This weekend I attended my first big book convention. I didn't get a ticket because I'm an author, but rather because I'm a trustee of my local public library. The American Library Association's annual conference is a big one and authors and publishers and library software … [Read more...]
Book Discussion with Sonali Dev
Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 6:00pm - 7:30pmSusan Blumberg-Kason and Sonali Dev will discuss writing as mothers, setting their stories overseas, and why we need diverse books. … [Read more...]
Hot off the press!
Last year I wrote the introduction for this classic Chinese text written by Ban Zhao, China's first female historian. Camphor Press reprinted the book and asked me to write the introduction because I'd quoted from Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls in my memoir.I'd … [Read more...]
Book of the week–A Paris Year
Janice MacLeod's memoir, Paris Letters, is one of my favorites. It's visually stunning, as she includes gorgeous paintings and sketches of Paris along with her fairytale story of how she met her husband in the City of Light. I thought there'd be no way she could outdo herself, … [Read more...]
Fashion forward
I recently learned about a designer in Hanoi that has a line of dresses and scarves devoted to Hong Kong. Chula Fashion also designs clothes and scarves inspired by New York, Vietnam, Japan, and Europe.I couldn't resist, so ordered a scarf from their Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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