Book Review: Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee By Brook McClurg, Published on 10/08/25

Thanks to the Asian American Literature: Discourses and Pedagogies journal for this incredibly insightful review of #StarryField by Brook McClurg.

"Book Review: Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae " by Brook McClurg scholarworks.sjsu.edu/aaldp/vol13/...

Thanks to Molly Tompkins for her thoughtful questions in the latest issue of @assayjournal.bsky.social. I met Molly last year while on the #StarryField tour at my alma mater UT-Austin. So honored to meet the next gen of Plan II students. Hook'em. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

RBmedia | Starry Field Listen to the audiobook Starry Field, written by Margaret Juhae Lee, narrated by Michelle H. Lee.

The #StarryField audiobook is out on Oct. 7! While initially disappointed that I wasn't allowed to narrate, I am super happy with Michelle H. Lee's narration. She was conscientious and conferred with me. Her Korean is also a million times better than mine.

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Thanks to PSU & PCC for sponsoring this reading with my @cmwritershouse.bsky.social roomie @geekgirlgrownup.bsky.social and my @babedylan.bsky.social agent sib @rossshowalter.com! Come see all of us at PSU on October 20 at 6 pm as the #StarryField tour continues. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

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The sky spins with a quiet fire, and the earth answers in bloom.
Where stars spiral like thoughts, flowers remember the light.

Send this to your past self.
nightbloom #starryfield #dreamyart #celestialvibes #wildflowers #moonlitsea #van-goghinspired #wallpaper #dejavuwallpaper #artisticnight

Thanks @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social for awarding #StarryField the Nonfiction Discovery Prize for your 2024 awards for books published by Texas authors. You know the saying, you can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take the Texas out of the girl. Hook'em. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Thanks Writer'd Digest for including my quote in this writing advice article. The best part of being a writer is the friends you make along the way. I couldn't have made it through the #StarryField publishing process without all of you. @melvillehouse.bsky.social @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

Excited to be speaking @ucdavis.bsky.social on Thursday, May 1 at 2 pm about #StarryField. Thanks to the East Asian Studies department for inviting me to speak to his students and the wider student body (the public is invited as well). For more info see: eastasian.ucdavis.edu/events/starr...

Thanks to the APIDA Center @sandiegostate.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about #StarryField on April 24. I'll also be leading a workshop on how to talk to family members about the past. @melvillehouse.bsky.social @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

Come see me and fellow @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social member @doughenderson.bsky.social at the SF Public Library's main branch on Saturday, April 12 at 2 pm. So excited to be reunited with Doug, who read early drafts of #StarryField way back when. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

A granddaughter's quest - Korean Quarterly "Starry Field: A Memoir of a Lost History" ~ By Margaret Juhae Lee

Chuffed that a year after publication, #StarryField is still getting press coverage, this time in the Korean Quarterly. Check out the review here: www.koreanquarterly.org/books/a-gran... @melvillehouse.bsky.social

#AWP205 people- Join Shastri Akella, Gina Apostol, Sabina Murray, Jeff Parker and me on March 29 in LA, where we will talk about how to survive the process when a book takes forever. #StarryField 's journey to publication took over 25 years so I have a lot to say. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Can't wait to speak at the Redwood City Public Library on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm in honor of Women's History Month. Even though I began #StarryField to look for information about my grandfather, my grandmother's testimony is what anchors my book. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Inspired by Van Gogh, this image showcases a modern farmer plowing a field with swirling brushstrokes of gold and blue.

Harvest

#VanGoghInspired #StarryField #SurrealHarvest #FarmingArt #PostImpressionistVibes #DreamlikeLandscapes #PainterlyAesthetics #TractorLife #ModernVanGogh #GoldenHarvest

The #StarryField college tour continues! Can't wait to speak at UC Santa Barbara's Multicultural Center on Feb. 26 at 2 pm. Thanks to the East Asia Center, Dept of Asian American Studies, Literature and Mind & the Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies for sponsoring me.

2025 is here and so are a new batch of #StarryField events. This year I'm focusing on talks at universities and libraries, as well as my first event of the year tonight @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social, where I am a member.

For more info, please check my website at www.margaretjuhaelee.com/events.

SF people! This Friday I will be reading from #StarryField at the @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social offices with fellow members Leslie Kirk Campbell, Paul S. Flores and Brad Balukjian. Thanks to Michelle Wallace for organizing. Come join us! There will be refreshments and good cheer. Open to all.

Thanks for including #starryfield in this amazing list of coming-of-age stories set in Korea! @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Thanks Amy for reading. I hope #StarryField gave you some context to the events of the last day in Korea

Thanks @wirobooks.bsky.social for including #StarryField in your "51 Favorite Books of 2024" and to @alicestephens.bsky.social for her wonderful review earlier this year.
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