I loved Jason Y Ng's narrative, Hong Kong State of Mind (Blacksmith Books, 2012), so was excited to read his new book, No City for Slow Men (Blacksmith Books, 2014).Similar to his first book, Ng's new one is a collection of essays about current issues in Hong Kong. His books … [Read more...]
ARCs and PDFs
It's been an exciting few days! On Friday I received my ten advance review copies (ARCs), which are the uncorrected proofs of GOOD CHINESE WIFE! It was amazing to see it in a book format. Here's the cover:I already knew what the front cover looked like, apart from the … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Borneo. 1991.My mother and I traveled to four cities in Malaysia on this trip: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Malacca, and Kuching on the island of Borneo.I wasn't really about to get my leg cut off. We were at a local show where they asked for tourist participation. … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Ballad of a Small Player
I'm not usually into ghost stories or supernatural ones, but the Hong Kong and Macau settings of Lawrence Osborne's new novel sealed the deal for me. I loved The Ballad of a Small Player (Random House, 2014) and even the ghost part worked for me.Lord Doyle is a great … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
The first year I lived in Hong Kong, I traveled almost two hours (each way) on Saturdays to teach English to a Japanese housewife and her two children.Mrs. Yoshizawa paid me well, but also cooked me a delicious Japanese lunch after our lessons were over for the day.They … [Read more...]
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