We pride ourselves on translating what we consider the best books from Japan. At the same time, since our inception, we’ve received numerous queries from American authors writing in English about subjects pertaining to Japan.
Given our primary mission, we’ve had to turn down most of them. But our veteran fans surely remember the two exceptions that we did make: the business primer Saying Yes to Japan by Tim Clark and Carl Kay and the indispensable guide to J-Horror by David Kalat, both of which enjoyed overwhelmingly positive receptions.
It was only when the World War II-thriller The Flowers of Edo hit our inbox, however, that we decided to go ahead and publish our first work of originally-in-English fiction. Yes, it’s just that good! Check out its webpage to see why.
In celebration of his literary debut, author Michael Dana Kennedy will be making appearances in major cities around the U.S. in the coming months.
First leg of the tour: California. Vertical’s Editorial Director Yani Mentzas will accompany in what’s to be a rare sighting of Yani outside the midtown NYC area.
August 19, 2010 (Thursday) 7:00pm-8:00pm
Location:
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Map: http://www.janm.org/visit/map/
Phone: (213) 625-0414
August 20, 2010 (Friday) 6:30pm-8pm
Location:
Kinokuniya Bookstore
1581 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Map: http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/ohb/02/contents/storeinfo-sf.html
Phone: (415) 567-7625
Tags: the flowers of edo
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