On Thursday we celebrated the launch of How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia with a party at Bookazin...

I'm excited to announce that my Kindle Single on student debt was released on Friday. Naturally, this means I've been refreshing my...

I first met Jane Cornelius at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival in the spring of 2011. She was sitting in the front row at a ...

With Cheryl Tan at the Hong Kong Literary Festival This weekend I went to City University in Kowloon Tong for two writing workshops as p...

THE GIST: A young couple's memoir of going west to chase the American dream, only to find themselves going broke in a devastating ...

THE GIST: An exploration of the role of introverts in a culture that celebrates extroversion. THE VERDICT: This is a smart examinati...

On three of the books that have inspired me throughout my writing journey. I want to have the personable openness of Elizabeth Gilbert, the...

London, Christmas 2010 THE GIST: A boy and his stepmother must come to terms with the disappearance of his father and the truth about ...

THE GIST: A free-spirited older woman teaches English around the world. THE VERDICT: This is a memoir of the infectious love for trav...

THE GIST: After a painful divorce and an identity crisis, a woman decides to travel around Italy, India and Indonesia to figure out what s...

THE GIST: A funny lady writes about being a successful female producer, along with everything else from motherhood to photo shoots to Sar...

THE GIST: The one and only Stephen King offers advice for those who aspire to the profession he loves. THE VERDICT: When I first started...

THE GIST: Travel guru Rolf Potts shares advice for long term backpackers everywhere. THE VERDICT: This is a how-to guide on the art of t...

 I was not initially assigned to the second Saturday session at the HK Literary Festival , but I was already at the Racing Museum so I end...

Saturday was a big day for the Hong Kong International Literary Festival . There were five events, all being held at the Racing Museum near...

Last night I attended my first Hong Kong International Literary Festival event. It featured American journalist Peter Hessler, author of R...

THE GIST: A Peace Corps volunteer spends two years teaching English literature in Fuling on the Yangtze River and gets to know the local ...

THE GIST: An Irish gal spends a year and a bit working for a Disney World hotel in Orlando and admiring all things space related. THE VE...