When I found out that Barnes and Noble is selling Good Chinese Wife already, I ordered a copy online last Thursday. With the Fourth of July holiday in the US the following day, the normal turnaround time for shipping was delayed a bit. But thanks to electronic tracking, I was … [Read more...]
Updates on my publication date
I've been so focused on my July 29th publication date that I was completely blindsided when a friend informed me last week that his copy of Good Chinese Wife was waiting for him at a Barnes and Noble in Honolulu!It had to have been a mistake, I thought. After all, my … [Read more...]
Jocelyn Eikenburg
If I had to describe Jocelyn Eikenburg in two words, they would be Renaissance Woman. Trained as a scientist, Jocelyn moved to China on a whim 15 years ago without knowing a drop of Chinese. Completely self-taught, she is not only fluent in Mandarin, but is also an expert … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This is where I spent much of the summer 19 years ago. We had no cell phones, e-mail, internet, texting, or the like.I call it Hidden River in my memoir. With 1 million people, it's a two-hour car ride from Wuhan, the largest city in Hubei province.The summers were … [Read more...]
Free bookplates!
If you don't live near Chicago or Hong Kong--my two scheduled book signing cities--and would like me to sign and personalize your book, I'm offering a great solution!Just send me a note through the comments or through my contact page with your name and address, and I'll send … [Read more...]