Rachel Cartland, author of the new memoir, Paper Tigress: A Life in the Hong Kong Government (Blacksmith Books, 2013) guest blogs about her path to becoming an author! Here's Rachel:I became an author by giving a talk to the YWCA and then sending the text that I’d used to a … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been a busy couple days. Yesterday I received copy edits from my publisher, volunteered at my daughter's school's book fair, hosted a band parents' meeting, had a 50 minute phone interview with a Wall Street Journal editor, and caught up with an old friend on Skype. Phew. … [Read more...]
The Uses of Liberation
I am beyond excited to feature this guest post by Rachel Cartland, author of the new memoir, Paper Tigress: A Life in the Hong Kong Government (Blacksmith Books, 2013). In 1972, Rachel Cartland was just one of two female expatriates to join the elite Administrative Grade of the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Sketches of Soho
Last month I posted a review of Lorette Roberts' beautiful book, Sketches of Sai Kung (Blacksmith Books, 2013). This week I bought her earlier book, Sketches of Soho: Scenes from the Backstreets of Old Hong Kong (Blacksmith Books, 2012).The Soho book is just as beautiful … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Sketches of Sai Kung
For quite a while I've noticed Lorette Roberts' colorful books about various regions in Hong Kong, so I was quite excited when I won Sketches of Sai Kung (Blacksmith Books, 2013) in a round about way. (It pays to know people in high places, I must say!)Sai Kung and its … [Read more...]
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