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I'm talking with Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up. Lisa talked with me while she was on vacation and I'm so thankful that she carved out some time for us. We covered: - How her mother and grandfather were both writers, so she, naturally, vowed never to become one… and how that all changed when she was bumming around Europe on $5 a day after college - The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland) - How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she'd include a short letter about it in that year's holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book - What's been easy and what's been hard about her work as a novelist - A peek into her (fascinating) research process - The routine she follows every morning routine (that involves waiting for her husband to get done exercising) - Why she doesn't worry about keeping her tea hot Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen Recorded on May 28, 2024 Book talk begins at 22:55 ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS: Our Summer Tops KAL is almost over, going until to June 1, 2024.  Prizes winners will be announced in Episode 288! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL.   DATES:  6/1/24 - 8/31/24 To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread.   Tracie and Barb had a discussion about the excellent YouTube video that Susan B. Anderson made showing how she embroiders faces on toys:  Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom   EVENTS Tracie will be at: Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild's Fiber Frolic - June 1 at the Soul Food Farm outside Vacaville, CA   KNITTING Barb Finished: Mother Bears # 292 & #293 Bankhead Hats #28 & #29 Tracie finished: Mother Bears #321 - 323 Dream in Blue Cardigan by Drops Design in pink and mint acrylic scraps Elorie by Elizabeth Doherty, using Berroco ReMix in the Artichoke colorway  Barb is working on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway Barb has cast On: Bankhead hat #30 by Susie Gourlay using Knit Picks City Tweed HW in the Marsh Colorway Tracie continues to work on: Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota Tracie has cast on: Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway Eisinberg Jacket by Guri Pederson in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in the Spearmint Green and Blush Pink color ways BOOKS Barb read: The Rip by Holly Craig - 3 stars The Light of Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler - 4 stars   Tracie read: The Harbor by Katrine Engberg - 3.5 stars Shanghai Girls by Lisa See - 4.5 stars The Vanishing Class of 3B by Jackie Kabler - 3.5 stars Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler - 5 stars   Tracie recommends these two videos about what organizing is NOT: Jordan Theresa: The Cult of Organisation & The Celebrity Kitchen Complex Hannah Alonzo: The unhinged consumerism of “restock” influencers, so unrealistic!    

In this section, we read pages 348 to 407, October 9th Waxing Moon to October 10 Waxing Moon, of The Witches of New York by Ami McKay. In this section, we explore whether there's such a thing as feminine courage, the white knight complex, street harassment, and society’s butchification of women who love other women. What we're reading: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325-shanghai-girls?ac=1&from_search=true Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33375622-her-body-and-other-parties Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power by Pam Grossman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42202046-waking-the-witch?ac=1&from_search=true Little Women by Louisa May Alcott https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1934.Little_Women?ac=1&from_search=true Cyber Sexy: Rethinking Pornography by Richa Kaul Padte https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39809069-cyber-sexy?ac=1&from_search=true Follow our social media pages: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/support

I've gotten to know Eva, Casey and Melissa pretty well this past year just from hanging out outside of the BJJ mats. They are really what makes training worth my time because of all the great friendships that I have found. There was only one bottle of wine consumed during this podcast and it got a little crazy, but worth listening to the end.

Acclaimed author, Lisa See joins Mitchell for a deep, and often humorous, conversation about her Chinese-American ancestry, her mother, the writer Carolyn See, and her acclaimed books On Gold Mountain, Shanghai Girls, and her latest, The Island of Sea Women. This conversation was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Please listen, share and comment on our podcast landing page or on our social media: @BooksandBooks (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)  Host: Mitchell Kaplan Showrunner: Carmen Lucas Editor: Andy Stermer Links: https://booksandbooks.com/ https://www.lisasee.com/books-new/the-island-of-sea-women/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award-winning author, historian, and journalist LISA SEE discusses her latest book, The Island of Sea Women! See is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, Dreams of Joy, China Dolls, and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and was the recipient of the 2001 National Woman of the Year Award from the Organization of Chinese-American Women and the Chinese-American Museum's 2003 History Makers Award.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special guest author, Lisa See, joins #StrongWomenWrite to celebrate the release of her new novel, The Island of Sea Women, and discuss unique stories found in family histories, strengths of the women she has chosen to write about, and what we can learn from them. Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, and Dreams of Joy, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of On Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the History Maker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. Lisa was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women. www.LisaSee.com ----- #StrongWomenWrite is a unique literary organization for female authors who want to Write Better Fight Scenes, Strong Female Characters, and call attention to their work. We host on- and offline women-only writing events to connect, challenge, and engage female authors. See website for our new video, info, and events. www.StrongWomenWrite.net After more than twelve (12) years as a Consultant and Project Manager, Khrys Vaughan realized that although she had found formulas and solutions for everyone else, she had none that worked for her. What began as a brief hiatus, led to writing, the creation of #StrongWomenWrite, and creating platforms enabling others to challenge their notion of impossible. Khrys is vegan, collects red umbrellas, enjoys tea daily, and time with her family. www.KhrysVaughan.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strongwomenwrite/support

