author talk: Xu Xi and Sybil Baker

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Read a conversion between Xu Xi, author of Habit of a Foreign Sky and Sybil Baker, author of Talismans, at Daily s-Press.

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Book Talk: Is The Writer Her Character(s)? | 24th February

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From the HKU Library website:

How much is a writer the character(s) of her novels? Authorial distance can often be hard to gauge in books that are supposedly "fiction." Come and join this provocative conversation between author Xu Xi and journalist Richard Lord as they discuss Xu's new novel Habit of a Foreign Sky. Xu will also give a brief, introductory reading from the book.

More information about the talk can be found here.
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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.
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Xu Xi in The Straits Times

There is an article on Xu Xi titled "Wonder Women"  in The Straits Times and it can be read on Haven Books website here [PDF].

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi is interviewed by Hyphen

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Xu Xi is interviewed by Hyphen: Asian American Unabridged and talks about her new novel, Habit of a Foreign Sky. Read the article. 

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi and the Largehearted boy

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Xu Xi creates a music playlist that relates to her latest book, Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize. Visit the largehearted boy website to learn more. 

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi in China Daily

"People often ask why I write in English, and I finally just decided, 'I guess this is just the language I use'," she said. "But I keep trying to put Chinese into my English, and that's something that I try to do and think about quite a lot."

The above is from an article on Xu Xi in China Daily today. Read the full article here (US Edition here). 

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.
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Xu Xi's Habit of a Foreign Sky reviewed

Xu Xi's novel Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, is reviewed by Nigel Collett for Asian Review of Books. Read the full article here.

Learn more about Habit of a Foreign Sky here and here. You can also read an excerpt here.

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi -- Habit of a Foreign Sky -- launch events in Hong Kong in October 2010

Please note the following launch events for Xu Xi's new novel Habit of a Foreign Sky (a finalist of the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize) in Hong Kong in October 2010:

• Monday October 4 at 4:30 pm: City University of Hong Kong, P 4701. (Free & Open to the Public - see Flyer (pdf)).
• Wednesday October 6 at 8:00 pm: Outloud at the Fringe, Hong Kong. (Free & Open to the Public)
• Thursday October 7 at 6:30 pm: Asia Society at The Hong Kong Club (Registration required -- see Flyer (pdf)).

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi -- Habit of a Foreign Sky -- launch events in Hong Kong and Singapore

Please note the following launch events for Xu Xi's new novel Habit of a Foreign Sky in Singapore and Hong Kong:

• Wednesday September 29 at 6 pm: Earshot Cafe, The Old Arts House, Singapore. (Free & Open to the Public)
• Monday October 4 at 4:30 pm: City University of Hong Kong, P 4701. (Free & Open to the Public - see Flyer (pdf)).
• Wednesday October 6 at 8:00 pm: Outloud at the Fringe, Hong Kong. (Free & Open to the Public)
• Thursday October 7 at 6:30 pm: Asia Society at The Hong Kong Club (Registration required -- see Flyer (pdf)).

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Xu Xi explains the multicultural appeal of her latest novel

Listen to the podcast here. You can also hear Xu Xi read from the novel here.

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Habit of a Foreign Sky is Xu Xi's latest novel, published by Haven Books. The book was a finalist for the Inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize.

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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Pre-order Xu Xi's Habit of a Foreign Sky

Xu Xi's novel Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, will be published by Haven Books and globally launched in October this year. Learn more about the book here and here. You can also read an excerpt here.

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Xu Xi's creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha.

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