Joshua Samuel Brown

Spinning Karma: An Apology

josambro — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:09:57 +0000

To celebrate the release of the audiobook version of Spinning Karma – my politically-charged Buddhist comedy novel, first published in 2020 – I’d like to take a moment to apologize to Spinning Karma’s future readers and listeners. Which is…

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The Milky Teat of Serendipity

josambro — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:28:30 +0000

Through Taipei streets I cycle erratically, in between guidebook gigs and en route to an interview for a writing gig for which I am vastly overqualified. The trip gives me time for some high speed meditation, my mind awash with…

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Lonely Planet: Slightly Alive

josambro — Fri, 22 May 2020 00:35:27 +0000

As Lonely Planet announces severe staff cutbacks due to Covid-19, veteran guidebook author Joshua Samuel Brown writes about his experiences working for the company through two major shifts in management and suggests a potential way forward for the beloved travel publisher.

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Twitter Post: Taiwan & The WHO

josambro — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:18:37 +0000

Quick repost of a twitter thread I put on twitter the other day concerning the ongoing discrimination against Taiwan by the World Health Organization and subsequent attempts by the WHO to re-frame the issue as a racist attack by Taiwan…

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Quarantine List: YouTube Channels

josambro — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:10:55 +0000

A list of some of my favorite YoutTube Channels to help get us through PERMANENT STAYCATION 2020!

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Fear and Masks Redux (Let’s Hope the Coronavirus is as Kind as SARS)

josambro — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 03:36:16 +0000

Reports are trickling in on the Coronavirus that’s shutting down China and threatening to be either the next black plague (death toll 50 million), the next Spanish Flu of 1918 (death toll also 50 million, only we had cameras and…

Formosa Moon: 1 Year Anniversary !

josambro — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:32:29 +0000

Promote Taiwan, Formosa Moon and small publishers in general by promoting Formosa Moon by Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman.

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Send No Money Now (Revisited)

josambro — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:56:22 +0000

The timing of today’s earthquake in Taiwan was particularly weird, striking as it did at 1:01 PM, about 45 minutes into a luncheon at the Nikko Hotel hosted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Though former Congressman Paul Ryan had…

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Sun Moon Lake: A peculiar mingling of love and death

josambro — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 05:45:19 +0000

Chapter excerpt and video from Formosa Moon by Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman

Author Reading of Formosa Moon April 25, 2019 – 18:30-20:30

josambro — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:29:58 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out to our reading on April 15th at The Center in Taipei. We had a good crowd, a selection of fine wines and cheese and more fun than you can shake a stick it. Tobie…