I'm always on the lookout for a good story with characters we don't read about everyday. In other words, I'm one of many who think we need more diversity in literature, especially the different genres of children's literature.So when my friend Jennifer mentioned Stacey Lee's … [Read more...]
Weina Dai Randel
I first came across Weina Dai Randel on a Yahoo group of authors who write novels set in Asia. She always seemed upbeat and enthusiastic to share her knowledge of publishing. We bonded later when she signed a two-book deal with Sourcebooks, the same house that published Good … [Read more...]
Happy Book Birthday!
Good Chinese Wife is one year old today! It's been a year beyond expectation and would take another book to thank everyone who read my memoir, promoted it, and wrote reviews. These are just some photos that highlight events this first year. My book launch was held at Sandmeyer's … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Domino Diaries
When I recently came across The Domino Diaries: My Decade Boxing with Olympic Champions and Chasing Hemingway's Ghost in the Last Days of Castro's Cuba (Picador, 2015) by Brin-Jonathan Butler, I was attracted to the cover. But what really sparked my interest was the … [Read more...]
A summer of sentimental movies
For the first time as a mother, I've had eight days of 5-hour stretches completely to myself. Two of my kids were in all-day day camp and the other was either volunteering at sleepover camp or on a college tour a time zone away.So what did I do with all this free time? If … [Read more...]
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