Months ago some friends in Hong Kong were tweeting with Spencer Wise about his forthcoming debut novel, The Emperor of Shoes (Hanover Square Press, 2018) and I not-so-graciously chimed in and tweeted that I needed to read his book, too. Set in the southern Chinese city of Foshan … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Michael Imperioli
I dragged my little ones to the Printers Row Lit Fest today, where we caught up with my friend and fellow author, Jean. After Jean signed books at her publisher's tent and I walked around with the kids for a while, we headed to one of the speakers' venues to hear Michael … [Read more...]
Friday Photo
I posted this photo on Instagram today, where I've been posting old travel photos for the last month or so. This is one I've had a love/hate relationship with. Hate because I always thought I was closing my eyes and that my posture could have been better. But I love it for so … [Read more...]
An evening with Andrea Thome
Back in February, I met Andrea Thome at an author panel we both participated in with Cristina Henriquez. Right away, Andrea exuded warmth and geniality. I've been on other author panels, but this was one of my favorites and one in which I learned the most. I went home with two of … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Last Train to Istanbul
Back during World Book Week, I came across Last Train to Istanbul and was taken by its striking cover. I know I shouldn't judge books based on how they look, but I can't help it. I've blogged before about this, but pretty covers have yet to fail me. Maybe there really … [Read more...]
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