:: Ginnie and Beth Lo are sisters and best friends.  They grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana, where they learned to play mahjong while sitting on their father’s lap.  They continue to play to this day.   Beth now plays mahjong in Missoula, Montana, with her husband, son and cousin who lives up the valley. Ginnie plays mahjong in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband, their children and the authors' mother, Kiahsuang Shen Lo, who lives next door.  Kiahsuang wrote the Chinese calligraphy that appears in the book.    Mahjong All Day Long is the sisters’ first book. 

:: Author Ginnie Lo is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oregon where she conducts research in peer-to-peer computing and parallel processing. She received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and a B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from the University of Michigan.

:: Illustrator Beth Lo is a Professor of Art at the University of Montana where she teachers ceramic arts.  She received her MFA in Ceramics from the University of Montana and her B.A. from the University of Michigan.  Beth is a former recipient of a Visual Artss Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts.  Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad.    Beth used underglazes and stains on handmade porcelain plates to create the illustrations for this book.

:: For more information:

Ginnie Lo, ginnielo@yahoo.com

Beth Lo, Elizabeth.lo@umontana.edu