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My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

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When I get on a browsing spree, I find myself down so many rabbit holes, I twist my brain. This means, I will find something I like the looks and/or sound of and find a copy. But when I do finally get the copy, I forget why it drew me in. So it is a wonderful surprise. This happened with My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin (author/illustrator and translator respectively).  In the end, the reason I wanted to […]

Friends say Meow

Angel in Beijing by Belle Yang

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Belle Yang’s Angel in Beijing is really a simple story, but it is busy and filled with goodies. A young fil finds a cat one night, and after a while, they just name the cat Kitty (as no other name seem to fit). But one day, Kitty runs off. And not even the child’s bell on her bike, that Kitty loves to meow along with, seems to bring her home. But then again, home can have many meanings. And sometimes a surprise like finding a […]

Life in China back when that seemed like a fun idea

Apologies to My Censor by Mitch Moxley

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Travel is one of my passions, and I used to read the long form journalism on a webpage called Roads and Kingdoms quite frequently. One of its editors/contributors was a Canadian named Mitch Moxley, so when I saw Moxley had written a book about China I was intrigued. Moxley lived in China for 5ish years in the years leading up to and following the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Apologies to My Censor is his account of his time in the city. He sets things out […]



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