Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 10:59PM Check the Travel Section of this website, for my latest posting of select photos from my trip to China in June, 2010. Some of the cities were familiar from previous visits, but there were places not traveled to before: Wuxi, Tai Lake, Huangshan, Hongcun Village (from the Sung Dynasty), Chungqing, Yangtze River and the Three Gorges. A memorable and fulfilling journey.
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 01:46PM As Catholics, Mike and I have always attended the services in the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. This year, we were in Jordan. “Any chance we can attend a service in a Catholic church on Thursday or Friday?” I asked Wael, our tour guide. “Friday, we’ll be in the ruins of Petra. No church there. But Thursday, yes, it’s possible. I will take you to the Catholic church in Kerak.” Thursday evening, Wael took us to the 6 p.m. Catholic service in Kerak. To my surprise, the car stopped in front of a big white building with several onion-shaped domes, each topped with a cross, which reminded me of Orthodox churches.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 03:10AM iThe Heart of the Buddha is among the finalists for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards, in the category of Fiction-- Multicultural. Results will be announced at the BookExpo America, in New York City, on May 25, 2010.
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In 2011, an Indian publisher, Timeless Art Book Studio, offered to re-publish The Heart of the Buddha for distribution in the Indian subcontinent, which includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan! It is set for release at the end of 2011. Hitherto, readers in this part of the world could only get the book from online bookstores. I am very gratified that my novel about Bhutan is finally going home to the readers in Bhutan!
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 10:20PM March 15, 2010 -- another interview, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/who-you-calling-old/2010/03/15/talking-with-elsie-sze-author-the-heart-of-buddha, on The Heart of the Buddha, Bhutan, my writing life, on blog talk radio: Who You Calling Old? Check this one out.
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 03:50PM Here's my radio interview on the Champagne Sundays Show, on Big Blend Radio, aired live on March 14, 2010 -- very interesting chat with the show host Lisa Smith, about The Heart of the Buddha, Bhutan, and my writing life. Click on this link: http://www.bigblendmagazine.com/Books-Poetry/Heart-of-Buddha.htm