Tag Archives: GoodReads

My First TV Appearance on Guangdong English Programme Facetime

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Junying Kirk

In a beautifully sunny day in the summer of 2012, which seemed a long time ago yet only months away, I welcomed a small TV crew to my suburban home in Sutton Coldfield. They have travelled 6000 miles, all the … Continue reading →

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A Prison Visit – “Land of Hope” 希望之岛

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Junying

With the paperback release of Land of Hope this week, I am publishing a sample chapter below. Hopefully by the end of this, you will want to learn more about Pearl Zhang, her life as a police and court interpreter, and … Continue reading →

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Social Media: Do Facebook & Twitter Change the Face of Friendship?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Junying Kirk

How many of you spend your days regularly checking on your social media updates? As soon as you wake up? Before you turn off your bedside lamp at night? Even taking your iPad or iPhone into the washroom, so you … Continue reading →

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Interviewing a Publisher: With Persistent and Obdurate Josephine Litonjua

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Junying Kirk

Today I welcome a very special guest to my site. She may describe herself as Persistent and Obdurate, but in my view she is exotic and enchanting and she hails from Philippines. A very warm welcome, in a typical English … Continue reading →

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Author Dialogue 12: Chatting with Creative, Inspiring, Empathetic Sandra Yuen MacKay

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Junying Kirk

I spotted Sandra on GoodReads and signed her up as my friend, and very quickly we started an exchange about our books and snippets on our relative lives in the different continents, she in Canada and I in the UK. … Continue reading →

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2011 – End of Year Reflections and Acknowledgements

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Junying Kirk

Days before the new Millennium under our sparkly Christmas tree, I opened a carefully wrapped present and was greeted with a little note book with beautiful sunflowers on the cover. It was a gift from a thoughtful friend who knew … Continue reading →

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