Last fall I was in a bookstore in Hong Kong and came across Ellen WY Leou's children's picture book, Lulu the Hong Kong Cat. I even remember my friends telling me that it's a fun book my kids would love. But I was running late for lunch with other friends and was going to two … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day brunch at Fat Rice
Ever since I started going to Fat Rice, my mom has been wanting to join us. And today we finally had that chance. What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than hanging out with family at one of our favorite restaurants anywhere. To start off, we met in the secret waiting lounge … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Pilar
When I first heard about Elizabeth Pilar's new memoir, A Blue Moon in China (Matilda Publishing, 2015), I was in such a rush to read it that I pushed it to the top of my to-read list.Pilar traveled to China in the spring and summer of 1988, the same year I first went to … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Week!
I normally don't take my kids out after school. They do no outside activities except for an after-school science class held at the school once a week. But when I found out that two friends were going to be on a panel of middle grade authors to celebrate Children's Book Week, I … [Read more...]
Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
I love independent bookstores and was super excited to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day today at Sandmeyer's in Chicago, site of my book launch last summer!When we arrived, I told the kids they could each pick out a book. They were so excited and spent quite a … [Read more...]
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