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“In this immersive, erudite memoir, Margaret Juhae Lee unspools her long-buried family history; centrally, her grandfather’s imprisonment in Japanese-occupied Korea.”
– Vanity Fair
"Her poignant memoir describes their shared journey of knowledge and healing.”
– New York Times Book Review
Memoir Starry Field tells an uncovered history in colonial Korea- Here & Now, NPR, plus book excerpt
Starry Field Review - Kirkus Reviews
75 Books by Women of Color to Read in 2024- Electric Literature
UT alumna shares story behind new investigative memoir- The Daily Texan
12 New Books for March- Alta Journal
Montclair author Lee on March 15 to discuss new memoir, Starry Field- East Bay Times
13 Books to Read This Month- Vanity Fair
Bay Area books: 22 new works to energize your spring reading- San Francisco Chronicle
Margaret Juhae Lee: This Book Is For the Next Generation- Writer’s Digest
Margaret Juhae Lee’s playlist for her memoir Starry Field- Large-hearted Boy
Starry Field Review- Book Reporter
How My Writing Changed from Journalist to Memoirist- Writer’s Digest
9 Spring Books by Bay Area Authors- 7x7
Newly Published: Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History- The New York Times Book Review
Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – March 2024- Local News Matters Bay Area
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #4: Margaret Juhae Lee- Memoir Land
Margaret Juhae Lee will discuss new memoir at Third Place Books on April 17- Starry Field review, International Examiner
Starry Field tackles family secrets and identity in Houston- Houstonia Magazine
Starry Field review- Washington Independent Review of Books
Q&A: A Longhorn Uncovers Family History across Continents and Generations- Alcalde: The Official Publication of the Texas Exes
What My Father Left Me: An Excerpt from Margaret Juhae Lee’s Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History- Oldster Magazine
Intergenerational Epiphany: A Conversation with Margaret Juhae Lee- The Rumpus
Review: Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee- Hippocampus Magazine
Interview with Margaret Juhae Lee- No Tokens Journal
UT alumni Margaret Juhae Lee unveils a memoir of resilience and lost family history- CBS Austin
Straight Outta Houston: Margaret Juhae Lee and Hyeseung Song- Hawai’i Review of Books
How to Write into Healing, with Margaret Juhae Lee- Qwerty: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life with Marion Roach Smith
How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing, with Margaret Juhae Lee- Write-Minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers podcast with Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
Margaret Juhae Lee memoir a family search into her grandfather’s revolutionary life- New Arrivals: a pocket-sized book tour, KALW (NPR) podcast
Q&A with Margaret Juhae Lee- Book Notions
Authors in the Media: Margaret Juhae Lee- Book Notions
Writing about Intergenerational Trauma- Writing Your Resilience Podcast with Lisa Cooper Ellison
Uncovering a Lost Family History- Let’s Talk Memoir podcast with Ronit Plank
On interviewing: 5 questions for Margaret Juhae Lee- Writer’s League of Texas
Putting Yourself in the Story with Margaret Juhae Lee- Grottopod podcast by the Writer’s Grotto, San Francisco
Margaret Juhae Lee- Woman. Warrior. Writer Substack newsletter
Our 51 Favorite Books of 2024- Washington Independent Review of Books
11 Powerful Coming-of-Age Stories Set in Korea- Electric Literature
Best of 2024: Don’t miss out on reading these standout books- Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle
Taking on Book Riot’s 2025 Read Harder Challenge? Here are suggestions for each category- New York Public Library
Coming Home with Margaret Juhae Lee- The Perfectly Imperfect Journey podcast
A granddaughter’s quest: Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History- Korean Quarterly