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The daughter of Afghan and Australian immigrants, Lila Riesen was raised in the United States. Her undergraduate studies in English were completed at Indiana University and the Australian National University. In 2017, Lila graduated with a master's degree in English literature and linguistics from the University of Zurich in Switzerland. She is the author of Free Radicals, a YA novel, inspired by her cashew-coveting baba and all the Afghans fighting for peace, in the US and abroad.
This biography was last updated on 06/23/2026.
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