I am beyond excited to post this interview with author Nicole Trilivas. She and I share the same rock star literary agent, Carrie Pestritto, but I would have fallen in love with Nicole's novel, Girls Who Travel (Penguin, 2015) no matter what. The main character, Kika Shores, is a … [Read more...]
When my former in-laws descended upon Hong Kong
I didn't include this little story in Good Chinese Wife because it didn't move the story forward and I was already way over word count.But the spring before we moved to San Francisco, my in-laws descended upon Hong Kong and stayed with us in our 420 square foot flat out in … [Read more...]
Vicki Baum
I usually feature living authors each month, but to start the new year I thought I would showcase one of my favorites and someone I thought about when I recently traveled back to Shanghai--and the Peace Hotel--for the first time in 20 years.Vicki Baum was an author, woman, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy 2016!My kids are fretting about going back to school in a few days. We've had a great winter break and have spent half of it in Chinatown, where we've volunteered at a social service agency where I've been teaching English and craft classes.In this photo, we … [Read more...]
My 2015 in photos
It's hard to believe 2015 is almost over. I can still remember New Year's Eve last year when I took my kids out for ramen while Tom was working. It was a great year overall and filled with books and travel.JanuaryI visited more than a dozen book groups in 2015 and Skyped … [Read more...]
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