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Libraries 4 Schools @lib4sch.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Thank you @scholasticuk.bsky.social for the utterly enchanting Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by @wydobson.bsky.social. With gorgeous b&w illustrations by Sawa, it's an emotional story about dementia and memory, explored through Japanese mythology. What a debut! #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thank you so much for this interview and beautiful layout! 🙏❤️

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🎉 NEW BLOG POST 🎉 We interviewed author @wydobson.bsky.social about his beautiful, action-packed and heartfelt debut #Kamizen #FortressOfLostMemories. Read it now: paperboundmag.com/2026/05/20/i... @scholasticuk.bsky.social

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 14/04/2026

📚🏯🎁BOOK GIVEAWAY🎁🏯📚 Enter a secret wonderland in the sky where Japanese legends come to life! To celebrate the publication of Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by @wydobson.bsky.social we have a signed copy to give away. UK only, draw closes 30 April👇 bathnovelaward.co.uk/book-giveawa...

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Book Giveaway: Win Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories

To celebrate the publication of Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by shortlistee William Yamaguchi Dobson, we have a signed copy to give away by prize draw.

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 09/04/2026

🏯Happy UK Paperback Publication Day to BCNA shortlistee William Yamaguchi Dobson! Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories (Scholastic) is an enchanting fantasy adventure for 9-12s and William shares the moving story behind his debut, plus his path to publication at: bathnovelaward.co.uk/debut-author...

"I have one guiding principle: make it fun" William Yamaguchi Dobson, author of Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories (Scholastic April 2026)

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helen @hejparry.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Congratulations Will Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social whose MG novel Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories is published today! Described as Ghibli-esque, it follows Jonty's adventures in a magical Japanese land in the sky collecting memories #ukkidlit #kidlituk www.waterstones.com/book/kamizen...

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Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by William Yamaguchi Dobson | Waterstones

Buy Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories by William Yamaguchi Dobson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

⭐️COVER REVEAL⭐️ for our graphic novel Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares! @scholasticuk.bsky. We’ve been working on it since 2023. It’s been quite a journey. The idea was one of those lightning bolt moments. Think Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Labyrinth & Wednesday #comics #KidLitUK

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I hope many children (and adults!) will enjoy reading The Village Beyond The Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba, enthrallingly translated by Avery Udagawa - so wonderful it's been selected for this scheme. Can't wait for the next book to be published in English. Maybe something involving 🧙‍♀️🐉??

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Chelsea buns in Obuse, Nagano, remain the stuff of #kidlit! William Yamaguchi Dobson "was able to slip the slenderest of references to the Iwasaki bakery in my debut middle-grade novel. It's called The Fortress of Lost Memories . . ." 1/3

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

". . . [and is already] an Audible Original, with a full cast (starring many Japanese actors) out now in English-speaking territories. It will be published in April next year by Scholastic with the title KAMIZEN: Fortress of Lost Memories." 2/3 www.audible.com/pd/The-Fortr...

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The Fortress of Lost Memories

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. When his grandfather begins to lose his memories to dementia, twelve-year-old Jonty is offered the chance to explore a magical realm where forgotten memorie...

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

@wydobson.bsky.social lived in Tokyo until age 11 and spent summers near Obuse, where he sometimes rode in Iwasaki-san's station wagon. The Iwasakis also feature in the #picturebook The Nurse and the Baker by Mika Ichii, translated by Hart Larrabee. Legends! 3/3 ihatov.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/c...

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Chelsea Buns in Nagano for #WorldKidLit Month

By Avery Fischer Udagawa, Bangkok September is #WorldKidLit Month, a time to notice if global stories are reaching kids in the form of translations. My children enjoyed one such story, and met the …

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 25/09/2025

ICYMI: Scholastic UK has signed Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories, a middle-grade fantasy with a focus on Japanese folklore by debut author William Yamaguchi Dobson, accompanied by “breathtaking” art by Japanese artist Sawa 👇 #BookSky

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Scholastic scoops Dobson’s ‘Ghibli-esque’ middle-grade fantasy debut

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Congratulations to you both in finding each other! Excellent interview too.

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Spectacular achievement, Craig! Hope good things come from this win, and to the others on the short and longlists. For now, enjoy the moment. 🥂

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

First book post of the year. And what a stunner!

Picture shows cover art from Architecture in Animation, the bath house from Studio Ghibli’s Spirted Away

Top picture of a still from My Neighbour Totoro of an early Showa house, below that a hand drawn image of the house and well, and below that a painting of a subterranean view out into the garden.

A still from the film From Up on Poppy Hill showing the Latin Quarter, a rainbow tinted gallimaufry of higgledy stairs, cobwebbed chandeliers and book piles.

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Astonished to find I'm the first reviewer on Waterstones. Go, readers, add a review, this book deserves the signal boost. @questingvole.bsky.social

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

The moment for snippets! I remember seeing a golden yes for my entry and being in total joyous disbelief. I hope the feeling has been reciprocated for those who are in a similar position with these teasers. It was a pleasure reading your submissions, well done to everyone who entered. 👏

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William Yamaguchi Dobson @wydobson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Sounds like another cracking case, congratulations Lis.

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🔥😎OUR CHAOS & CALM ISSUE IS OUT NOW😎🔥 Packed full of new author interviews, #illustrations, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue - FREE - with our readers here👇 paperboundmag.com/issues

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 24/11/2024

It's the final week for children's submissions and our Junior Judges are raring to read! With a whopping £5,000 for the winning manuscript and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, don't miss Saturday's deadline! #booksky #kidlit

Girl with smiley faces painted on her hands, making a heart shape in front of her eye. Captioned Last call for children's manuscripts for 2024's award

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 22/11/2024

💫Emerging children's writers, if you're thinking of stepping up for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2024, don't miss the deadline! With £5,000 for the winner, and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, enter by Nov 30th for your chance to shine #booksky bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-no...

Spiral staircase at Beckford's Tower in Bath with the caption The Bath Novel Awards, the next step for your manuscript

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