Min Jin Lee Books in Order

Min Jin Lee is a celebrated author known for her powerful and evocative novels that delve into the complexities of the Korean-American experience. Her national bestseller, Pachinko (2017), was a New York Times Editor's Choice and an American Booksellers Association's Indie Next Great Reads. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires (2007), was a No. 1 Book Sense Pick, a New York Times Editor's Choice, and a national bestseller, earning her recognition as a Top 10 Novels of the Year from The Times of London, NPR's Fresh Air, and USA Today. A Yale College graduate, Lee was awarded the Henry Wright Prize for Nonfiction and the James Ashmun Veech Prize for Fiction. She later attended law school at Georgetown University and practiced law in New York before turning to full-time writing. Lee's writing has garnered numerous accolades, including the NYFA Fellowship for Fiction, the Peden Prize from The Missouri Review, and the Narrative Prize for New and Emerging Writer. Her work has been featured on NPR's Selected Shorts and in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, and Conde Nast Traveler.