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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 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.
소현 자정이 지나면 웹소설- 그레이 벤델린 지음 – Sohyeon After Midnight Beginning Korean Reader Version – Segment 15
그 밤에 모든 사람 잤을 때 소현은 자정에 조용히 일어나려고 휴대 전화를 진동으로 설정하고 손밑에 놓았다. 시간은 느리게 지나고 침대에 소현은 계속 몸을 뒤치락거렸다. 마침내 경보기가 울렸다. 진동하는 휴대폰을 끄면서 옷을 완전히 차려 입은 소현은 잠자리에서 일어났다. 그러면 그는 침실용 탁자에서 펜 같은 손전등을 잡았다. 복도에 살금살금 가면서 그는 소녀들의방에 다가갔다. 미래와 숙진은 함께 방을 […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Mice Are Nibbling On My Dream – Suspicious Maids, Part 1
Today we’re going to start our look at a really intriguing South Korean novel, Suspicious Maids, by Jingyu Park (박진규의”수상한 식모들” ). This 2005 novel is about 330 pages long with 28 chapters, and it has a rather surreal feel, … Continue reading
Free E-Book Download of David Bowie-Inspired Novella
Originally I wasn’t going to offer my old novella I wrote a lifetime ago, The Weary City, as a free download on e-book, but the passing of rock star David Bowie whose album, Diamond Dogs, inspired it makes it feel … Continue reading
2016 Literary Essay Contest Announcement – The Tale of Genji
As we ring in the New Year, it’s time to announce a special contest I am holding this year to help create a reading community. This year my main selection for the Literati Corner is the mammoth Japanese novel The … Continue reading