Article: Tan Leather Displays A Glossy Shine, Veneer

Doug Seto
AsianWeek
09-16-1994
Tan Leather Displays A Glossy Shine, Veneer.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Amy Tan, author of "The Joy Luck Club," recently proved that women can become the masters of illusion when she performed an open reading dressed in studded cuffs, a leather dog leash, fishnet stockings and man-stomping boots.

Tan read excerpts from "Mid-Life Confidential" (Viking), a new book she wrote with 14 other writers, at a Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books in San Francisco on Sept. 1.

"I'm not Amy, she went to a prayer meeting tonight," said Tan, who then flashed a leather whip.

"Mid-Life Confidential" reveals how 15 American writers, including Tan, Stephen King and Matt Groenig, formed their ...

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