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Lisa Ko
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Lisa Ko

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Hi! I'm the author of MEMORY PIECE (Riverhead, March 2024) and THE LEAVERS (Algonquin, May 2017). THE LEAVERS was a national bestseller that won the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award. I'm a believer in the long game: I started writing stories when I was 5 years old and published my first book at 41.

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What inspired you to write your book? Have you met or heard from readers whose families have been torn apart by past and recent immigration policies?
Lisa Ko Hi Haleh! I was inspired to write the book based on real-life stories about families who'd been separated due to US immigration policies. I have heard…moreHi Haleh! I was inspired to write the book based on real-life stories about families who'd been separated due to US immigration policies. I have heard from readers who've had similar experiences--it's incredible to hear from anyone who feels the novel resonates with them in some way. (less)
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You're nominated for the Goodreads Choice award in two categories. What will you do if you win one - or both?
Lisa Ko Hi Debra-- Wow, I'd be thrilled if I won one of the Goodreads Choice awards! I would be so grateful to my readers -- and I'd celebrate, for sure. …moreHi Debra-- Wow, I'd be thrilled if I won one of the Goodreads Choice awards! I would be so grateful to my readers -- and I'd celebrate, for sure. (less)
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Average rating: 3.81 · 58,666 ratings · 6,554 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors
The Leavers
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“Everyone had stories they told themselves to get through the days.”
― Lisa Ko, The Leavers
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“It was that kind of mindfuck: to be too visible and invisible at the same time, in the ways it mattered the most.”
― Lisa Ko, The Leavers
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“It was a funny thing, forgiveness. You could spend years being angry with someone and then realize you no longer felt the same, that your usual mode of thinking had slipped away when you weren't noticing.”
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