Reposted by Matthew Turnerheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 7hsorry. unfollowing now. i just wanted to support queer poc authors. i didn't know he committed seppuku after a failed coup to restore the emperor of japan. 454191988
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 9hIt’s two years since I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. Photo is of an altogether more pleasant anniversary (36 years of marriage to Keiko) last week. That I was able to celebrate it is thanks to the efforts of the doctors and nurses at Christchurch Hospital’s Oncology Service. 290
Reposted by Matthew TurnerWilliam Andrews @william-andrews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A statement in response to Adachi Masao's public claims about my book, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw. ⾜⽴正⽣⽒による抗議声明に関して声明を公開します。 0136
Reposted by Matthew Turnerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scans 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 402352263
Reposted by Matthew TurnerMatthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 24/08/2024Written by a New Zealander, set in Japan and centred on the exploits of a group of American characters, my novel SWEDEN is a truly international affair! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #Japan Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0B4TZMP9R Kobo: kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... 1910
Reposted by Matthew TurnerPhotography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 28/09/2026This part of the Herald Sun’s article on the Fairford arrests will end up being the most pertinent, imho. This and the fact they’ve been bailed. Terrorist suspects found with explosives would not be bailed. These guys, imho, are diesel thieves. Which makes Trump’s comments even more amusing. 0222
Reposted by Matthew TurnerEvan Williams @pahoehoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Okay, how cute is the Cannon Beach Library? See for yourself this Saturday, during their annual book fair / fundraiser. I'll be there selling my books. A dozen more authors too. And a big raffle, with groovy prizes. 12:00-4:00. 041
Reposted by Matthew TurnerHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 23/09/2026John Coltrane, born September 23, 1926 youtu.be/tZRhPOoeKto?...youtu.beA Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement (Live)YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic 0318
Reposted by Matthew TurnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Among his cover photos for Riverside 161
Reposted by Matthew TurnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Encountered US photographer and filmmaker Larence Shustak when I was at Ilam Art School in Christchurch years ago. Though I learned something of his background, little did I know he’d taken many classic images for NY jazz label Riverside in the ‘50s. christchurchartgallery.org.nz/bulletin/203...christchurchartgallery.org.nzLarence ShustakWelcome to the world of Larence Shustak—a rule-breaker and image-maker who came of age in the creative cauldron that was New York City in the 1950s. He used a camera as a paintbrush, documenting as we... 182
Reposted by Matthew TurnerFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Burton uncovering the book poster. The poster is revealed giving the title of the new book, Dirty Work: The Taxpayers' Union and New Zealand's Hard Right. By Nicky Hager. Potton & Burton. 316254
Reposted by Matthew TurnerRónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 21/09/2026College assignment: Flinging plates across a field should be a sport – discus. 2213
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just in time for the election. A new Nicky Hager book!🍿 082
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bastards! Just as I get my SuperGold card (arrived last week even though I don’t turn 65 until October), they change the rules. 110
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yesterday we drove to Tai Tapu for lunch and then to Kurashiki Garden at Halswell Quarry Park to see the cherry blossoms. The garden is named after Christchurch’s city in Japan. 051
Reposted by Matthew TurnerWilliam Andrews @william-andrews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Kamal Aljafari's short film Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo premieres today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Shot with charm and sympathy, it depicts a visit by the Japanese filmmaker to a photo studio in Tokyo to take a passport photo. 1/ 1112
Reposted by Matthew Turnermulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026When the late Sonny Rollins played in Miyazaki in 1994, the promotional materials featured ukiyoe-style artwork by Takaaki Okumura. Rollins had the poster hanging in his house. jazztokyo.org/column/jazz-... 04913
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAwai Books @awaibooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026BIG announcement! Ian F. Martin’s new book, "Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan," is out Oct 17. You’re going to enjoy another trip through the mind of our beloved music journalist—this time cycling across Japan. Store preorders open now🚲 @ianfmartin.bsky.social #booksky 12011
