Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
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Return to Hong Kong, Day 1

October 18, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

After a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, I'm back in Chicago and excited to share photos and highlights from just four days in my favorite city. I hope you enjoy this post and the ones to follow. Here's day one!Tom and I stayed at the intersection of Wan Chai, Happy Valley, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Author Readings, Events, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, My Family's Travels

Interview with author Lee Kofman

October 11, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I am so excited to feature an interview with author Lee Kofman! Her new memoir, The Dangerous Bride (Melbourne University Press, 2014) is an honest, thrilling story about marriage, immigration, and identity. I hope you enjoy the interview.I was intrigued by the path your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Memoirs

SEVEN LETTERS FROM PARIS Blog Tour!

October 7, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

I am beyond thrilled to be a part of Samantha Verant's blog tour for her new memoir, Seven Letters from Paris (Sourcebooks, 2014). I read this book in two days and it's quickly become one of my favorite memoirs ever!Samantha and I share a publisher, and that's how I first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Memoirs

Lee Kofman

October 3, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I first came across Lee Kofman thanks to a mutual friend in China, Stuart Beaton. Based in Australia, Lee was born in the Soviet Union and grew up in Israel. She's the author of three novels in Hebrew and now of a fabulous brand new memoir in English, The Dangerous Bride: A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Author Tagged With: Good Chinese Wife, Memoirs

Book of the week–Only One Year

September 22, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Ever since my daughter started reading chapter books this summer, I feel like I've become well-versed in middle grade literature. There's been a push for more diversity in kids lit and I'm all too excited to find books with Asian characters.A recently discovered favorite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: China, Good Chinese Wife, Memoirs, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

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