About Raymond M. Wong: Raymond M. Wong earned the Eloise Klein Healy Scholarship and the MFA in Creative Writing at Antioch University Los Angeles. His writing has appeared in USA Today, U-T San Diego, Chicken Soup for the Soul, San Diego Family, Small Print Magazine, and Segue. His memoir, I'm Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence, was published in October 2014 by Apprentice House. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Quyen, and their children, Kevin and Kristie. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Raymond M. Wong
Interview with Author – Bailey Richert
About Bailey Richert: Bailey Richert is an author, speaker and travel expert who explores the world and shares her experiences with others through written word, photography and video. Her personal mantra regarding travel is that it should be fun, eye-opening and exhilarating - not full of worry, anxiety and stress. But, she recognizes this is what many first-time travelers feel when thinking about their upcoming adventure. After engaging in many trips, totaling 23 countries on 5 continents … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Bailey Richert
Interview with Author – Renae Lucas-Hall
About Renae Lucas-Hall: Renae Lucas-Hall is an Australian-born British novelist and writer. Renae spent many years studying French, Italian and Japanese because she loves languages and she always wanted to be an interpreter, a teacher or a writer. Renae graduated from Monash University in Australia with a Bachelor's degree in Japanese language and culture before living and working in Tokyo for two years. Renae has continued to work with the Japanese for many years in Japan, Australia and the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Renae Lucas-Hall
Interview with Author – Brenda Mohammed
About Brenda Mohammed: Brenda Mohammed is a former Banker and Insurance Professional who turned to writing. Brenda lives in Trinidad and Tobago. She wrote her first book in 1989 while she was still working at the bank as a bank manager. It was called "Memoirs of Dr. A.M. Khan" and it was about her father who was a great Educator. The book was very popular among her father's friends and relatives in Trinidad. She took up writing again in 2013 and to date she has published seven paper back books … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Brenda Mohammed
Interview with Author – Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins
About Rosemary "Mamie" Adkins: Over sixty years ago my life began in Houston, Texas where growing up in mid suburbia with what appeared to the world as a normal family, was really one of great secrets. It was still a time of turmoil in the world and racism yet to me, there was never a difference from one person to another and my life in †hat regard was very happy. Behind closed doors was a woman that we called our mother but she was a tyrant and possibly not all together in her emotional … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins
Interview with Author – Ivanka Di Felice
About Ivanka Di Felice: Ivanka Di Felice is a writer living in Tuscany. She will assure you that it's far less pretentious than it sounds. She was born in Toronto, Canada. She is 39 years and 94 months old. In her quest for happiness, she followed Nora Ephron’s advice: “Secret to life, marry an Italian.” She loves writing humorous stories and enjoys reading. What inspires you to write? I think one reviewer summed it up perfectly: "Italy hands Mrs Di Felice some lemons so she makes lemonade … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ivanka Di Felice
Bargain Book: Dumb Deutsch: Absurd German Language Errors (auch für deutsche Leser geeignet) by Hermann Observer
This book is permanently bargain priced. Have you ever ordered leather cheese? Have you ever told your cab driver that your hotel is located on One-Way Street? I doubt it. But English speakers trying to speak German say bizarre things like this all the time and I, for one, feel their pain. Acutely, even. They are speaking Dumb Deutsch. And they have no one else to blame but themselves. The German language is complex, treacherous and terribly difficult to learn, you see. Dumb Deutsch, on … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Dumb Deutsch: Absurd German Language Errors (auch für deutsche Leser geeignet) by Hermann Observer
Paris – Without the Tourists by Udey Johnson
Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations on earth, and for a very good reason; it's a fascinating and fun place to visit. Each year The City of Light greets close to 30 million foreign tourists, and most of them are headed for a select list of the exact same places. As a result, the lines to get into the most popular museums are long, and once inside it can get unbelievably crowded. Not only that, but the most visited parks, sites, and restaurants – along with the streets around … [Read more...] about Paris – Without the Tourists by Udey Johnson
The White Blouse by R Leigh Turner
VOLUME 2 IN THE "HOTEL STORIES" SERIES Ms N, the fabulous hotelier introduced in "The Two Rooms", has a new assignment - to the hotel from hell. The most valued guest is the brother of the Minister of Planning; the old secret police HQ is a hole in the ground next door; the Materials Manager is providing services of an unsavoury and probably illegal sexual nature; and the whole place seems not to have been repaired, repainted or even cleaned for years. So why does it seem that Ms N is doing … [Read more...] about The White Blouse by R Leigh Turner
Interview with Author – Tony Brasunas @tonybrasunas
Author Bio: Tony Brasunas grew up in West Virginia in an intentional spiritual community, attended a large public high school in Atlanta, and matriculated at a small New England college. When he's not writing, he's working in the field of solar energy, playing guitar or soccer, or traveling to faraway lands with his wife. What inspires you to write? My adventures in China transformed who I am, changed my life, and provided the inspiration for Double Happiness. When I left the US, I was … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tony Brasunas @tonybrasunas
Double Happiness by Tony Brasunas
Tony Brasunas's award-winning debut memoir is a fascinating portrait of life in China and a groundbreaking story of coming of age in today's era of globalization. In a classroom in sultry Guangzhou, having never before left the United States nor taught a class on anything, armed only with a beginner's grasp of the language, Brasunas is confronted daily by thirty-seven ninth graders in uniform. Only his intrinsic curiosity about Chinese culture and about himself drives him on, to keep trying … [Read more...] about Double Happiness by Tony Brasunas
Interview with Author – Rebecca Burg
Author Bio: After working her way through college and working in the manufacturing world for several years, Rebecca moved south and became a marine travel writer. Using her college training and experience in her dad's small engine shop, she also works as a marine mechanic. Based out of South Florida, she enjoys being out on the water and participating in the community ashore. When not working or boating, she tries to find time for the creative arts, making small paintings to donate toward local … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rebecca Burg
