ELIAS EK x FARRAH FURTADO x TRISTA DI GENOVA x JONATHAN M. HEMMINGS BOOK DISCUSSION x SIGNING EVENT @ APEX BOOKSTORE TAIPEI: On July 19 Saturday afternoon, four foreign writers Farrah Furtado (Canada), Trista di Genova (America), Elias Ek from Sweden, and Jonathan M. Hemmings (South Africa). These four noted
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Book-signing 6/29: ‘How to start a business in Taiwan’
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When the TIBE (Taipei International Book Exhibition) comes to town Feb. 5-10, 2014 two local expat writers will be represented, L. Farrah Furtado and Trista di Genova. In a joint interview published in the February 2014 issue of Centered on Taipei magazine, they ask each other candidly about their work,
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