Two weeks ago, I released “Fated,” the first volume in my Between Light and Shadow series. Although I was extremely
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I Survived my First Book Launch: reflections of a publicity coward
As an introvert, I was terrified at the prospect of orchestrating a book launch and public events around the release
Continue readingGetting Lost with Heather Diamond in Hong Kong
Four years ago Heather Diamond e-mailed me through my website. She was getting ready to move from Honolulu to Hong
Continue readingWriting the Other: Intercultural Marriage, Orientalism, and Memoir
Like every new author, I’m both excited and worried about my story going out into the world. Writing a memoir
Continue reading‘Au Crépuscule’ (At Dusk): Knight in Making in Novel by Sabrina Mailhot
Some literary dreams come years in the making, such as for Canadian author Sabrina Mailhot and her newly published debut
Continue readingBook Review: ‘The Kiss Quotient’ by Helen Hoang
One of the books that I always saw everywhere in 2018 was “The Kiss Quotient” by Helen Hoang, a tale
Continue reading‘Hong Kong Noir’: WWAM Relationships in Literature
It’s so unusual to find novels with romantic relationships between Asian men and Western women. In fact, it’s so uncommon
Continue readingBook Review: ‘The War Between Us’ by Sarah Creviston Lee
I think I tend to have a bit of a thorny history when it comes to “The War Between Us”
Continue readingCurating an Expat Home
My nuclear family–mother and father who have been divorced for many years, and four adult siblings–live in four states and
Continue readingWhere’s Wang? Stella Lane & Michael Phan In ‘The Kiss Quotient’
“I like you better than calculus, and math is the only thing that unites the universe.” – Stella Lane to
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