This beautifully written novel depicts four generations of a Korean family struggling with poverty, war, and discrimi…
Tag: Books
What to Read Now
Now that the kids are back on schedule and (hopefully) the new routine is going smoothly, we can take a breath and ge…
The Best Children’s Books: A Guide by Age & Ability
As involved, hands-on parents we know that encouraging the love of reading in our children is a priority. And it is n…
Daddy’s Downtime with Books
While we depend on schools to help develop and strengthen literacy in our children, their love of books and reading i…
Summer Book Club Pick: Rich People Problems
Call it a literary hat trick! Rich People Problems, the third novel in Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asian series, is…
Q & A with Lucky Boy Author Shanti Sekaran
Our Hong Kong Moms Book Club selection, Lucky Boy, is a poignant story of motherhood and immigration — and so s…
Hong Kong Moms Book Club Pick: Lucky Boy
We’re kicking off the Hong Kong Moms Book Club for 2017 with Lucky Boy, a new release by Indian-American author…
Tips for Reading at Home with Your Kids
We know by now how important it is for us to not only read to our kids, but also how important it is to engage our ch…
Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers
What makes a “good mom”? Do children need structure and routine or freedom and latitude? Does a mother have a right t…
What should I read this summer?
Yay! Summer! The sun is out and we are hitting the beach or lounging poolside– giving us Hong Kong Moms lots of…
Hong Kong Moms Book Club: Wish You Happy Forever
We all wish we could do more to help those less fortunate than ourselves. As mothers, it is hard to even think about …
Q & A with Janice Y. K. Lee
The praise is rolling in for The Expatriates (Penguin Books, 2016), the recently-released, second novel by Hong Kong-…
What to read in 2016?
When the kids have (finally) gone to sleep and peace settles over the home, there is no better time than to dig into …