Blacksmith Books

Blacksmith is a Hong Kong-based publishing house. We focus on locally themed non-fiction and we have several bestsellers to our name. Tweets by publisher Pete.

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From wartime Shanghai to Hong Kong internment camps, royal honors, and a vanished China, journalist Ian Gill traces his mother’s life across one of the most turbulent centuries in modern history. Join us on May 22: https://t.co/mir7ceAX6w

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May 22, Friday, 6pm–7:30pm, in English
JF Books, Washington DC, free entry
"Searching for Billie: Uncovering My Mother’s Past in a Vanished China" with Ian Gill
https://t.co/25Ov1UKiK6
#books #china #history

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@davebesseling Thanks Dave!

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If you think Hong Kong is all skyscrapers and shopping malls, think again – and add remote islands, lush forests, seaside restaurants, heritage and hikes.
There’s no better way to explore all this than by ferry.
Read more: https://t.co/hIqUTpckZR #hongkong #books #travel

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Meet Paul French in Hong Kong this weekend - https://t.co/ObR6G1p3wo

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https://t.co/icK5f3xmEl #books #hongkong #vietnamese

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Read our latest newsletter: https://t.co/k5uDLQAW1s #Books #hongkong #china #golf

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Read one mariner's experience of being at sea during one of the most destructive typhoons ever to hit Hong Kong.
https://t.co/eAZCPh9lz1
#HongKong #Typhoon

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At Kai Tak Stadium last night, as Liverpool FC played AC Milan: stadium CEO John Sharkey presents Sir Kenny Dalglish with a copy of "When ‘Jesus’ Came to Hong Kong", Derek Currie's book about being the first European football star to play in Asia.
#LiverpoolFC #hongkong #books

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Meet Lindsay Varty at the Hong Kong Book Fair tomorrow - https://t.co/p7p81yGxBI

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Drops today: in this week's ARB @NewBooksNetwork podcast, @nickrigordon talks to Paul French about his book "Destination Macao" @BooksBlacksmith https://t.co/w3Vo12CLSP

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Derek Currie has scored another review... https://t.co/RYYQFBJEw1 #books #football #hongkong

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"He is as interested in the way #Macau was portrayed—the Macau of the mind, as it were—as the reality. ... It is all heavily researched: the book is replete with very readable footnotes. French’s erudition is as refreshing (and fizzy) as a chilled glass of vinho verde." #books

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Today in the ARB: “Destination Macao” by Paul French @BooksBlacksmith https://t.co/JadfbzTxHN

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Watch the video of Ian Gill's talk at the FCC last month.

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Curious about his family history, Gill returned to #HK with his mother in 1975 & came in contact with her friends & colleagues from her past life. He discovered much more about his mother, which led him to trace his family’s lineage back to the 1840s & write "Searching for Billie", his latest book that was published by @BooksBlacksmith last year.

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This World War II photo exhibition is opening tonight at The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong (FCC) on Lower Albert Road in Central, and it will be open for public viewing throughout April.
https://t.co/ga8PuOtxbS

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Meet authors Bill Lascher in Hong Kong and Paul French in Macau - https://t.co/5FldXLvRtm

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https://t.co/lRUTETBEvy #books #china #wwii #war #asia #photography

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In 1924, Wallis Simpson — future wife of Britain's king — journeyed across China, a nation in turmoil. Join Paul French tomorrow to learn about her 'Lotus Year', his new Macao essays, and stories from bestsellers Midnight in Peking and City of Devils. https://t.co/0e6lB1BTqI

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https://t.co/YToEvbibZJ #books #macau