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I'm not, sadly. I am "attending" remotely.

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🧐 Note to self: Chris wants me dead.

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More addictive than heroin, I swear to god.

BOOlian Singleton 🎃👻 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A tight little novella that I quite enjoyed.

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Honored to be part of this groundbreaking box of Pre J-Horror greats from @imprintfilms.bsky.social – this is where all the magic was born. Before Hideo Nakata and Hiroshi Takahashi made Ring, there was DON'T LOOK UP – now available for the first time on English discs, and w/ my audio commentary 😁

https://viavision.com.au/products/the-origins-of-j-horror-blu-ray

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kenjilaine.bsky.social @kenjilaine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oops, forgot, there are two on screen murders!

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We have been following the 2027 release info on the Goodreads Japanese literature forum. We had group reads of your previous three translated books. Much thanks. www.goodreads.com/group/show/7...

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Japanese Literature

A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. September 2026: The Waiting Years by Ench...

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Wow, thank you! Y'all are thorough. Um. There are still no official announcements, so I'm not sure how much I am supposed to say, but if you search my name on Amazon.Co.Uk you might find a couple more upcoming releases.

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Hm. It's about some murders, but not "on screen" as such. It's heartbreaking more than thrilling or brutal.

Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Just did my first (and so far only scheduled) interview for my upcoming book and had lots of fun. If any more of you media/pod/zine types want to hear me blab enthusiastically about Japanese indie music culture, contact me or Awai Books and we'd love to sort something: awaimedia.com/Tokyo_Doesnt...

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Awai Books | Tokyo Doesn't Exist

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コミックナタリー @comic.natalie.mu · 29/09/2026

ドラマ「青の花器の森」波佐見焼を感じさせるキービジュアル、主題歌は秦基博（コメントあり） natalie.mu/comic/news/691474?utm_so…

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LOL. Yeah, it's not a huge contingent, is it?

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am rereading a translation I finished months ago for the editing round, and... I think I did a pretty darned good job on this one. I'm looking forward to next April, when it comes out. I hope it gets traction and people read it. I think it could be big, with the right promotion.

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Scans from “Nomads” by Itsuro Naraki. Naraki is a Japanese photographer whose work is deeply influenced by Robert Frank. These portraits show people Naraki met on the street between 1986 and 1994. The book is available for purchase at Pinakotheca Books. IG t.archivist

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It's still dark out. What is this shit?!

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My dad used to sleep like that after a hard day at work.

Jordan Taylor @jt-translates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Thank you for the lovely review of The Keeper of the Camphor Tree @kathrynthehuman.bsky.social! It's always nice to hear that someone who's read both the Japanese and the English enjoyed the translation as well. japaneselit.net/2026/09/26/t...

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The Keeper of the Camphor Tree

Keigo Higashino’s 2020 novel The Keeper of the Camphor Tree is a supernatural mystery about a young man finding his path in life as he attempts to uncover the secrets of a giant tree with magical p…

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I told my wife, if she ever wanted to kill me then poisoned chocolate almonds are the way. I could watch her poison them, she could say "Do not eat these, they are poisoned," and I would still die, my hand in the jar, a smile on my face. She said, "No need for that. Not yet."

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