Back in the late 1990s, I lived in the most dangerous neighborhood in San Francisco. The only familiar retail outlet was a Walgreen's pharmacy a few blocks away. The neighborhood had been an old Maltese enclave, but only one Italian grocery remained from those years. The main … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Fortunes
I recently read Peter Ho Davies newish novel, The Fortunes (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016) and cannot get it out of my mind. It's one of those books that will stay with you for a long, long time. I think the most astonishing thing is that Ho Davies, who was born and raised in … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lucky
A few weeks ago I saw an ad for a new book about New York Chinatown on a museum website. The author, Henry Chang, was going to have a book event there and while I wasn't going to be in New York for the event, I suddenly felt desperate to read it. The cover totally got … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Incensed
I have to admit, I started Incensed (Soho Crime, 2016) by Ed Lin back in December. But then winter vacation got in the way as did other books I'd committed to review. So when I had a week of vacation in late March, I brought Incensed on my trip and quickly read it in two … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
In memory of American game show host extraordinaire, Chuck Barris, who passed away today, my book of the week is his 1982 memoir, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography, which was re-released 20 years later just before its film adaptation was … [Read more...]
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