E L A
L E E
Our session with the author Ela Lee.
Ela's debut novel 'Jaded' published as a lead title by Vintage in the UK, and Simon & Schuster in the US. In 2024, 'Jaded' was an Amazon Best Fiction Book of the Year and Lee was named a Spotify Breakout Author.
Ela was also been selected for Forbes 30 under 30, Class of 2025.
Minbak, her second novel, was released in March 2026 and was a BBC Book Club pick.
Ela's Instagram
www.instagram.com/ela__lee/
Session moderated by Susanna Davies-Crook
Photography by Matt Maude
T H E E X E R C I S E
There’s an elephant in the room between two characters constrained within a close setting
How does the proximity between them exert pressure?
How does tension build without it being said?
How do you add omissions and silence into a conversation?
At what point do people hold back?
