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Impressions of Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s Traditional Japanese Novella Kitsune-Tsuki
Another American author featured as a speaker at the recent virtual World Fantasy Con 2020 is Laura VanArendonk Baugh, and when I saw she had a few books set in Japan, I was intrigued since I love the East Asian fox myth and have written some far less traditional books featuring them myself. The first […]
The Life and Works of Korean Author Kim Dongni
This year on my main blog, the Ice Pine Palace (see links in the left column here for my affiliate blogs), my Literati Corner selection will be a novella and short stories by a very famous Korean author. Kim Dongni (김동리金東里) was born in 1913 in the historical city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, […]
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The Life and Works of Korean Author Kim Dongni
This year on my main blog, the Ice Pine Palace (see links in the right column here for my affiliate blogs), my Literati Corner selection will be a novella and short stories by a very famous Korean author. Kim Dongni (김동리金東里) was born in 1913 in the historical city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
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Category Archives: Palace Interludes
The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak Earns Another Accolade
This week I was informed that my gothic ghost story, The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak, earned the seal of approval from the kid-oriented Story Monsters Approved program in the category of Tween Novels. This seal is really special since … Continue reading
2018 New Year Reading Schedule
Happy New Year! This year, I have quite an ambitious plan laid out for this blog in 2018, but I’m going to do some rearranging of my selections. Because my Literati Corner selection this year is kind of complicated, I’m … Continue reading
New Korean Language Guide Available for Purchase
Finally, I finished my new project, my first non-fiction language book, Lady Xiansa’s Guide to Beginning Korean, which is now available in paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Xiansas-Guide-Beginning-Korean/dp/1542522234/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496408800&sr=8-1&keywords=lady+xiansa%27s+guide+to+beginning+korean I could have named it just Beginning Korean or something equally utilitarian, but … Continue reading
New Discussion of Jennifer Lin’s Book Promotion For Her Family Memoir
As promised, I got the second of my series on local Asian-American author appearances ready at my secondary blog. Journalist and Chinese-American Jennifer Lin recently came to Pittsburgh to promote her new family memoir. Her grandfather and great-uncle were Christian … Continue reading
Spring Schedule of Author Appearances
As spring kicks into high gear, I will be speaking and appearing at a few upcoming events around town. First up, on May 24th at 7PM, I will be giving my presentation “‘Godzilla, Monster Movies, and Toho Studios” at the … Continue reading
A Video Book Reading of Noir-Magical Girl Novella Kumori and the Lucky Cat!
I finally got around to preparing some videos of me reading my 2016 noir-magical girl novella Kumori and the Lucky Cat. This time I was able to learn more about how to use the recording software, so the audio … Continue reading
A Video Book Reading of The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak
Since I was all dressed up for the holiday, I decided to record a few videos of me reading my award winning novel, The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak. These are the first videos I’ve ever made, so my apologies … Continue reading
Xiangqi
Oh, look at the time! We should hurry up our game of xiangqi and return to the Lantern Pavilion so we can begin the next story. Hasn’t it been pleasant relaxing here in the Hall of the Prancing Tiger? My … Continue reading
The Garden
Let me show you around the palace. Although the best view of the valley below from the mountain is here at the Lantern Pavilion, there’s still so much more to see. Just up the steps here we can enjoy the … Continue reading
The palace is nearly ready for visitors. Our
The palace is nearly ready for visitors. Our first discussion of a Korean classic will be coming soon in May! Do you prefer chrysanthemum or jasmine tea?
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