Today is the first of the month. And since my memoir comes out on July 1st next year, that means I'm eight months away from my publication date!It seems like a long time from now, but when I signed my contract back in March, my publication date was a good 15 months … [Read more...]
GOOD CHINESE WIFE available for pre-ordering!
Several days ago my husband Tom oh-so-casually mentioned that GOOD CHINESE WIFE is available on Amazon. I was shocked. I'd trolled the site for months, just to see if another similarly titled book had appeared. But I guess I hadn't been on in a while.Tom had mentioned my … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Well, the winter weather has officially arrived in Chicago and we're just a month into autumn. We've had frigid temperatures and snow (twice) this week.In Chinese, people say wo pa leng, or "I'm afraid of the cold." It's not a fear as much as a dislike. And it was a phrase I … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Sketches of Soho
Last month I posted a review of Lorette Roberts' beautiful book, Sketches of Sai Kung (Blacksmith Books, 2013). This week I bought her earlier book, Sketches of Soho: Scenes from the Backstreets of Old Hong Kong (Blacksmith Books, 2012).The Soho book is just as beautiful … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I'm in denial big time. It's not even the end of October and the temperatures have plummeted in Chicago so much that I've noticed neighbors wearing their heavy winter jackets already.And while I'm no friend of the cold, I just can't imagine going for my down jacket quite yet. … [Read more...]
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