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March 23, 2017March 22, 2017

Win a FREE Copy of “South China Morning Blues” (Ends By Midnight!)

Earlier on the blog, it was my pleasure to introduce you to South China Morning Blues by Ray Hecht:

People have called China endlessly fascinating. But you could say the same about the expat scene here. In the seven-plus years that I’ve lived in this country, I’ve come across some real characters here – people I could have sworn were straight out of a novel.

I’m reminded of many of them after reading Ray Hecht’s new book South China Morning Blues, which features a motley cast of young expats and Chinese locals living across Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong….

Through 12 distinct viewpoints, South China Morning Blues takes readers on a tour of the dark underside of the expat scene in China, culminating in a dramatic life-and-death situation that brings everyone together. It’s a fresh take on life in 21^st century China and definitely worth a read.

Intrigued? Ray Hecht will be in Shanghai tomorrow, Friday March 24, to do a special reading of South China Morning Blues at 7pm at Garden Books, 325 Changle Lu (静安区长乐路325号), which is conveniently located near the South Shaanxi Road Metro Station. For more information you can contact Garden Books at 021-5404-8728.

To celebrate Ray’s special appearance tomorrow in Shanghai, I’m giving away one copy of South China Morning Blues on WeChat to someone with a mailing address in mainland China! Why not you?

(For those of you not based in mainland China, but with friends or family over in China who could receive it for you, you can enter too!)

Here’s how to enter:

1. To be eligible to win, you must use WeChat on your mobile phone and have a mailing address in mainland China. (Note – if you haven’t installed WeChat, it’s easy to download. You can find it in most major app stores by searching for WeChat or微信, or get it directly from their website here).

2. Follow my official WeChat account. If you’re not already a follower, just scan the QR Code below using your WeChat app (here are directions on how to scan QR codes in WeChat):Or, you can search for my official WeChat account under the words “speakingchina”.

3. Finally, just send a message to my official WeChat account with the word “scmb” and you’re entered.

It’s THAT simple.

Remember, entries must be received by 11:59pm tonight (March 23) Beijing time. Only one entry per person. Tomorrow, on March 24, I will randomly choose a winner from all the entries and notify them via my WeChat official account.

Good luck to everyone!

A huge thanks to Ray Hecht for making this giveaway possible. You can learn more about Ray Hecht and South China Morning Blues at his website and buy a copy at Amazon.com, where your purchase helps support this blog.

And if you’re in Shanghai tomorrow evening, don’t miss Ray Hecht’s reading at Garden Books.

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February 16, 2017February 15, 2017

Win a FREE Copy of “Knocked Up Abroad Again” (Ends By Midnight!)

Last month, to help kick off the new blog WWAM Bam (Western Women & Asian Men – Breaking All Molds), I highlighted three must-read essays in the new anthology Knocked Up Abroad Again:

I’ve never been pregnant. But that hasn’t stopped Chinese family and friends from telling me it’s more than past my time to get on board. In fact, just the other day a close Chinese friend was asking me when I’m finally going to have that “cute little mixed-blood baby”.

Sigh.

But I don’t need to imagine what it might be like if I were actually pregnant in Asia. That’s because I just picked up Knocked Up Abroad Again, a new anthology edited by Lisa Ferland that considers the experience of expecting or raising children in another country through the eyes of 26 different writers.

And guess what? Those writers include some fantastic Western women who are living in Asia and also married to Asian men.

You can read my full post on the anthology at WWAM Bam.

Well, now it’s my turn to share the literary love with you, my readers.

Would you like to win a FREE copy of this fabulous anthology, Knocked Up Abroad Again? I’m giving away one copy on WeChat to someone with a mailing address in mainland China! Why not you?

(For those of you not based in mainland China, but with friends or family over in China who could receive it for you, you can enter too!)

Here’s how to enter:

To be eligible to win, you must use WeChat on your mobile phone and have a mailing address in mainland China. (Note – if you haven’t installed WeChat, it’s easy to download. You can find it in most major app stores by searching for WeChat or微信, or get it directly from their website here).
Follow my official WeChat account. If you’re not already a follower, just scan the QR Code below using your WeChat app (here are directions on how to scan QR codes in WeChat): Or, you can search for my official WeChat account under the words “speakingchina”.

Finally, just send a message to my official WeChat account with the words “knocked up” and you’re entered.

It’s THAT simple.

Remember, entries must be received by 11:59pm tonight (Feb 16) Beijing time (which is also 3:59pm UTC time). Only one entry per person. Tomorrow, on Feb 17, I will randomly choose a winner from all the entries and notify them via my WeChat official account.

Good luck to everyone!

A huge thanks to Charlotte Edwards Zhang (whose essay is one of the three I highlighted in my post on WWAM Bam) for making this giveaway possible. You can also read Charlotte’s writing on her blogs Living in China with Kids and Chinese Potpourri.

P.S.: Knocked Up Abroad Again is available on Amazon.com, where your purchases help support this blog.

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November 15, 2016

Follow Me on WeChat!

Do you use WeChat on your mobile phone? You can now follow Speaking of China through WeChat as well.

I’ve created a public WeChat account for the blog. You just need to scan the QR code below using your WeChat QR code scanner and you’ll start receiving updates from my WeChat account.Alternatively, just search for my account by name (speakingchina).

Then you can start receiving updates like this:

Don’t have WeChat for your phone yet? Download it now.

P.S.: The name for the account is indeed 洋媳妇谈 — apologies to those people who cannot read Chinese! After the fact, I thought about putting the name in English and Chinese, but could not due to the strict limitations WeChat has on changing account names. So you’ll have to bear with me on that. 🙂 However, the content is still primarily in English.

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