Tag: Chinese

Book Reviews: Back in a Spell by Lana Harper, Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen, The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

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It's a review post full of powerful, headstrong women! I swear that was not planned. I just needed to get these reviews going and happened to read these three in this order. But I love that I went from a powerful witch coming to terms with her toxic family to a headstrong mixed race Chinese … Continue reading Book Reviews: Back in a Spell by Lana Harper, Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen, The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

Author Interview: Lyn Liao Butler, author of Red Thread of Fate

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The Lily Cafe is thrilled to welcome author Lyn Liao Butler! Her novel, Red Thread of Fate, focuses on family and friendships, motherhood and adoption, secrets and culture, all through an American/Chinese/Taiwanese lens. Title: Red Thread of Fate Author: Lyn Liao Butler Publisher: Berkley Publication date: February 8, 2022 Genre: Fiction In the wake of … Continue reading Author Interview: Lyn Liao Butler, author of Red Thread of Fate

Book Review: Songs of Insurrection by JC Kang

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Title: Songs of Insurrection Author: JC Kang Publisher: Dragonstone Press Publication date: March 12, 2021 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When she meets the foreign prince Hardeep, Princess Kaiya wants nothing more than to become a Dragon Singer to save his kingdom, but little does she know she might need the talent for her own country as rebellion brews to the … Continue reading Book Review: Songs of Insurrection by JC Kang

Respect

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Respect. We all want it. We all demand it. We parents especially demand it from our children. But it can be so hard to give. I was raised in a Chinese American family (emphasis on the Chinese and the American) with grandparents and a father who still upheld the traditions of the old world and … Continue reading Respect