A Kindle in Hong Kong

• Bookspotting and Wedding Planning 6 days ago My grandparents' porch, utterly devoid of stressOver the last few weeks, I've been wrapping up my work responsibilities, finishing the edits for the Expat Women in Asia anthology, and doing a little bit of writing when I can squeeze it in. I'm trying to get all these things out of the way this...
• COUNTRY DRIVING by Peter Hessler 3 weeks ago By the road in Nevada where our tire shredded 50 miles from the nearest townTHE GIST:An American journalist acquires a Chinese driver's license and explores the back roads, villages, and factory towns of a changing country.THE VERDICT:COUNTRY DRIVING is a work of narrative non-fiction divided into...
• Bookspotting and Thunderstorms 4 weeks ago Today was my first black rainstorm experience in Hong Kong. Throughout the night, thunder overwhelmed the city noises that usually make their way into my windows, and I awoke to flashes of lightning more than once. When I got up this morning, the thunderstorm still raged and the Black Rain signal...
• Duckspotting! 2 months ago Sorry for the title, folks. I could not resist.The buzz around Hong Kong this week is all about the floating rubber duck exhibit in Victoria Harbour. I took the Star Ferry to see it on Sunday...When we pulled up to the dock, I could see the crowds.They lined the harbor and the top of Ocean...
• Bookspotting and Selections 2 months ago Over the past few weeks I've been hard at work on a few editing projects. I sent my initial selections for the Expat Women in Asia anthology to the publisher for approval. With his input, I finalized the selections and sent out notifications to all the authors. (If you submitted a piece and didn't...

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