I first came into contact with Janet Brown through a serendipitous e-mail. The publisher of Things Asian Press had so generously sent me some children's books and guidebooks. He put me in touch with an editor at his press, who was going to arrange to send me some new releases. … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy Year of the Horse!This photo was taken at the end of the Year of the Horse two decades ago. Time flies!I spent that Chinese New Year in Jiangsu province, China with friends from Nanjing.Here we are in the countryside with Mr. Chen's parents and his family. Chen … [Read more...]
The cover!
The other night I was perusing Amazon and decided to check in on Good Chinese Wife to see how it was doing. Lo and behold, there was my cover!I've known about the cover for some time, but it was fun to see it on Amazon. We're still working on a catchy subtitle, so this isn't … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
With another week to go before the Chinese New Year and because it's deathly cold in Chicago (a high of -18C on Monday), I thought I'd dig out this old photo from my first Chinese New Year in China.Of course I arrived in Nanjing completely unprepared for the cold winter … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
When my friend Wendy told me about a new children's book set during the Chinese New Year, I immediately searched it out and bought a copy.Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas (Charlesbridge, 2014) by Natasha Yim and illustrated by Grace Zong, is not only perfect for my little kids … [Read more...]
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