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Lisa Ko on Destroying Her Diaries

Lisa Ko on Destroying Her Diaries

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | June 4, 2025

Aisha Gawad and Lisa Ko on What Really Happened at the Albany Book Festival

Aisha Gawad and Lisa Ko on What Really Happened at the Albany Book Festival

“In a time of genocide, who gets to be outraged? Who gets to be indulged, listened to, humanized, validated?”

By Fariha Róisín | January 27, 2025

Hundreds of authors have signed an open letter in support of Lisa Ko.

Hundreds of authors have signed an open letter in support of Lisa Ko.

By Dan Sheehan | November 27, 2024

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of April

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of April

The Month in Listening Literarily

By Audiofile Magazine | April 29, 2024

Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

“Don’t be too precious about things. And also: everything has the potential to be precious.”

By Lisa Ko | March 22, 2024

Percival Everett! Téa Obreht! Michael Ondaatje! 25 new books out today.

Percival Everett! Téa Obreht! Michael Ondaatje! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 19, 2024

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Jordan Pérez on Understanding Womanhood Through Nature and Learning Poetic Restraint

By Jordan Pérez | February 12, 2024

Letting the Unspoken Speak: A Reading List of Historical Trauma in Fiction

By Etaf Rum | September 22, 2023

Exclusive: See the cover for Lisa Ko's latest novel, Memory Piece.

By Literary Hub | July 20, 2023

“The Bittersweet Joys.” Five Books That Center Asian Voices in Adoption Narratives

“The Bittersweet Joys.” Five Books That Center Asian Voices in Adoption Narratives

Lyn Liao Butler Recommends Anita Kushwaha, Amanda Jayatissa, and More!

By Lyn Liao Butler | February 14, 2022

Lisa Ko on Fictionalizing<br> Real Life

Lisa Ko on Fictionalizing
Real Life

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | August 26, 2020

Angelica Baker, Lisa Ko, and Courtney Maum on Who Tells Their Stories

Angelica Baker, Lisa Ko, and Courtney Maum on Who Tells Their Stories

Onstage Conversations From the LIC Reading Series

By LIC Reading Series | January 16, 2020

<em>LIC Reading Series Podcast</em>: Angelica Baker, Lisa Ko, Courtney Maum

LIC Reading Series Podcast: Angelica Baker, Lisa Ko, Courtney Maum

Onstage Conversations From the LIC Reading Series

By LIC Reading Series | January 14, 2020

Finding Yourself as a Writer in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Finding Yourself as a Writer in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Remembering Amelia Blanquera's Writing, Research, and Curiosity

By Amelia Blanquera | February 14, 2018

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

Or: Clarity in Consensus

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lisa Ko

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lisa Ko

The author of The Leavers on being perennially timely

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2017

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