About Lance Lee
Lance Lee is a poet, dramatist, novelist and children’s author, writer on film, and environmentalist.
Elemental Natures (2020), his seventh poetry book, gathers work spanning more than thirty years of poetry and art, with an essay on American poetry. Orpheus Rising (2021), an epic children’s fantasy novel retelling the Orpheus myth in modern (and happier) form, was an Indie Best Book of 2021 and received a Kirkus Star Review. In 2025 he published Shanta Acharya’s poetry collection Dear Life through his imprint, LWL Books.
The Tale Of The Boy Who Could Stop Time, a fable for children and their parents, is published by LWL Books in November 2026. It is the fourth Crouch End Tale, and his fifth fable for children and their parents since 2022.
He was instrumental in forming the State Park system in the Santa Monica Mountains, and is a past Creative Writing Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. His home is in Los Angeles, though he spends several months each year with family in London.
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“I liked how traditional folklore was incorporated into the modern storyline as a nod to the style’s long rich history.”
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“Daisy is a bright, positive character that young readers will enjoy meeting in this quick, magical tale.”
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“Crocodile Takes Tea is an entertaining and quick read to deliver that message.”
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Books by Lance Lee
The Tale Of The Boy Who Could Stop Time♥ Indie Books We Love
The Tale Of The Wicked Old Woman And The Very Nice 'Beast' Of Crouch End
The Tale Of Mr. Crocodile Takes Tea♥ Indie Books We Love
The Tale Of The Animals' Christmas In Crouch End♥ Indie Books We Love
The Tale of Brian and the House Painter MervynMore books by Lance Lee
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