What Are You Reading? feat. Lisa Lee

From Gays Reading by Jason Blitman

April 3, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 191

About this episode

Host Jason Blitman interviews Lisa Lee about the influential books in her life leading to her debut novel.

In this episode of  What Are You Reading? , host  Jason Blitman  sits down with  Lisa Lee  to talk about the books that shaped and sustained her through the decade-long journey to her debut novel,  American Han . Lisa Lee is the recipient of the Marianne Russo Emerging Writer Award from the Key West Literary Seminar, an Emerging Writer Fellowship from the Center for Fiction, and a Pushcart Prize. She has received other fellowships and awards from Kundiman, Millay Arts, Hedgebrook, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, Tin House, Jentel Artist Residency, and the Korea Foundation. Her work has appeared in  Ploughshares , VIDA,  North American Review, Sycamore Review, Gulf Coast , and elsewhere. Lee holds an MFA from the University of Houston and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Southern California. She lives in Los Angeles. Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club  HERE SUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Blitman

Guest: Lisa Lee

Topics covered

books
literature
writing
awards
author journey

Keywords

Lisa Lee
American Han
books
literary awards
writing journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Key West Literary Seminar, Center for Fiction, Kundiman, Millay Arts, Hedgebrook, Rona Jaffe Foundation, Tin House, Jentel Artist Residency, Korea Foundation, Ploughshares

Books & works: American Han

Places: Los Angeles