
Artist
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American author based in Harlem, New York City, whose writing frequently explores the Korean diaspora. She is best known as the author of the novels Free Food for Millionaires, published in 2007, and Pachinko, published in 2017. Pachinko was a finalist for the National Book Award and a runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019, Lee became a writer-in-residence at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Her upcoming third novel in her Korean quartet, titled American Hagwon, is scheduled for release on September 29, 2026.
