Hi there, a few updates for you: The Only Gaijin in the Village Chapter 9: Happy When it Rains is live now on Gaijinpot, as it the next in my series on Great Japanese Writers: Hiromi Kawakami. My latest for Japan Times was a review of Ikigai which, well, isn’t great. Art, as always, is by the greatContinue reading “The Only Gaijin in the Village: Happy When it Rains”
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Japanese Settings, International Themes
Looking for a good book? The second in my new series of articles looking at Japanese literature focuses on novels set in the country but written by non-Japanese writers. Featuring famous names like David Mitchell, Kazuo Ishiguro and David Peace, and lesser-known but equally talented authors Jackie Copleton, Nicholas Hogg and J. David Simons, there’sContinue reading “Japanese Settings, International Themes”
Blank Pages, Kind Words, Publisher of the Year
The year is winding down which means in Japan the temperature has dropped at least ten degrees overnight and the hot-water bottles have come out of storage. The Japanese claim to have four seasons but really spring and autumn are just transitional periods between an insanely hot and humid summer and a winter colder thanContinue reading “Blank Pages, Kind Words, Publisher of the Year”
Competitions and Giveaways
In 2012 Raging Aardvark Publishing produced a book called New Sun Rising, an anthology of stories to raise money for the survivors of the March 11th 2011 triple disaster in Japan. An extract from my unpublished novel Dog Mountain was included and so began our relationship. Every year to celebrate International Flash Fiction Day they run a flashContinue reading “Competitions and Giveaways”
Ian Thomas Ash
Just a quick post to bring your attention to the work of Ian Thomas Ash. I’ve begun research for what may become my next book. It’s set in Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. My main character will be a documentary film maker and as such Ian has beenContinue reading “Ian Thomas Ash”
Iain Maloney 