Travis Lee is the author of five novels and has lived in Hubei province, where I spent a lot of time in the 1990s. It's not often that I come across another writer who knows that province well, so I was curious about his thoughts about writing about Hubei province and the pros … [Read more...]
My first post for the Los Angeles Review of Books
A couple weeks ago I published my first review for the Los Angeles Review of Books! It all started with a Tweet about a newly-translated Eileen Chang novel, Half a Lifelong Romance (Anchor, 2016). I loved the book, which reminded me of her other novels I've read and films I've … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
If there's one thing I've learned as an adult, it's patience. That's been put to test these last few months, as number one son applies to college and waits for the results to come in. We only have another week to hear back from over a half a dozen more. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Travelers
When I was hiding from the world last week, sick with a weird cold and in bed for three days straight, I managed to read Chris Pavone's new spy novel, The Travelers (Crown, 2016) when I started to feel better.I'd read his first two books and liked them enough to want to read … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Informal Solutions
I'm always on the lookout for new photo books about Hong Kong, so when I heard about Michael Wolf's new paperback, Informal Solutions: Observations in Hong Kong's Back Alleys (WE Press, 2016), I knew I needed to buy it.Hong Kong is often presented as a glitzy and … [Read more...]
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