If you don’t subscribe to my Japan travel site (The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had) or the blog where I write about stuff you’d never see anywhere else (Only In Japan), here are links to a couple of other things you might enjoy. And because of the book launch, this month I’m including some bonus links to other places where I talk about Japanagram adjascent stuff. Hope you enjoy!
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From Only in Japan
When is an African safari not an African safari?
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From Susan Spann’s blog
On growing up in the pleasure quarter and other unthinkables
Susan Spann (author of the Hiro Hattori mysteries) asks me the hard questions: What was it like growing up in a pleasure quarter? How could prostitution be an act of filial piety? What happened to all those girls after they served their indenture?
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From Criminal Minds
Looking for the one place on earth AI and ads can’t follow you?
The fastest and easiest way to escape reality just might include luxury lightbulbs, tiptoeing around servants you don’t need, and an invitation to a club furnished with the settees better known as “fornicators”…
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And if you’re a writer…
From Jane Friedman’s publishing newsletter
Giving your characters serious challenges may give them delightful strengths
Are you a writer? If the biggest hurdle your characters have to get past is a martini habit or a mean mom, maybe you should consider leveling up their challenges. You might be surprised how it supercharges your story.
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Will this be your new favorite mystery too?
“…a complete immersion in a world of beauty, drama, secrets, and betrayals.”
—Kim Hays, author of the Polizei Bern series
Would you like to be whisked away to Japan, no matter where you are?
“The Samurai’s Octopus is a truly remarkable book, one that surprised and charmed me at every turn of the page…an enchanting, fascinating journey. You’re in for a treat.”
—James Ziskin, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone mysteries
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly Japanagram newsletter, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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