Great to see our #WWII photojournalism #book 'A Danger Shared' on this list of new #China photography titles.

Thanks to Tom Koppel for this review of "Searching for Billie" - a multi-generational family memoir that also tells the story of modern China. #books #china #shanghai #hongkong #memoir #wwii

Drops today: this week's ARB New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with Peter Rose, author of the historical novel “The Good War of Consul Reeves” set in WW2 Macau Blacksmith Books asianreviewofbooks.com/content/podcas…

Details of a talk tomorrow night (Tuesday October 22nd) by Cynthia Cheng and Maxime Vanhollebeke, the co-founders of Hong Kong Shifts: royalasiaticsociety.org.hk/events/2024/10…

"A Danger Shared" -- our recent wartime photography book -- is "both a powerful glimpse of World War II China and a riveting piece of gonzo journalism, as Mel Jacoby documents the personal journey that preceded his own tragic end". chinabooksreview.com/2024/08/15/new… #books #China #WWII

Drops today: this week's ARB New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) features host Nicholas Gordon in conversation with John Duffus, author of “Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars” Blacksmith Books asianreviewofbooks.com/content/podcas…

Did you like Welly the Wild Boar? There's now a new book in the series. Meet Pickle the Hong Kong Porcupine! #books #hongkong #wildlife mailchi.mp/blacksmithbook…

Paul French is back with a new book of true stories: Destination Macao - mailchi.mp/blacksmithbook…

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In 1924, Wallis Simpson — future wife of Britain's king — journeyed across China, a nation in turmoil. Join Paul French tomorrow to learn about her 'Lotus Year', his new Macao essays, and stories from bestsellers Midnight in Peking and City of Devils. bookazine.com.hk/pages/her-lotu…

rgshk.org.hk/rgs-events/all… #books #china #wwii #war #asia #photography

Meet authors Bill Lascher in Hong Kong and Paul French in Macau - mailchi.mp/blacksmithbook…

This World War II photo exhibition is opening tonight at The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong (FCC) on Lower Albert Road in Central, and it will be open for public viewing throughout April. fcchk.org/event/wall-exh…

Watch the video of Ian Gill's talk at the FCC last month.

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"He is as interested in the way #Macau was portrayed—the Macau of the mind, as it were—as the reality. ... It is all heavily researched: the book is replete with very readable footnotes. French’s erudition is as refreshing (and fizzy) as a chilled glass of vinho verde." #books

Derek Currie has scored another review... chajournal.blog/2025/06/16/jes… #books #football #hongkong

Drops today: in this week's ARB New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) podcast, Nicholas Gordon talks to Paul French about his book "Destination Macao" Blacksmith Books asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with-p…

Meet Lindsay Varty at the Hong Kong Book Fair tomorrow - mailchi.mp/blacksmithbook…

At Kai Tak Stadium last night, as Liverpool FC played AC Milan: stadium CEO John Sharkey presents Sir Kenny Dalglish with a copy of "When ‘Jesus’ Came to Hong Kong", Derek Currie's book about being the first European football star to play in Asia. #LiverpoolFC #hongkong #books