May 17, 2016

The LARB review is in! Late last week, Robert Foyle Hunwick, an editor-at-large for Beijing Cream, posted the following write-up about UMDC to the site’s China blog:

http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/great-american-china-novel/

He referred to Alec Ash’s quote, which I mentioned in the previous Reader Update, about "a nondescript, borderline-alcoholic English teacher" and dubbed UMDC "probably as close to [the China equivalent to The Sun Also Rises] as we’re likely to get, or want."

Thank you! Your financial and moral support have gotten the book to this point. I still can’t believe it. This is a HUGE step up in terms of publicity. I couldn’t have done it without you. Now, let’s spread this $#!+ like wildfire!

Gratefully,

Quincy