My fellow 2020 Debuts authors are hosting a festive #BookFriday this year! Join us on The Write Review and Linda's Book Obsession as we share our suggested book and gift ideas, talk holiday traditions, and get merry! We'll be broadcasting from 10am to 3.30pm ET, with lots of fun holiday chat and BOOKS!!Watch Herehttps://www.facebook.com/Thewritereview/posts/2326151514197127 And download the 2020 Debuts Holiday Gift Guide here: https://2020debuts.com/holiday-gift-guide/ … [Read more...]
Book Friday
November 27, 2020 Leave a Comment
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On Choosing E-books
February 4, 2013 4 Comments
Sihk Mouhchihnggai: to be fired (lit. eat feelingless chicken)During the 1950s and 1960s, several hundred thousand refugees fled to Hong Kong from mainland China. Those who found jobs would rely on their employers to provide food and lodging to them. Every year on the second day of the Chinese New Year (this year, it starts on February 10, 2013), shopkeepers would invite employees to have a Hoi Nihn ("beginning of the year") meal. If an employee was given a chicken's head by his boss, it meant … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Barnes, Cantonese, chicken, China, Chinese New Year, Chinese saying, discoverability, E-books, Hong Kong, John Ward, library, new authors, Noble