Welcome to a special episode…Winter 2019 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books! Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in January, February, and March of 2019. Also, stay tuned for my Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2019 blog post, which is coming out tomorrow. I’ll share some of the books I talked about in this podcast, but also many that I didn’t! Highlights The similarities and differences between Catherine’s and my reading taste. How Catherine and I choose which books to read. Why we need Brain Candy in our reading. How well do you want to know the author behind the work? Winter 2019 Book Preview January Sarah’s Picks: Sugar Run by Mesha Maron (January 8) | Buy from Amazon [7:31] Joy Enough by Sarah McColl (January 15) | Buy from Amazon [10:50] Otherwise Engaged by Lindsey J. Palmer (Publication Date Changed to February 26) | Buy from Amazon [13:56] Catherine’s Picks: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict (January 8) | Buy from Amazon [9:26] Unmarriagable by Soniah Kamal (January 22) | Buy from Amazon [12:45] The Current by Tim Johnston (January 22) | Buy from Amazon [16:29] February Sarah’s Picks: Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken (February 5) | Buy from Amazon [18:40] American Pop by Snowden Wright (February 5) | Buy from Amazon [22:58] The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray (February 19) | Buy from Amazon [26:47] The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy by Michael Mewshaw (February 26) | Buy from Amazon [30:09] Catherine’s Picks: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella (February 5) | Buy from Amazon [20:42] The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King (February 12) | Buy from Amazon [25:36] Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa (February 12) | Buy from Amazon [28:27] March Sarah’s Picks: So, Here’s the Thing: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut by Alyssa Mastromonaco (March 5) | Buy from Amazon [34:36] White Elephant by Julia Langsdorf (March 26) | Buy from Amazon [39:27] Catherine’s Picks: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (March 5) | Buy from Amazon [33:10] A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian (March 19) | Buy from Amazon [37:19] The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (March 26) | Buy from Amazon [42:14] Other Books Mentioned Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:00] An American Marriage (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:20] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon[9:44] Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [11:27] Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:27] Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen | Buy from Amazon [12:36] Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen | Buy from Amazon [12:59] The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [16:00] Descent by Tim Johnston | Buy from Amazon [16:34] Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [19:22] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [20:06] A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [20:14] Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King | Buy from Amazon [25:43] An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:03] The Mothers by Brit Bennett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:09] Beach Music by Pat Conroy | Buy from Amazon [30:54] The Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See | Buy from Amazon [33:18] Shanghai Girls by Lisa See | Buy from Amazon [33:18] The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See | Buy from Amazon [34:20] Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco | Buy from Amazon [35:04] Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo | Buy from Amazon [38:35] Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [41:06] Final Girls by Riley Sager | Buy from Amazon [41:42] The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami | Buy from Amazon [42:25] Other Links The New and Improved 2019 Rock Your Reading Tracker (available for purchase for $14.99) My Top Recommendation Sources of 2018 From the Front Porch podcast (co-hosted by Annie Jones and Chris Jensen) Spivey’s Club Facebook Group (founded by Ashley Spivey) The Affair (Showtime TV series) Book Riot’s All the Books Podcast: 2019 Preview About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. 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We insert ourselves into books we recently read and wrote....and then tv shows and movies we have seen. Will we survive a Martian scenario? ....Probably not.Keywords: The Handmaids Tale's, Alive, The Martian, Black Panther, The Goldbergs, Isle of Dogs, Lisa See, Shanghai Girls, Breakfast with Buddha, books, movies, television, Coraline, Laika, Laika studios, stop motion, Wes Anderson, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recording Date: May 3, 2017 Guests: Christine Freeman, Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager, and Susan Moritz, Program Manager, Virtual Services.   Episode Summary: Our guests discuss MCPL's upcoming Summer Read and Learn program. MCPL's Summer Read and Learn program promotes reading and learning all summer long through a variety of reading and activity based learning tracks.  MCPL resources and services mentioned during this episode: Summer Read and Learn: This program runs from June 10 through September 10, 2017. There will be activities for children, teens, and adults.  Four Doorways to Reading: Legendary librarian Nancy Pearl identified 4 reasons people fall in love with books. They are plot, people, place, and prose. Sign up through Beanstack for reading recommendations based on your preferences among these 4 doorways to literature. Freegal: Download up to 5 song each week for free. Choose from over 3,000,000 recordings.  Library Link: A partnership between MCPL and Montgomery County Public Schools to ensure every child enrolled in a county public school receives a library card.  MCPL 2017 Reading Challenge: Over the course of 2017, read one book from each of twelve different categories. The categories include items such as a book set in your home state or country, a book with a viewpoint different from your own, and a book with a cover that is green.   MCPL's Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) programs.  MCPL Strategic Plan: To provide access to services, resources, and programs so that everyone can participate in making a more Literate Montgomery, Connected Montgomery, Strong and Vibrant Montgomery, and Delighted Montgomery.  MCPL Storytimes Suggested Titles by Grade and Interest Level What Do I Check Out Next?: Tell us what you like to read and we'll e-mail you a personalized list of 3 to 5 books that our readers' advisory experts have chosen for you.  Books and other media mentioned during this episode:  Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir: Laia goes undercover at the empire's military academy in order to save her brother from execution.  Little Brother by Cory Doctorow: Marcus uses his hacking skills to resist an out of control Department of Homeland Security. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen: Princess Kelsea returns home to ascend the throne amidst political intrigue and personal peril.  The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: A commoner with rare power, Mare risks everything to help a growing rebellion.  Shanghai Girls by Lisa See: Two sisters leave Shanghai to begin new lives in 1930s Los Angeles.  The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware: A journalist suspects the murder of a passenger no else believes was ever on board their cruise ship. Rick Riordan: Bestselling author of children's book series such as The Heroes of Olympus, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Kane Chronicles.  Read the full transcript

