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Ed Bok Lee is the author of
Whorled, a recipient of the 2012 American Book Award, and the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, and
Real Karaoke People, a recipient of the 2006 PEN/Open Book Award, and the Asian American Literary Award (Members’ Choice). Lee grew up in South Korea, North Dakota and Minnesota, and was educated there and on both U.S. coasts, Russia, Kazakhstan, and South Korea. His third book will be published in 2018.