Last month I attended five author events in just about as many days and one of the most uplifting was Zibby Owens' Petite Retreat outside Chicago at Matchmaker Books!Zibby herself read from her forthcoming book, which all participants received in our swag bags. It's … [Read more...]

Throughout the years writers have approached me for publishing advice and how best to find a literary agent and/or traditional publisher. I've even taught workshops in elementary and middle schools about the paths to publishing so students know what it takes to publish a book. … [Read more...]

A couple weekends ago I had the great privilege of participating in the 2nd annual Jewish Arts and Bookfest in Berkeley, California. I was on a panel with authors Zeeva Bukai and Shelly Sanders. We had so much fun and spoke about our books--each set in different parts of the … [Read more...]

 It was an honor to attend the Chinese American Service League's 2026 gala last year, which took in an astonishing $630,000 for programs and services to Chicago's Chinatown community and beyond.One of the highlights of the evening was finally meeting Linda Yu, … [Read more...]

Last week I had the great honor to speak to the Stanford Asian Pacific Alumni Association and the Stanford Jewish Alumni Network about Bernardine and her friendship with Anna May Wong. A huge thank you to Katie Gee Salisbury for the invitation and for hosting! This YouTube video … [Read more...]