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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: June 2016
The Old One’s Gaze Rests Long on the Seedling Pine –– Tale of Genji, Part 3
This time for the Literati Corner, we continue our look at the Japanese classic novel, The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shibiku. I really have to say I liked this section of the book best so far. While the first … Continue reading
A Stadium Monophony and a Golden Fish – La Corda D’Oro , Part 3
This time I will finish our series on La Corda D’oro: I Can Do It For Your Sake by Megumi Fujino (藤野恵美の” 金色のコルダ:君のためにできること”). Let me start off by posting a few of the really cute, manga-style drawings from the … Continue reading
The Cat Is Out of the Bag, and Other Announcements
This week, I published my new novella, Kumori and the Lucky Cat, that I briefly mentioned that I was working on. Here is the link where you can buy a copy: https://www.amazon.com/Kumori-Lucky-Cat/dp/1533582130?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 Hopefully I’ll have the e-book ready next month. … Continue reading
A Voice from the Darkness, or The Case of the Disappearing Earrings – La Corda D’Oro , Part 2
This time I will continue our look at novel La Corda D’oro: I Can Do It For Your Sake by Megumi Fujino (藤野恵美の”金色のコルダ:君のためにできること”). Chapter two is about Ryotaro Tsuchiura, who plays the piano in the main … Continue reading
