It's no secret I just love qipaos, the form-fitting Chinese dress. And because I'm obsessed with qipaos, I've noticed the publishing industry has taken an interest in them, too.Tonight I had to buy some gifts, so as I perused an online bookstore and clicked on Jennifer Cody … [Read more...]
The Romance of Shanghai’s French Concession
The reason I took to Shanghai so well, more so than other cities in China, was because of the former French Concession. Just look at this quaint street.This map (in Czech, tres cool, n'est-ce pas?) shows the area of the French Concession in relation to the Whampoa River … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Marriage in Translation
This week I read a fascinating e-book. It's the first book I've featured as a Book of the Week that's only available as an e-book. Thank goodness I have a Kindle.Wendy Nelson Tokunaga wrote Marriage in Translation (2011) as a follow up to her novel, Love in Translation … [Read more...]
Which book title do you like best?
For four years now I've been writing and revising and looking for an agent for my memoir. And for four years I've been calling this memoir Boundary Street.That's a pretty cool photo, right? (I commissioned this photo from the inimitable Randall J. van der Woning in Hong … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Red Hook Road
This week I finally got around to reading Ayelet Waldman's latest novel, Red Hook Road (Random House, 2011). Despite 350+ pages of 7-point font, it was a quick read and a perfect summer beach book (which I enjoyed from the comfort of my living room in suburban Chicago).I … [Read more...]
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