Reposted by Matthew TurnerMatt Schley @mattschley.com · 07/09/2026My chat with Shinya Tsukamoto about his latest film, Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?:screendaily.comShinya Tsukamoto talks Venice competition war drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’The Japanese filmmaker behind 'Fires On The Plain' and 'Killing' on the "definitive work" in his series of features about war. 0196
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAwai Books @awaibooks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Always a pleasure to read Psychocinema’s thoughtful analyses. A new review of "Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Masao Adachi and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution" is now up: psychocinematography.com/2026/09/06/p... #bookskypsychocinematography.comPink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Masao Adachi and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution (2026) [Book review]William Andrews’ book is the first English giant upon whose shoulders people interested in Masao Adachi and his oeuvre can stand on. 0142
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Currently reading NIGHTSHADE by Michael Connelly. Never read any of Connelly’s books before but quite enjoying this one. #books #booksky 💙📚 0100
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAlex @shakingstick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Just looking for deets on the bullshit politics drama of the day and found myself googling 'kneecap winston peters' which may or may not look good if I ever have to explain my google searches 1241
Reposted by Matthew Turner𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ @dallasbarnett.com · 03/09/2026Absolutely clueless #NZPolyoutube.comDoes Opportunity believe in unions?YouTube video by Public Interest NZ 105711
Reposted by Matthew TurnerEmory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Extra: Next, he continued east through Asia Minor, reaching Tehran, where he spent the winter. He eventually traveled to India and resumed riding there. In 1886, he reached Yokohama, Japan, and declared the cycling portion of his journey complete. #Victorian #history #bicycles #travel 0181
Reposted by Matthew TurnerEmory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Did you know? In the Victorian era, a man set off to travel around the world on a gigantic penny-farthing bicycle? Thomas Stevens departed San Francisco on what would eventually become the first recognized circumnavigation of the world by bicycle. #Victorian #history #bicycles 1327
Reposted by Matthew Turnersakura christmas @prof-christmas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Otaru’s mascot, Zombear, didn’t just come from nowhere. It recalls real events, most famously the Sankebetsu Incident, where a bear stalked and killed seven people over several days in a remote Hokkaidō village in 1915.en.wikipedia.orgSankebetsu brown bear incident - Wikipedia 55519
Reposted by Matthew TurnerPaul Brislen @brislen.nz · 28/08/2026My favourite part and I'm only one paragraph in. 1210436
Reposted by Matthew Turnermulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The obituaries of Yayoi Kusama understandably use later photos with her trademark wig and deadpan expression. Here are some earlier pictures. 24915
Reposted by Matthew TurnerLisa Twaronite Sone @ltwaronitesone.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I'm not sure who to credit -- besides Hokusai & Kusama Yayoi -- because I found this image many years ago on what was then Twitter. 192
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAwai Books @awaibooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Five days until release! Here is our first full cover reveal. “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution” by William Andrews (@william-andrews.bsky.social) is out September 1. #BookSky 1124
Reposted by Matthew TurnerEleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Jacinda Ardern's memoir A Different Kind of Power has been published in Japan under the title カインドネス 思いやりと優しさで世界を変える [Kindness: Changing the World Through Consideration and Kindness], translated by Akiko Kanzaki. 05110
Reposted by Matthew TurnerWilliam Andrews @william-andrews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026My interview with the Books on Asia Podcast about my biography of Adachi Masao, released next week by @awaibooks.bsky.social booksonasia.net/podcast/boa-...booksonasia.netBOA Podcast 93—Adachi Masao: Pink Films, Red Politics with William Andrews - Books on AsiaJohn talks to Tokyo-based researcher, writer and translator William Andrews about Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw, his new biography of this provocative filmmaker and revolutionary. 0168
Reposted by Matthew TurnerNicolete Burbach @nicoleteburbach.bsky.social · 24/08/2026As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself best friends with the Prime Minister of Japan 7435100
