It's hard to believe I was in Shanghai this time last year. I hadn't visited in twenty years and a few months, and figured I'd return in style for the World Congress on Art Deco during the first week of November, 2015.The Yangtze Hotel was one of my favorite buildings during … [Read more...]
Eleanor Frances Lattimore
For my June author, I thought I would feature someone I've been fond of for many years but who is no longer with us. I first heard of Eleanor Frances Lattimore more than ten years ago when a friend gave my son Jake an old copy of the children's book, Little Pear.I soon found … [Read more...]
Good Chinese Wife in Italian
I just learned that the Italian edition of Good Chinese Wife will be out on May 26! Check out the cover!According to my non-existent Italian, I think the title translates to A Brave Chinese Wife. It's so much fun to see how another culture interprets my book. For more … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Year of the Fortune Cookie
I'm always on the lookout for diverse books for my kids, especially my daughter Rachel. She goes through more books each week than my mother, who I thought was the most voracious reader I knew. So I'm always excited when I see a new book by Andrea Cheng, one of my favorite middle … [Read more...]
Losing time around the world
The strangest thing has happened to me over the last half year. I can't seem to find a battery-operated watch that doesn't lose time over night.It's so bizarre that even jewelers are stumped.Back in late October/early November, I noticed that my year-old watch lost half … [Read more...]
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