Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
    • Good Chinese Wife
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    • Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls
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Chinese New Year Blog Hop!

February 7, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 9 Comments

I'm so excited to be a part of the Chinese New Year Blog Hop launched by Two Americans in China! Since it's officially the Lunar New Year in China now, I'm blogging here about the first time I celebrated the Chinese New Year.So it was a whopping 25 years ago and I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, My Family's Travels

Ferry Tale Cover Reveal!

February 7, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I am beyond excited to reveal the cover of Shannon Young's new novel, Ferry Tale!I first learned about Ferry Tale--out this Friday--when I was on a panel with Shannon at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival last fall. As soon as I heard it was 1) a love story set in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong

Photo Friday

February 5, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

With the Lunar New Year right around the corner, I can't help but think back to the first one I celebrated in China. It was Nanjing, the Year of the Goat, and February 1991. This is the view from the apartment where I stayed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: China, My Family's Travels

Book of the week–An Undisturbed Peace

February 2, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I love Mary Glickman's novels because she writes about little-known Jewish populations in the rural South, but always features cross-cultural love stories. In her first three novels, some of which I reviewed here (including one of my favorite photos with an author) and here, her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Misc

Samantha Verant

February 2, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I am so excited to feature Samantha Verant as my February author! Samantha and I share the same publisher for our memoirs and both have Chicago roots. When I asked about featuring her this month, she came up with the fabulous idea of doing an interview! I was sold and from now on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Author Tagged With: Memoirs, Misc

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