Another update. It’s all go here at the moment as I close down the business I’ve been running for nearly eight years and take up a university teaching post, but I’ve found time for some reviews and to start a new column, The Only Gaijin in the Village, about moving to rural Japan. The picture aboveContinue reading “The Only Gaijin in the Village”
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Adventures in Criticism
Another update post. I’ve been busy on the journalism and criticism front recently (a side-effect of publishers front-loading spring releases). In the Japan Times I’ve reviewed Japanese classics A Dark Night’s Passing by Naoya Shiga and The River Ki by Sawako Ariyoshi, as well as the newly released and utterly stunning Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.Continue reading “Adventures in Criticism”
Reviews: Tendai Huchu, Yasushi Inoue and Sarah Frederick
Hi folks, a quick update while the world falls apart around our ears. My latest pieces for the Japan Times are a review of Yasushi Inoue’s The Hunting Gun and a look at Sarah Frederick’s Turning Pages, a study of feminism and women’s journals in Japan in the early 20th century. Meanwhile on the Shoreline of Infinity site,Continue reading “Reviews: Tendai Huchu, Yasushi Inoue and Sarah Frederick”
Sucking on the Tailpipe of 2016
So four days to go in the year and we’re all panicking every time an artist who has made an impact on our lives starts trending on Twitter. I just woke up to the news about Carrie Fisher. I had to Google it just to confirm that it was less than a year ago that IContinue reading “Sucking on the Tailpipe of 2016”
Fractures is out now!
it’s been too long drinking beneath the castle the Kiso, drifting That’s right, my first poetry collection, Fractures, is out in the world. If you’ve already ordered one it should be in the post by now, if you haven’t ordered yet and want it in time for Christmas, you can get them direct from theContinue reading “Fractures is out now!”
Haiku, Mythology and a new Shoreline
This week I have two pieces in the Japan Times. One is a look back at haiku master Basho’s classic work The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the other is a review of the final part in Lian Hearn’s The Tale of Shikanoko quadrilogy, The Tengu’s Game of Go. I’ve already reviewed parts 1, 2 and 3. Both BashoContinue reading “Haiku, Mythology and a new Shoreline”
Edinburgh Festival Dates
I’m delighted to be able to announce a second event in Edinburgh during the August festival period. In addition to my appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 25th at 15.45 with Glenn Patterson, I will be appearing in Word Power Books alongside the Kate Tough on August 19th at 13.00. We bothContinue reading “Edinburgh Festival Dates”
Edinburgh Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets are now on sale for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I’ll be appearing on August 25th at 15.45 with Glenn Patterson, and you can get your tickets online right now here. Also, the new issue (4) of Shoreline of Infinity is out right now, and it’s a great issue full of wonderful stories andContinue reading “Edinburgh Festival Tickets On Sale Now”
The Waves Burn Bright: Events
Things are starting to come together for the launch of The Waves Burn Bright in May. The final proofs are done and it should be off to the printer any day now, and I can share a couple of events with you. There will be more to come – at the moment they are embargoed untilContinue reading “The Waves Burn Bright: Events”
All The News That’s New and Approved
It’s been a pretty good week. The copyedit of The Waves Burn Bright is done and dusted and I’m feeling a lot happier with the text. At this point in the cycle I’m torn between wanting to get the book out into the world as soon as possible and wanting to hang onto it, to keepContinue reading “All The News That’s New and Approved”
Iain Maloney 