Sonya Lea

Sonya Lea’s American Bloodlines: Reckoning With Lynch Culture, on the last public execution in America, was published October 2025 from the University Press of Kentucky. She’s an eighth-generation Kentuckian who writes on history, memory and identity. Her memoir, Wondering Who You Are (Tin House) was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award, and has garnered praise in Oprah, People, the BBC and more. Lea has received grants from the Canada Council, the Artist Trust Award, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. She mentors writers and offers writing workshops in North America. For more go to www.wonderingwhoyouare.com. @sonya_lea