I came across The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World (Center Street, 2017) by Kristin Rockaway on Amazon and when I read it partially takes place in Hong Kong, I quickly ordered it. Not only is it rare to find a mainstream novel set in Hong Kong (at least among those … [Read more...]
The Paris Apartment
This is a long time coming, but friends and family have asked to see photos of the apartment in Paris where I stayed last month. It seems like a lifetime ago, maybe because I've been mostly on the road this summer. I just sent my agent 85,000 words of my revised manuscript for … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
A couple weeks ago my family and I traveled to Washington, DC, for eight days. But one of our favorite days was actually spent in Baltimore. They hadn't been there before, and I'd lived there for three years in college. The National Aquarium is probably the most well-known … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Hong Kong Shop Cats
Even though up until quite recently I was a cat owner for 13 years, I can't say I'm the epitome of a cat person. It took a long time for me to agree to get a cat for my son Jake when he was four. But it all worked out well and I was with our cat until the very end.It's not … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Leavers
Twenty years ago I met a graduate student from MIT at the outdoor canteen (cafeteria) just next to the Olympic-sized swimming pool at my grad school in Hong Kong. She was researching early language acquisition and how even if someone stops using a language acquired at young age, … [Read more...]
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