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Innovative Bookstore Experiences in Japan
Japan is trying to lure more people into bookstores using some novel approaches, and I recently came across two really interesting articles detailing their innovative ideas: https://www.bookbub.com/blog/2019/01/28/sleep-behind-the-shelves-of-book-and-bed-tokyo?email_link_source=article_secondary&source=blogdigest First, Book and Bed Tokyo encourages readers to shop and take a nap. With branches in six locations, including Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Kyoto, Shinsaibashi, and Fukuoka, travelers can […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
While I do intend on continuing the webcomic bonus stories from my novel, The Haunting at Ice Pine Peak, when my schedule ever clears, I am also planning a series of sketches both to illustrate some characters and scenes from my novel Sohyeon After Midnight and my Lucky Cat Series. Right now I’m in the […]
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Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Mei Chen’s Tragedy – Frog, Part 4
The drama continues to build as we finish up Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”) this time. Part 3 has eight subchapters and focuses mainly on two entwined storylines, one following Wanxin’s fanatical pursuit of women hiding with illegal pregnancies, and … Continue reading
Clay Dolls and Forced Abortions – Frog, Part 3
Part 1 of the novel we’re currently looking at, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), ends on a particularly dramatic note that we’ve already seen building in the second to last subchapter where men were forced into sterilizations. This final subchapter … Continue reading
Contraception and the Sweet Potato Children – Frog, Part 2
The Chinese novel we’re currently reading, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的 “蛙”), continues with Tadpole’s feisty aunt becoming a midwife using new methods in the 50s. We learn in the section I’m covering this time both the birth and school … Continue reading
Like a Frog on a Lotus Patiently Waiting for a Bug – Frog, Part 1
This time we’re starting our new Chinese novel, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), which recently won the Nobel Prize. It can be purchased here in the original Chinese: http://www.yesasia.com/us/wa-nuo-bei-er-jiang-zhen-cang-ban/1035263062-0-0-0-en/info.html The English translation can also be preordered here: http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Novel-Mo-Yan/dp/0525427988/ref=la_B00456NMNM_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411222518&sr=1-5 The translation … Continue reading
