About
Crystal Z. Lee is a Taiwanese American bilingual writer. She has called many places home, including Taipei, New York, Shanghai, and the San Francisco Bay Area. She was formerly a public relations executive in the fashion, beauty, and technology industries. She now resides in Silicon Valley with her husband and children. She is the author of the novel Love and Other Moods, and the children's books Mei’s Mermaid Mission, A Unicorn Named Rin, and Kai the Dancing Butterfly. Her poetry was included in the 2023 UK anthology, Tabula Rasa.
Accolades:
- Love and Other Moods was a finalist in the Multicultural Fiction category in the International Book Awards
- Love and Other Moods was a Readers' Favorite finalist in the Cultural Fiction genre
- Love and Other Moods received a Gold Award from Literary Titan
- A Unicorn Named Rin was included in the “top 120 picture books to add to your kids' reading list in 2021” list by PopSugar.com
- Kai the Dancing Butterfly was the only children’s book invited by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture to represent at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Festival
- A Unicorn Named Rin was included in the “top 40 picture books we love by AAPI authors” list by EveryMom.com in 2024