon Reiner, James Beard Award-winning author of The Man Who Couldn’t Eat