Janet Brown (ThingsAsian Press editor and author of Tone Deaf in Bangkok) has just started a bookgroup page on Facebook for books from ThingsAsian Press. It’s a great way to keep up with new titles, plus get in on conversations about various books … Can’t wait to jump into discussions about my favorites (Tone Deaf is a book that just begs for conversation) … and upcoming books. We have some great ones on the way, including new books on Myanmar and books from Karen Coates/Jerry Redfern sometime this year.
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With so many books out there in the world, the competition is stiff for getting reviewed by newspapers or magazines. It was with great pleasure that I received a lovely review of To Vietnam With Love from the November issue of “Traversing the Orient” magazine.
Writer Jim Algie opened the review with praise for the To [...]
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Just out on bookstore shelves last month, To Japan With Love is already capturing attention. It was just named “Read of the Week” at Tripatini. Congratulations to editor Celeste Heiter and all of the wonderful contributors to this book. Click here to read excerpts.
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After sending out an announcement to all of the To Asia With Love contributors about the guidebook series’ new Facebook and Twitter pages, I received dozens of responses, reminding me of my favorite thing about these books: they are a collaboration between people who love the countries they write about. One of the many replies [...]
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Just in time for Christmas — and for planning your trip to Japan next year! — To Japan With Love is now available. This is the fourth in the To Asia With Love series, after To Asia With Love, To Vietnam With Love, and To Myanmar With Love. It has been lovingly edited by Celeste [...]
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A few days back I was in Seattle, and I went to visit the Elliott Bay Book Company. This landmark store will be moving from its Pioneer Square location in the spring, and I was there to say good-bye … to the historic setting and to my twenties—I spent most of them working at the [...]
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Better late than never! (Although I’m not a terrific blogger at the best of times, this time I have a good excuse–my computer crashed.)
On September 24, Traveler’s Bookcase in Los Angeles hosted an evening featuring a night dedicated to Vietnam. Despite my fear of public speaking, I had a wonderful time talking about Vietnam and reading [...]
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ThingsAsian Press booth at Book Expo America.
Book Expo America is the place for publishers to showcase their books to booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals. ThingsAsian Press attended the show at the Javitz Center in New York for the first time this year, with a prominent corner booth in the Ingram Publisher Services section.
The booth [...]
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I have just returned from a month in Asia. I caught up with old friends in Vietnam, explored northeastern Cambodia (including two days biking along the Mekong River outside Kratie), and spent a week in Bangkok meeting ThingsAsian Press writers, editors, photographers, illustrators and translators. For the most part, ThingsAsian relationships rely on Cyberspace. I [...]
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