It's been almost a year since I met author Mary Glickman at her Chicago reading for One More River (Open Road, 2011) and Home in the Morning (Open Road, 2010), two novels in her series about Southern Jews in 1920s-1960s.It was during this talk that I learned about book three … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
One of the themes of my memoir GOOD CHINESE WIFE is culture shock. Before my first marriage, I thought culture shock was a sign of weakness.So it was quite disconcerting when I found myself in the throes of culture shock in the mid-1990s when I often traveled to mainland … [Read more...]
An evening with Jamie Ford
Tonight I trekked out to my husband Tom's old stomping grounds to see New York Times best-selling author Jamie Ford. I've read both of his novels--Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine, 2009) and Songs of Willow Frost (Ballantine, 2013), so thought it would be fun … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I've often said that finding an agent and publisher is just like dating. There may be times when you think you've found the ideal agent, but after months of waiting for his or her reply (including several follow-up e-mails on your part), you get the idea that the agent just isn't … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Sketches of Sai Kung
For quite a while I've noticed Lorette Roberts' colorful books about various regions in Hong Kong, so I was quite excited when I won Sketches of Sai Kung (Blacksmith Books, 2013) in a round about way. (It pays to know people in high places, I must say!)Sai Kung and its … [Read more...]
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