Revisiting Lisa See. Last month’s Word By Word conversation was with the talented graphic artists Maia Kobabe and Trinidad Escobar who shared verbal descriptions of Maia’s lushly illustrated comics The Thief’s Tale, and her award-winning Tom O’Bedlam, and Trinidad’s biomythography, Crushed which explores the interior landscape of her experience as a magikal, transnational Filipino adoptee. During our conversation, Trinidad shared how she needed to carry a dead baby’s first name for most of her life because adoption paperwork had already been approved with that name. I made reference at that time to the Chinese immigrant “paper sons” that Lisa See wrote about in her novel Shanghai Girls and talked about on a Word By Word show broadcast in June, 2009. Listeners let host Gil Mansergh know they were unable to find a podcast of that show, so he takes care of that problem by doing this rebroadcast. In that show, Lisa See shared stories of her Chinese ancestors, and introduced us to Shanghai Girls Pearl and May, sisters who escaped from the war-torn China on the 1930’s to Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay and on to Los Angeles where they got involved in the movie business. Listeners will be glad to hear that in Lisa See’s novel Pearls of Joy they can read about Pearl’s 19-year-old daughter Joy, who makes the trip the other way—back to a China trapped in the disastrous consequences of Mao’s cultural revolution.

Colin Marshall talks with Lisa See, author of novels at the intersection of Chinese history, American history, and women's history. Her novels include "Peony in Love, Snow Flower" and "Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, Dreams of Joy". Her latest is "China Dolls", a story of the Chinese nightclubs of wartime America that takes place in the Chinatowns of both San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Lisa See vividly illustrates the true spirit of motherhood and love of country as she discusses her latest novels, “Shanghai Girls” and the sequel, “Dreams of Joy.” See offers viewers an insightful look at how she intertwines the historical complexities of the time with personal relationships.

Author Lisa See discusses her latest book, "Shanghai Girls," with Julie Robinson of Literary Affairs.

Lisa See, author of the novel "Shanghai Girls" is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.   The post Counterspin – April 17, 2009 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.