Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
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March events in Chicago!

February 14, 2024 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm excited to have two book events in Chicago next month.On March 12th, I'll be speaking about Bernardine at the Society for Midland Authors monthly meeting. I'll be showing slides of Bernardine's early years acting at Chicago's Little Theatre and how she used that … [Read more...]

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Interviews, Podcasts, Reviews, and More!

January 16, 2024 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

It's been a busy autumn and winter and I feel so behind on posting my book-worthy news. Although Bernardine's Shanghai Salon came out two months ago, I still feel like I'm in the thick of book promotion. That's a good thing!I had interviews with Katie Gee Salisbury and Aimee … [Read more...]

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The Jumbo: the end of an era?

March 2, 2020 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

With recent news of the closing of Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo floating restaurant, there has been some much talk on social media about this famous restaurant that once upon a time was top on the tourist circuit. The Jumbo was always included in postcard packs in the 90s--and maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

An evening with Spencer Wise

June 12, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

Months ago some friends in Hong Kong were tweeting with Spencer Wise about his forthcoming debut novel, The Emperor of Shoes (Hanover Square Press, 2018) and I not-so-graciously chimed in and tweeted that I needed to read his book, too. Set in the southern Chinese city of Foshan … [Read more...]

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Friday Photo

June 8, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I posted this photo on Instagram today, where I've been posting old travel photos for the last month or so. This is one I've had a love/hate relationship with. Hate because I always thought I was closing my eyes and that my posture could have been better. But I love it for so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

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