Min Jin Lee is a writer based in New York. Earlier this year I read Min's latest novel, Pachinko, and it just blew me away. In our conversation, we talked about the book and it's journey to publication, and the importance of making art out of what's true. Then for the second segment we talked about persistence as a writer, dealing with rejection, and learning to be OK with looking foolish in the beginning. (Conversation recorded May 22, 2018.) Subscribe: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-the-channel-open/id1078858403" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I4jhtxbomorreugf33z3wc6ofxe?t%3DKeep_the_Channel_Open%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Play</a> | <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=81994&refid=stpr" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a> | <a href= "http://tunein.com/radio/Keep-the-Channel-Open-p988471/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">TuneIn</a> | <a href= "http://feeds.feedburner.com/KeepTheChannelOpen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSS</a> Support: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/sakeriver" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Support our Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-the-channel-open/id1078858403" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leave a review</a> Share: <a href= "https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?hashtags=ChannelOpenPod&text=Listening%20to%20Episode%2067%20of%20@ChannelOpenPod,%20featuring%20@minjinlee11:%20http://www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/2018/6/4/episode-67-min-jin-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tweet this episode</a> | <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/2018/6/4/episode-67-min-jin-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Share to Facebook</a> Connect: <a href= "http://www.keepthechannelopen.com/connect">Newsletter</a> | <a href="mailto:podcast@keepthechannelopen.com">Email</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/keepthechannelopen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> | <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/ChannelOpenPod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> | <a href= "http://channelopenpod.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Tumblr</a> Show Notes: <ul dir="ltr"> <li><a href="https://www.minjinlee.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Min Jin Lee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.minjinlee.com/book/pachinko/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Min Jin Lee - Pachinko</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">442nd Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><a href= "https://harpers.org/archive/1989/11/stalking-the-billion-footed-beast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Wolfe - "Stalking the Billion-Footed Beast"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Steinbeck - East of Eden</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.brautigan.net/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Richard Brautigan</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.minjinlee.com/book/free-food-for-millionaires/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Min Jin Lee - Free Food for Millionaires</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">John Dos Passos</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLP0izeJE" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Ira Glass on Storytelling</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30091914-human-acts" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Han King - Human Acts</a></li> </ul>

Episode 68: Richard Georges

Making connections through conversation with the art, literature, and creative work that matters to us, and the people who make it. Hosted by writer and photographer Mike Sakasegawa, Keep the Channel Open is a series of in-depth and intimate conversations with artists, writers, and curators from across the creative spectrum.