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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: 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
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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
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