Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in East Vancouver, British Columbia, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, The Better Mother, The End of East, Gentlemen of the Shade and, with Orca, Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone. Jen appears regularly as a contributor on The Next Chapter on cbc Radio One and teaches at The Writer’s Studio Online with Simon Fraser University. For more information, visit www.sookfong.com.