Japanese women’s literature book release: “Days and Nights” by Hayashi Fumiko
I’m proud to announce my next release of classic Japanese’s women’s literature: a collection of Hayashi Fumiko’s short stories titled “Days and Nights”.
Category Archives: E-book publishing
Self Taught Japanese: A look back at 2020 and what is to come in 2021
In this post I take a look at what STJ has achieved as a blog in 2020, and what I have achieved as a publisher (including some statistics on both). I also talk about some plans and aspirations for 2021.
Book Release: Classic Japanese Fairy Tales, Volume 4 (Mimei Ogawa)
I’m very happy to announce the 4th installment of “Classic Japanese Fairy Tales”, my translations of Mimei Ogawa’s works that are listed in both English and parallel Japanese/English formats. This volume also contains an essay by Mimei where he talks about what children’s stories mean to him.
Happy Birthday to Juza Unno (and some inexpensive classic Japanese SF)
Juza Unno (海野十三), born Sano Shouichi (佐野 昌一), is a Japanese author from the early 20th century who used his real-world technical knowledge and experience to write a great number of science fiction works, including novels and short stories. This author holds a special place for me because not only were my first and last E-books… Read More »
Book Release: Japanese SF story collection (Juza Unno)
(To jump to the book’s page on Amazon click here) As those of you who read this blog frequently know, around early 2018 I started making E-books out of my translations of Japanese literature and publishing them on Amazon. My first book was a series of short stories by Japanese science fiction pioneer Juza Unno… Read More »
“Convenience Store Woman” and the intriguing translation of a simple phrase
After learning of an interesting translation choice in the English version of the award winning “Convenience Store Woman” novel I decided to write a post that touches upon topics including the responsibilities of translators, publishers, and readers of literature.
Book Release: Japanese Particle Quizzes [Yaba-Q: Volume 1]
(quick link to my new particle quiz book on Amazon) For anyone who has followed this blog you probably know that in the last few years I’ve started putting out eBooks with my translations of various pieces of Japanese literature. A few of these are in parallel Japanese / English to help those studying Japanese,… Read More »
Ebook Checklist: 30+ tips for better Ebooks
In this post I give over 30 tips to help with the process of converting content to an Ebook which will be published on Amazon KDP, based on my experiences making several such Ebooks.
Japanese Book Release: Classic Japanese Fairy Tales (Volume 3), by Mimei Ogawa
I’ve published another volume of fairy tales by Mimei Ogawa, father of modern Japanese children’s literature. The stories are listed in bilingual Japanese/English.
Japanese Women’s Literature Book Release: “Downfall and Other Stories” by Hayashi Fumiko
I’m happy to be able to announce my next book, “Downfall and Other Stories”. This contains English translations of a few pieces of fiction from Hayashi Fumiko (林芙美子), an important Japanese author from the early 20th century. They range from a lighthearted comedy to a poignant post-war tale.