I love Mary Glickman's novels because she writes about little-known Jewish populations in the rural South, but always features cross-cultural love stories. In her first three novels, some of which I reviewed here (including one of my favorite photos with an author) and here, her … [Read more...]
Samantha Verant
I am so excited to feature Samantha Verant as my February author! Samantha and I share the same publisher for our memoirs and both have Chicago roots. When I asked about featuring her this month, she came up with the fabulous idea of doing an interview! I was sold and from now on … [Read more...]
Laisee lanterns for the Lunar New Year
I haven't blogged much about this, but I've been spending a few days a week volunteering in Chinatown with senior citizens. What started as a couple of English classes has morphed into craft class coordinator, field trip chaperone, citizenship class teacher's aide, and party … [Read more...]
An evening with Janice YK Lee
Last night I headed out to Naperville, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles from home, to attend novelist Janice YK Lee's reading at Anderson's Bookshop. Her new book, The Expatriates (Viking, 2016), sounds fabulous. It's about a group of female expats in Hong Kong. Say no more, … [Read more...]
The Shanghai Shoe
When I was in Shanghai with my mom and friend Mary a few months ago (has it been that long?), we kept driving past the Ports 1961 flagship store. And in the windows were these shoes and only these shoes.The thing about luxury shopping in China is this: the taxes are … [Read more...]
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