Eric Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Journalist/book editor/translator. Edits Usotoki Rhetoric, Captain Corinth, more. Culture and climate. Japan Times, Vox, Slate. One of the socialist Jews.
2 books
People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories
Ao OmaeEricI had the opportunity to review two amazing books recently - the new translation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Kappa, tr. Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda and Allison Markin Powell, and English full-length debut People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice by Ao Omae, tr. Emily Balistrieri.
Hardcover, 2023
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Thorn Puller
Hiromi ItoEricBest Japanese book of 2022? It's Hiromi Ito's Thorn Puller, and it's one of the premier literary accomplishments in recent memory https://t.co/Wmb4xzXik0
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book