My family and I trekked over to Chicago for Independent Bookstore Day to hear my friend Jean Iversen speak about her new book, Local Flavor: Restaurants That Shaped Chicago Neighborhoods (Northwestern University Press, 2018).I was fortunate to talk to Jean while she was … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Today is #oldheadshotday, so here are two from 1995 and 1996, respectfully. One is on my elopement day and the other almost a year later to the day. … [Read more...]
I love book groups!
One of my favorite things about being a writer is visiting book groups. Over 20 book groups, both local and out of town (thanks to Skype), have read my memoir and have invited me to visit their group to discuss Good Chinese Wife. It was an honor last week to be mentioned in this … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last week one of my college roommates from Hong Kong visited Chicago with her family. We had a magical time going around the city and eating up a storm (Ethiopian, Greek, stuffed pizza, Persian, and even Chinese food). Cloud Gate, or the Bean as we call it, was one of their … [Read more...]
Q&A with Author Joyce Bergvelt
On April 26th, Joyce Bergvelt's debut novel set in old Taiwan (called Formosa back then) comes out. I recently had the wonderful opportunity to ask her questions about her time in Taiwan and her writing journey. Her book can be pre-ordered from Camphor Press here. Or on Amazon … [Read more...]
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