Japan

Murakami: Putting Normal Characters in Weird Situations

I first heard of Haruki Murakami a decade ago and instantly knew we had a connection. It was while reading the first pages of his tome 1Q84, in which a young woman riding a taxi on an elevated expressway in bumper-to-bumper traffic realizes she is going to miss an important…

Jim AlkonOctober 12, 2018

Miscellany

Foodies Rejoice For Lonely Planet’s “Ultimate Eats”

Sampling delicious pintxos along the grid of narrow streets in San Sebastián’s old town has been named the #1 best food experience in the world, according to global travel authority Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eats (Lonely Planet), available to purchase August 21. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel (Lonely Planet) Ultimate Eats:…

BookTribAugust 17, 2018

Nonfiction

Sorting Out the Truth Behind the Man Who Built London’s Japanese Village

Who was Tannaker Buhicrosan? That simple question from his granddaughter Annette Gibbs set off what her husband Brian calls a “long, hard and incredible journey.” An initial internet search generated three hits. Enter first-rate researcher Paul Budden, who years later has given us Paper Butterflies: Unraveling the Mystery of Tannaker…

Jim AlkonMarch 24, 2020

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Human Motivation in an Epic Story of Love and Longing

The Plot: Beasts of Little Land by Juhea Kim, has us rewind to 1910 when Japan has annexed Korea. The Japanese Imperial Army has taken control of the Korean people and the resources of their country. People try to fight oppression from the Japanese invaders who confiscated their land and…

K.L. RomoJanuary 12, 2022

BooksToScreen Fiction

Messineo’s ‘The Fire by Night’ Sheds Light on Nurses During Wartime

Though all wars result in the same atrocious outcome, they are hardly similar in their origins. They often start with an incident, a provocation, appearing to be insignificant, but releasing long-supressed emotions. This can be a process which may take years to burn out. On May 8, 2017, we celebrated…

Frederic ColierOctober 17, 2017

Murakami: Putting Normal Characters in Weird Situations

Foodies Rejoice For Lonely Planet’s “Ultimate Eats”

Sorting Out the Truth Behind the Man Who Built London’s Japanese Village

Human Motivation in an Epic Story of Love and Longing

Messineo’s ‘The Fire by Night’ Sheds Light on Nurses During Wartime

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