Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

September 10, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I'm not sure where I first learned about this beautiful graphic novel, but I think it was somewhere on Amazon. I love Chinese history, a good romance, and--kind of new for me--graphic novels. Ann Marie Fleming's The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam: An Illustrated Memoir (Riverhead, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, Memoirs, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

New photos from my first year in Hong Kong!

September 7, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I have no idea why I haven't posted these photos before. In fact, I haven't even taken them off their sticky album sheets since I first placed them there 24 years ago. When I looked closer at them tonight, I realized some were taken in places I'd forgotten I'd visited back then. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Barware giveaway and more!

August 26, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I am beyond excited to announce a fabulous raffle my publisher is offering now until September 30th.To celebrate the launch of novelist Charles Belfoure's new book, House of Thieves, Sourcebooks has an exciting giveaway. The first place winner will receive a bareware set and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Misc

Catch a Bunch of Authors

August 23, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I am so excited to participate in the Aurora Public Library's author fest next month. Catch a Bunch of Authors Fair will take place on Saturday, September 16th at the main public library building at 101 South River Street in Aurora, Illinois. The fair runs from 2-4pm and there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Good Chinese Wife, Memoirs, Misc

Book of the week–Dragon Day

August 22, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I have been waiting for what seems like forever to read the latest Ellie McEnroe thriller--Lisa Brackmann's Dragon Day (Soho Crime, 2015). And this week it not only came out, but I also read it.So what's so special about Lisa Brackmann's Ellie McEnroe series? I was first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: China

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