Min Jin Lee
@minjinlee11
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Nat’l Book Award Finalist. NYT 10 Best Books. Guggenheim & Radcliffe. FFFM development at Netflix. Writing NAME RECOGNITION & AMERICAN HAGWON. Late Bloomer.
New York City
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I will never be ashamed of being hated for my race. This shame belongs to the racist. It is not my shame.
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On the cover of this week’s issue of the Book Review is @minjinlee11’s essay about how a lifetime of reading made her a particular kind of writer. “Books have found me at every stage of my life, reminding me that if a character could change, so could I." https://t.co/QVplhaeDEL https://t.co/8FkoGSvyiI
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I wrote about Uncle John, a profoundly good and generous person. He wanted to be a journalist, and now he’s on the cover of @nytimesbooks https://t.co/iKvlvIRHmj
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Komal Chohan, granddaughter of Amarjeet Johal: “My nani, my family and our families should not feel unsafe at work, at their place of worship, or anywhere. Enough is enough — our community has been through enough trauma.” https://t.co/XrbVqGtaCK
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"The Sikh community is disproportionately attacked, for their faith, for their race, for being who they are. And that's something that has to change."
— Satjeet Kaur, Executive Director, The Sikh Coalition
https://t.co/nZv0F3FCVf
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It’s an honor just to be Asian, #StopAsianHate edition
(benefiting the AAPI Community Fund, Stop AAPI Hate, AAAJ Atlanta and East West Players programs focused on combating anti-Asian rhetoric and violence). https://t.co/ZPGjeVmXtr
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Job alert: The Paris Review is hiring an online editor and a managing editor. Applications close 4/23! https://t.co/ONjFFDCANY
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God bless all you reading-series mavens, literary organizers, tech-savvy gurus, whirlwind creators and poetry junkies of all stripes. April is the month to end all months, Zoom and the world are trying to destroy our souls, and yet here we all are still delivering, LIKE A BOSS.
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.@chrislhayes: Jan 6th would have been a massacre if police had reacted like they do to Black Lives Matter protests https://t.co/gNhDDtaVcM
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The beautiful Hannah and Traci! Thank you, Christine, Hannah & Traci. @Loyaltybooks 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/1cjsJtw0iF
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Stunning readings by Cinelle Barnes, @chayab77 Kali Fajardo-Anstine. I couldn’t get my camera together sooner so missing photos.
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Folks, it’s the incredible writer @ClintSmithIII — reading from his forthcoming book “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” —coming out in 6 weeks. Pre-order is available now, please. https://t.co/O6xeV3335y
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A wonderful conversation between @sarahkuhn & @AlyssaColeLit — forthcoming books “From Little Tokyo With Love” by Sarah Kuhn & “Runaway Royals” series by Alyssa Cole https://t.co/IZKAL6dgNG
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