Susan Blumberg-Kason

  • Bio
  • Books
    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
    • Good Chinese Wife
    • Hong Kong Noir
    • Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls
  • Articles
  • Press
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Book Group Request

An evening with Gloria Chao

February 6, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

It seemed like today would never get here, but it was finally the pub day for Gloria Chao's debut YA novel, American Panda (Simon Pulse, 2018)! I was so fortunate to read a review copy of American Panda months ago and am currently reading it now for the second time.Gloria had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Author Readings, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

An evening with Samira Ahmed

January 15, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I met Samira Ahmed last summer at the American Library Association's annual meeting. Her debut YA novel, Love, Hate, and Other Filters (Soho Teen, 2018) was one of the review copies I picked up at the conference and was the first I read.It was so much warmer back then! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

An evening with Lenora Chu

September 26, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Last night I had so much fun meeting Lenora Chu, author of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve (Harper, 2017). She was reading at Common Good Books in St. Paul, Minnesota, a super cozy bookstore in a fun area near Macalester College. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, China, Memoirs, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

ALA 2017!

June 26, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This weekend I attended my first big book convention. I didn't get a ticket because I'm an author, but rather because I'm a trustee of my local public library. The American Library Association's annual conference is a big one and authors and publishers and library software … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Memoirs, Misc, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Book Discussion with Sonali Dev

June 25, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason

Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 6:00pm - 7:30pmSusan Blumberg-Kason and Sonali Dev will discuss writing as mothers, setting their stories overseas, and why we need diverse books.  … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Author Readings, China, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Memoirs, Misc

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • …
  • 14
  • Next Page »

Recent Stories

2026 CASL Gala!

YouTube talk about Bernardine and Anna May Wong!

Sunday in New York!

Copyright © 2026 Susan Blumberg-Kason · Design: Ilsa Brink