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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.
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Even the Vegetable Spirits Had Taken Him Along For a Night of Elegant Conversation – Journey to the West, Part 4
In this post, I will cover volume 4 out of 6 of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West in my bilingual Chinese-English edition, which includes chapters 51 through 67, translated by W.J.F. Jenner. Before I get back to the story, … Continue reading
Pure Yields to Foul and Foul to Pure as Fate’s Wheel Turns – Journey to the West, Part 3
In this post I will cover volume 3 of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West in my edition, which includes chapters 34 through 50. The story arc where we left off in volume 2 with Monkey stuck under a mountain … Continue reading
After Several Lives in the Sea of Suffering She Had Purified the Waves – Journey to the West, Part 2
Now that I am finished working on my Korean textbook, I can catch up on the Literati corner as well. This post will cover volume 2 of Journey to the West in my edition, which includes chapters 16 through 33. … Continue reading
When An Egg Was Turned Into A Monkey To Complete the Great Way – Journey to the West, Part 1
This year, my Literati Corner selection will be Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en. I will be splitting it into six parts that will be reviewed in posts between each of my regularly scheduled series. This novel is at … Continue reading
The 9th Annual Silk Screen Asian Film Festival – April 25th through May 4th, 2014
This year’s 9th annual Silk Screen Asian Film Festival will kick off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 25th with a Red Carpet Gala culture and costume party. This event includes a jazz performance, a live auction, ethnic food and dance, … Continue reading
Book Burning and Exam Hell – The Scholars, Part 2
Starting in chapter two, The Scholars is set in the Ming Dynasty, specifically in the reign of Emperor Chenghua (1447-1487). This is over 100 years later than Mian Wang in chapter one. Even though Jingzi Wu was using the Ming … Continue reading
Book Burning and the Ideal Scholar – The Scholars, Part 1
Our next reading selection is the Rulin Waishi (儒林外史), or The Scholars, by Jingzi Wu (1701-1754). Written in 1750 during Qing Dynasty rule, the author sets it in the Ming Dynasty in order to critique his own social milieu without … Continue reading
