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Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee is the author of three novels, most recently High Dive, which was a best book of the year in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the editor-in-chief of indie publisher Catapult. He lives in New York.


Jonathan Lee on Hooking a Reader with the First Line

“No one wants to feel the writer trying too hard.”
May 20, 2022  By Jonathan Lee
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10 Great Novels on Freedom of Expression That Aren’t 1984

Jonathan Lee Recommends Stories of the Personal and Political
February 9, 2017  By Jonathan Lee
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Javier Marías on Dictatorship, Shakespeare, and Literary Ghosts

"You know, I hate novels about writers, they are terribly boring and predictable."
November 1, 2016  By Jonathan Lee
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On the Deep Disquiet of Finishing Your Book

Fernando Pessoa, Joy Williams, and the gap between writing and publishing
March 8, 2016  By Jonathan Lee
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