For those in New York, Kinokuniya will be hosting an author talk and book signing with author of The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate, Rev. Dr. T.K. Nakagaki. Read More
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Author T.K. Nakagaki to speak at Kinokuniya New York on 'The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross'
Michael Palmer - Monday, October 22, 2018
'How to Take a Japanese Bath' new edition
Michael Palmer - Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Since its first publication in 1992, How to Take a Japanese Bath by Leonard Koren, with illustrations by Suehiro Maruo has become a curious classic, taking a simple (yet often incorrectly performed) activity and depicting it with a graphic, manga-style edge. Read More
The Japan Times reviews 'My Year of Dirt and Water'
Michael Palmer - Monday, October 01, 2018
We are thrilled to share that The Japan Times has published their favorable review of Tracy Franz's new memoir My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk's Wife in Japan. Read More
Politics and Prose Bookstore reviews Tracy Franz's 'My Year of Dirt and Water
Michael Palmer - Thursday, September 27, 2018
We're delighted to share that celebrated Washington D.C. bookstore Politics and Prose has written a review of Tracy Franz's new memoir My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk's Wife in Japan. Read More
Author, Rachel Manley shares her thoughts on 'The Fourth String'
Michael Palmer - Monday, September 24, 2018
We are still months away from the publication of Janet Pocorobba's The Fourth String, but we've received wonderful words about the book from the literary world. Rachel Manley, author of Drumblair trilogy and recepient of Canada's Governor General's Award for Literature has weighed in! Read More
Rightstuf reviews 'Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan'
Michael Palmer - Thursday, September 13, 2018
Big thanks to Rightstuf Anime for taking the time to review Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan: Do it Right and Be Polite! by Amy Chavez. Read More
DW interviews Understanding China Through Comics author, Jing Liu on history and comics
Michael Palmer - Thursday, September 13, 2018
Check out this interview with Understanding China Through Comics series author, Jing Liu as he discusses with Germany's DW about the importance of bring the history of China to a larger audience and what the fundamental difference is between Eastern and Western philosophy. Read More
Gish Jen blurbs 'The Fourth String: A Memoir of Sensei and Me' by Janet Pocorobba
Michael Palmer - Tuesday, September 11, 2018
We are very happy to announce we will be publishing Janet Pocorobba's The Fourth String: A Memoir of Sensei and Me in march of 2019. Read More
UCLA Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, Michael Emmerich on 'A Shameful Life'
Michael Palmer - Thursday, September 06, 2018
We are happy to share Michael Emmerich, Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at UCLA and translator of Yasunari Kawabata's Dandelions has provided his thoughts on A Shameful Life. Read More
Author Richard L. Gilbert blurbs 'My Year of Dirt and Water'
Michael Palmer - Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Poetry as Consciousness author Richard L. Gilbert has written a beautifully meditative review of Tracy Franz's new book My Year of Dirt and Water. Read More
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