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...]
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...]
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...]
Chinatown Summer Fair in Chicago
I dragged my little kids and husband out to Chinatown this morning to attend the annual Chinatown Summer Fair. We've experienced above-average temperatures this weekend (97F yesterday and 91F today), so we left home before the sun was at its hottest.The Summer Fair was held … [Read more...]
A tale of two guidebooks
When I was researching Shanghai for a manuscript that's now been put on hold, I turned to guidebooks from the periods for which I was writing. As a guidebook author myself, I find them to be somewhat telling of the times in which they take place. In Good Chinese Wife, I didn't … [Read more...]
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