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Northwest Bookshelf
WOODEN FISH SONGS: Ruthanne Lum McCunn, University of Washington Press, 385 pages, $24.95.
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 29: Transition of leadership must occur
October 29, 2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthanne Lum McCunn, San Francisco Solution trifecta Regarding "Burying power lines has high cost" (Business Report, Oct. 22): It would take some very creative thinking and planning to solve the ...
Nonfiction review: 'Poker Bride'
March 20, 2010 | Terry Hong
For readers interested in Bemis' remarkable experiences, more illuminating options include Priscilla Wegars' biography for children "Polly Bemis: A Chinese American Pioneer" and Ruthanne Lum McCunn's historical ...
Letters to Insight, April 8
Ruthanne Lum McCunn, San Francisco If you want to lend a hand If you would like to help individuals facing situations like Rita's, donations can be sent to: San Francisco General Hospital Foundation Attn: Compassionate Care Fund P.O.
Letters to the editor, Dec. 15
Ruthanne Lum McCunn San Francisco A nurse's pride Thank you, Lynne and Marc Benioff, for helping the homeless children of San Francisco - proud to wear your last name on my bright blue nursing uniform at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 23
Ruthanne Lum McCunn, San Francisco Bicyclists should obey rules I support the use of bikes as an alternative to the use of cars.
HOT DATES / PENINSULA
April 4, 2003 | Demian Bulwa
Week for words College of San Mateo will celebrate National Library Week with several lectures, interpretations and performances, starting with a presentation by writer Ruthanne Lum McCunn.
Salinas conference lures Steinbeck fans
August 16, 2002 | Cicero Estrella
Keynote speakers include authors Terry Ryan, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Rhys Bowen, film director and screenwriter Luis Valdez and syndicated columnist Sharon Randall.
Chinatown library may be named after Him Mark Lai
November 4, 2010 | Jessica Kwong
Lai did just that, said Ruthanne Lum McCunn, 64, who knew him and voted in favor of the renaming.
Say What? Words to plan your life by.
SF Jack Kerouac Celebration A discussion and book signing with John Leland, Joyce Johnson, Michael McClure, Barry Gifford, others. 7 p.m. ... EB Ruthanne Lum McCunn Presents "God of Luck." 7 p.m.
SF Ruthanne Lum McCunn Reads from "God of Luck." 7 p.m.
`Spinsters' Commune Fosters Rebellion in 1830s China
October 1, 2000 | REVIEWED BY Kimberly Chun
REVIEWED BY Kimberly Chun THE MOON PEARL By Ruthanne Lum McCunn Beacon; 316 pages; $24 Girl power in China in the 1830s? As unlikely as that sounds, that's the premise of "The Moon Pearl," the new novel by San ...
Critics Honor `Arranged Marriage'
The other nominees: FICTION -- "Southern Exposure," Alice Adams (Knopf); "Wooden Fish Songs," Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Dutton); "The Hundred Secret Senses," Amy Tan (Putnam). ... POETRY -- "Lights & Mysteries," ...
THE EDITORS RECOMMEND
WOODEN FISH SONGS, Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Dutton; 380 pages; $22.95): Bay Area author ("Thousand Pieces of Gold") McCunn bases this novel on the true story of Chinese immigrant Lue Gim Gong, who helped to ...
LITERARY GUIDE
Ruthanne Lum McCunn Reads from "God of Luck." 7:30 p.m. ... Ruthanne Lum McCunn Presents "God of Luck." 6:30-7:30 p.m. ... Ruthanne Lum McCunn Reads from "God of Luck." 7 p.m.
Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Fan Wu Lum McCunn talks about "God of Luck." ... Ruthanne Lum McCunn Reads from "God of Luck." 7 p.m.
Critics fete authors with Circle awards
March 22, 1996 | Joan Smith
Nominees are: "A Southern Exposure" by Alice Adams (Knopf), "Arranged Marriage" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Anchor), "Wooden Fish Songs" by Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Dutton) and "The Hundred Secret Senses" by Amy ...
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers
Rowling (Scholastic; 759 pages; $34.99): The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series adds significant pieces to the puzzle of his life. 7 SPOOK COUNTRY, William Gibson (Putnam; 371 pages; $25.95): An ...
ENDERS / Sweat the small stuff: At a trivia bee, see local authors at the Women on Writing Conference, donate quilts for newborns, shop till it stops at farmers' markets
McLaren Hall, USF, 2130 Fulton St. (415) 422-5555. ... Women on Writing Conference With Janice Mirikitani, Ruthanne Lum McCunn, Rose Castillo Guilbault, Beth Lisick, Kathleen de Azevedo Feinblum, Genny Lim, ...
Ruthanne Lum McCunn Talks about "God of Luck." 7 p.m.