I am so excited to feature Leza Lowitz this month. She's the author of a dozen and a half books, but her heart-wrenching memoir, Here Comes the Sun: A Journey to Adoption in 8 Chakras (Stone Bridge Press, 2015) that just came out on June 30th.Leza's memoir tells the story of … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society
This month I'm not featuring one author, but a group of writers who come from different backgrounds but have one place in common: Hong Kong. Some of us live there, others don't, but we all have a thing for this dynamic city on the underbelly of mainland China.Imprint is the … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Pilar
When I first heard about Elizabeth Pilar's new memoir, A Blue Moon in China (Matilda Publishing, 2015), I was in such a rush to read it that I pushed it to the top of my to-read list.Pilar traveled to China in the spring and summer of 1988, the same year I first went to … [Read more...]
Emily Hahn
Emily Hahn is one of the my favorite writers and probably the writer who has influenced me the most. Her colossal memoir, China to Me, is one I've read several times.I'm especially drawn to Emily Hahn because she did her own thing and didn't care what others thought. Whenever … [Read more...]
Susan Chan
The writing world is connected by way fewer than six degrees of separation, especially when the subject has anything to do with Chinese culture.Take author Susan Chan. She's the co-author along with Carol Polakoff of The Reluctant Brides of Lily Court Lane, a delightful novel … [Read more...]