Friends from my days in Peace Corps in the mountains of Lesotho, from the Board of Directors of Friends of Lesotho who I’d met only on-line, and colleagues from Peace Corps Headquarters reminded me that it is the people you know who make your first and best readers. 2010 was …
How to Make a Life, book number one by the 70-year old author, celebrates its first anniversary. What a learning year! By external measures it did OK: won an award, received a thank you note from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s office, was feted on two book tours across four states, …
The Independent Book Publishers “gold” IPPY award for adult non-fiction was awarded to How to Make a Life. I did not attend the award ceremony in New York City, but I am proud to adhere the gold seal to as-yet unsold copies of my book. If you have a signed, …
I am now booking presentations with libraries, book clubs, and community organizations with special interest in refugees, immigrants, oral history, traditional weddings, and Tibetan American customs and holidays. When available, one of the family members from To Make a Life will accompany me. Depending on the invitation, presentations may include …
