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  • Kutze, Stepp'n on Wheat

    Translated by David Karashima ...
    by Shinji Ishii ...
    Series series Anthem Cosmopolis Writings
    Alone on a midsummer night, Cat wakes to find a stranger dressed in yellow ‘rat-a-tap, tapping’ his feet. Captivated by the music of Kutze’s steps, Cat resolves to travel abroad and tread wheat alongside this stranger when he becomes an adult. But first, Cat must grow up in the small port town where he lives with his timpanist grandfather and a father obsessed with an unsolved mathematical proof, ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kutze, Stepp'n on Wheat

    Translated by David Karashima ...
    by Shinji Ishii ...
    Series series Anthem Cosmopolis Writings
    Alone on a midsummer night, Cat wakes to find a stranger dressed in yellow ‘rat-a-tap, tapping’ his feet. Captivated by the music of Kutze’s steps, Cat resolves to travel abroad and tread wheat alongside this stranger when he becomes an adult. But first, Cat must grow up in the small port town where he lives with his timpanist grandfather and a father irrevocably obsessed with an unsolved ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kutze, Stepp'n on Wheat

    Translated by David Karashima ...
    by Shinji Ishii ...
    Series series Anthem Cosmopolis Writings
    Alone on a midsummer night, Cat wakes to find a stranger dressed in yellow ‘rat-a-tap, tapping’ his feet. Captivated by the music of Kutze’s steps, Cat resolves to travel abroad and tread wheat alongside this stranger when he becomes an adult. But first, Cat must grow up in the small port town where he lives with his timpanist grandfather and a father irrevocably obsessed with an unsolved ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami

    by David Karashima ...
    How did a loner destined for a niche domestic audience become one of the most famous writers alive? A "fascinating" look at the "business of bringing a best-selling novelist to a global audience" (The Atlantic)―and a “rigorous” exploration of the role of translators and editors in the creation of literary culture (The Paris Review).Thirty years ago, when Haruki Murakami’s works were first being ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • March Was Made of Yarn

    Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown

    Edited by David Karashima, Elmer Luke ...
    In time for the one year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake in Japan, a collection of essays and stories by Japanese writers on the devastating disaster, its aftermath, and the resolve of a people to rebuild.On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake occurred off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering a 50-foot tsunami that crushed everything in its path—highways, airports, villages, trains, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    by Jonathan Kellerman ...
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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now!Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis search for answers to a brutal, decades-old crime in this electrifying psychological novel from the master of suspense.**LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a master detective. He has a near-perfect solve rate ... Read more

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  • The Anatomy of Genres

    How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

    by John Truby ...
    A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Memory Police

    A Novel

    by Yoko Ogawa ...
    Translated by Stephen Snyder ...
    Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book AwardA haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Our Gods Wear Spandex

    The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes

    by Knowles, Chris ...
    Illustrated by Linsner, Joseph Michael ...
    Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods on antiquity?In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of estoerica. Occult students and comic-book fans alike will discover countless fascinating connections, from ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Creative Gene

    How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

    by Hideo Kojima ...
    Series series The Creative Gene
    Ever since he was a child, Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima was a voracious consumer of movies, music, and books. They ignited his passion for stories and storytelling, and the results can be seen in his groundbreaking, iconic video games. Now the head of independent studio Kojima Productions, Kojima’s enthusiasm for entertainment media has never waned. This collection of ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Liars' Club

    A Memoir

    by Mary Karr ...
    “Wickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poet's ear.” –Oprah.comThe New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of Mary Karr’s hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a generation.The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. ... Read more

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  • Manga: The Complete Guide

    by Jason Thompson ...
    • Reviews of more than 900 manga series• Ratings from 0 to 4 stars• Guidelines for age-appropriateness• Number of series volumes• Background info on series and artistsTHE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST!Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD