Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

July 5, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I have to confess that I fell in love with this book after one glance at its cover when my friend Christine posted it on social media. And after reading it, the story completely lives up to its cover.Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (William Morrow, 2017) is a fun yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Misc, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

The non-definitive Handover book list

July 1, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover from Great Britain to China. While few have anything to celebrate and it's no more than a morose milestone, I thought I'd put together a list of books that people were reading in Hong Kong 20 years ago as the Handover … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Memoirs, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

ALA 2017!

June 26, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This weekend I attended my first big book convention. I didn't get a ticket because I'm an author, but rather because I'm a trustee of my local public library. The American Library Association's annual conference is a big one and authors and publishers and library software … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Memoirs, Misc, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Mariage Freres

June 24, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

The best part about traveling is stumbling onto unexpected treasures. Years ago my parents bought me some green tea from the French tea company, Mariage Freres. It had a feeling unlike other tea I'd tried. The packing was sleek and sophisticated and the tea seemed fresher than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: My Family's Travels

Photo Friday

June 23, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Last week in Paris, we often stopped for a cold drink in outdoor cafes. I love Parisian cafes because the chairs mostly face out, which makes for great people watching and simply enjoying the easy pace of life in the city.Badoit is a French sparkling water that my youngest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: My Family's Travels

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