Kristin T. Lee

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WE MEND WITH GOLD: AN ASIAN AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ​RECKONING will be out Spring 2026 with Broadleaf Books!

Bio


Iowa-raised, Boston-based

I am a writer, book lover, and storyteller.

My engine runs on stories. I want to have my heart changed ​by stories, I want to amplify profound stories, and I want to ​tell my own stories. I’ll be publishing my first book, WE ​MEND WITH GOLD: AN ASIAN AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ​RECKONING, with Broadleaf Books in 2026.


My work has been featured in Sojourners and Christianity ​Today, and I serve as a columnist for The Covenant ​Companion and as a staff writer for Mochi Magazine.


My areas of interest are eclectic, but include Asian American ​life, nature, theology, immigrant/refugee narratives, ​parenthood, incarceration policy, science, global health, ​class inequality, and the cultural discourse on literature.


Most of all, I am inclined towards hope, joy, and justice in a ​world that conspires against these things. I’m always eager ​to find fellow travelers on this journey.

Writing

SOJOURNERS

Searching for a Faithful Response to My ‘Privileged Otherness

Feb/Mar 2024

I need a theology that can contend with both racial hatred and racial capitalism

CHRISTIANITY TODAY

Adoption Was Beautiful, Precious, and God-Ordained. Then I Adopted.

January 18, 2024

Facile expectations hurt everyone in the process, including my new son

WBUR Cognoscenti

10 books that remind us there is no singular Asian American experience

May 3, 2024

Reads that will challenge and expand your conception of Asian America

Reclaim Magazine

Reclaim Magazine

Dismantling Legacy

September 19, 2023

What we have multiplies when shared


MOCHI MAGAZINE

THE COVENANT COMPANION

Seven Books That Explore A Sense of Place

January 7, 2024

Ft. Paul Yoon’s THE HIVE AND THE HONEY and Ed. Park’s SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS


What A Quarter Can Do

September 22, 2023

We live in a world of plenty; we also live in a world of profound inequality

Embracing Leisure

February 19, 2024

How did I get so good at killing off fun?

Is It the Church’s Job to Teach History?

July 24, 2024

We need to understand history before we can ​grasp justice

CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY

Sandwiched By Theology

February 6, 2024

On navigating my own faith while squeezed between generations

Book Lover

Bookstagrammer

I’m on Instagram @ktlee.writes for all things bookish, including:

  • Book reviews , highlighting the best diverse picks that you have and haven’t heard of
  • The #AsianClassicsReadAlong series, where I host group reads of classic Asian and Asian American literature
  • The #ReadAsianAuthors2024 and #20BooksbyAsianAuthors reading challenges, amplifying the literature of the Asian diaspora

Goodreads Spotlight

Book RIOT SPOTLIGHT

August 25, 2023

Goodreads featured my Instagram account; you can also find me on Goodreads here

September 21, 2023

Featured in a Book Riot article on bookstagrammers to follow

BOOKSTR FEATURE

February 22, 2024

Bookstr featured my Instagram account as Bookstagrammer of the Week

Storytelling

THE MOTH

“Genetics Camp”

Featured on the Moth podcast April 23, 2023

This story went viral on TikTok, generating 2.8 million views - a record for the Moth’s TikTok page

“Finding Resonance”

Featured on the Moth podcast February 9, 2021