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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Lantern Festival - Xin Qiji's Lyric Poem

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    The Lantern Festival always reminds me of Southern Song poet Xin Qiji's 辛棄疾's famous lyric poem ("ci") titled The Gree...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Zizhi Tongjian in Story Form

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  This is a Christmas present I bought for myself on my recent trip to Hong Kong.   This book looks like a fun way to tackle the massive his...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Full Review of the Sword Maiden Duology by Jade Moon's Publisher

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        This review truly strikes a deep chord with me. It just shows how much the reviewer appreciates my efforts at bringing this story to...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Jade Moon Magazine - Author Interview and Book Review of the Sword Maiden Duology

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        I had the honour and privilege of being recently interviewed by the Jade Moon Magazine publisher, Ivana Milanovic, with whom I talke...
Friday, July 4, 2025

Book Review - Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber

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    This was a reread for me after several decades! The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber is Book 3 in the Condor Heroes Trilogy. Currently,...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Book Review - The Day Lasts More Than A Hundred Years by Chingiz Aitmatov

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  This was an extraordinary read, not only because this was the first novel by a Kyrgyz writer I'd read, but also this was my first enc...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

ACWW's 30th Anniversary Celebration

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    On Sunday May 4, I had the honor and pleasure of joining the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop's 30th anniversary ( + its preside...