Ever since I first visited Paris a couple years ago, I can't get enough of books set there. I'd read them before my first trip, but there was something about the city that kept me thinking about it after I left (and after I returned from my second trip there a year later) that … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Jean Iversen
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 Friday I was in sunny New York with one of my Hong Kong college roommates and her family. We walked along the High Line and snapped photos along the way. I'm not used to traveling with friends or family who like to take photos of people (rather than scenes), so it was fun to … [Read more...]
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