I've been working with Shepherd.com, a fabulous site that features books, books, and more books. When they asked me to pick my favorite books of the year--and to keep them to just three--I had to really think about it. I ended up picking three books I've thought a lot … [Read more...]

Actress Nancy Wu is reading the audio of BERNARDINE’S SHANGHAI SALON, which can be pre-ordered here.Nancy is a fabulously actress and has read the audiobooks of more than a handful of books about China, Last Boat Out of Shanghai being one of my favorite. The audio of my … [Read more...]

My new book will be out in less than seven weeks! It’s available for pre-ordering at any site where you can buy books! … [Read more...]

I am incredibly excited to speak to the Chinese American Librarians Association and the Association of Jewish Libraries--and anyone else who would like to attend--about my forthcoming book, Bernardine's Shanghai Salon. There is still time to register here. And it's entirely … [Read more...]

Back in August, which seems like ages ago, I received some amazing news.Yes, I have a new book out in January 2024 and have been working on it for almost four years. Can you remember four years ago? It seems like that was different lifetime for all of us. I feel so … [Read more...]