In an interview, Tan describes what she hopes people will learn from her book. The celebrated author of “The Joy Luck Club” and more than a dozen other works will discuss “The Backyard Bird Chronicles ...
The ‘Joy Luck Club’ author talks about her obsession with birds in her backyard and what it means to write a book that isn’t about Chinese culture. For Chinese Americans of a certain generation, Amy ...
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) --Author Amy Tan, whose books The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife were inspired by her life and her mother's, said writing brought her closer to her mom. The ...
When an acclaimed novelist takes up bird-watching close to home, she finds new stories to tell. Colette is the former books editor for the Tampa Bay Times. She now writes for Bay Magazine. The Tampa ...
Just as spring begins to show its annual gifts of rejuvenation — and as we celebrate Earth Day — two new books offer reflections on ways that watching birds can renew our joy in nature, and maybe even ...
When you read an exquisitely written book — like one by Amy Tan — you feel a connection with the author. You feel as if you know the author, at least to some extent, through his or her words, ...