Reposted by Matthew TurnerRead Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 22/08/2026I don't believe there is any fiction by Noe Ito (1885-1923) translated into English, but I wanted to celebrate her legacy during #witmonth anyway. Noe Ito was the second editor of the important women's journal, Bluestocking. 1/3 211933
Reposted by Matthew TurnerErik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 21/08/2026There is a big piece in @thepress.co.nz today about just how much the poetry scene in Ōtautahi is flourishing right now. 💚 💫 www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3610...thepress.co.nzChristchurch, the dreaming city where a poetry renaissance is taking placeThere’s something poetic in the air in Ōtautahi Christchurch, with live performance nights, publications and respected writers contributing to a poetic revival. 1107
Reposted by Matthew Turnertakahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Community support is our fuel! If you'd like to directly support artists and writers all over Aotearoa, we've made a downloadable version of the August issue. All the latest for $5, perfect for your ereader. Every dollar goes directly to our contributors 🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka... 1139
Reposted by Matthew TurnerTe Herenga Waka University Press @thwupbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Someone will write a cover letter with AI, then an AI will assess all the cover letters, then the AI will send them an interview, and a lot of times the interview will be conducted with AI – so where are we in this machination?' pip adam on the context for kluge www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzPip Adam on her new novel klugeWhile writing her latest novel on a dystopian world, badly behaving tech billionaires, and artificial intelligence, Pip Adam's writing took a turn. 011
Reposted by Matthew TurnerOle Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I’m delighted to have received the author copies of my book “The Indian Revolutionary Movement in Europe, 1905-1918” out now with @livunipress.bsky.social 13212
Matthew Turner @thewalkingfool.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It’s not on the list, but I usually refrain from using the word “zeitgeist” in conversation because I’m not sure how to pronounce it.theguardian.comAçaí, chipotle and gnocchi – and other words you are probably mispronouncingThe English language can seem designed to trip us up, whether we’re greeting a colonel or travelling to Worcestershire. Here are some of the biggest stumbling blocks 020
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAwai Books @awaibooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Thank you, Asian Movie Pulse, for covering our next release: “Awai Books Announces First English-Language Biography of Masao Adachi” William Andrews’s (@william-andrews.bsky.social) Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw is out Sept 1. #BookSky asianmoviepulse.com/2026/08/engl...asianmoviepulse.comFirst English Biography of Masao Adachi Set for ReleaseAwai Books will release William Andrews’ first English-language critical biography of radical filmmaker Masao Adachi on September 1. Awai Books Announces First English-Language Biography of Masao Adac... 081
Reposted by Matthew TurnerPhotography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 19/08/2026Davidsons ten days he spent photographing in the Ebbw Valley area of Wales in 1965 is his best work imho. And how I discovered his work. Biased, because I know that area. But nonetheless, it’s a supremely crafted body of work. 1152
Reposted by Matthew TurnerEvan Williams @pahoehoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Shelfie at Bold Coffee and Books. I love my cover! 193
Reposted by Matthew TurnerAwai Books @awaibooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We publish long books, so we’ll keep this short: Awai Books is now on Bluesky. Follow us here for news about our upcoming releases, authors, and events. #BookSky 063
Reposted by Matthew TurnerDavid Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I do my Jazz OTD posts to match recording dates, but would just mention that August 17 is the 66th anniversary of the 1959 release of "Kind of Blue," in case you need an excuse to play it. #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJEz...youtube.comSo WhatYouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic 5204
Reposted by Matthew TurnerRead Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 16/08/2026Yuko Tsushima's Territory of Light (translated by Geraldine Harcourt) is presented as something like a diary of a woman’s first year alone with her daughter after leaving her deadbeat husband behind.bookshop.orgTerritory of Light: A NovelFrom one of the most significant contemporary Japanese writers, a haunting, dazzling novel of loss and rebirth“Yuko Tsushima is one of the most important Japanese writers of her generation.” —Foumiko ... 031
Reposted by Matthew TurnerRead Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 16/08/2026Yuko Tsushima (1947-2016) was among the first Japanese women to write about life as a single mother, an experience she knew as both a single mother and daughter of a single mother. Virtually all of her work addresses marginalized people, especially women, who have been somehow abandoned. #witmonth 14110